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Another Coptic Church ‘Catches Fire,’ Authorities Blame Candle (Again)

02/10/2025 by Raymond Ibrahim

Coptic Solidarity On February 5, a fire broke out inside the Church of the Archangel Michael, in a village of the Qena governorate of Egypt. Civil Protection Forces were able to contain the fire before it spread or caused any casualties. Full investigations have yet to be concluded, but so far security sources said that the fire was likely caused by a lit candle inside the … [Read more...]

“May Allah Destroy Your Houses and Burn You All!” Muslim Persecution of Christians: October, 2017

04/16/2018 by Raymond Ibrahim 4 Comments

Gatestone Institute In one of the most brazen attacks on Egypt’s Christians, a Muslim man slaughtered a Christian priest in broad daylight.  Security camera footage (viewable here) captured a man with a large butcher knife chasing and stabbing Fr. Samaan Shehata—including in the head, neck, and torso—in the streets of Cairo on October 12.   According to eyewitnesses “the … [Read more...]

Yes, “Islam Is Part of Our History”

04/13/2018 by Raymond Ibrahim 19 Comments

FrontPage Magazine European Commission First Vice-President Frans Timmermans recently chaired a roundtable with ten Muslim imams from six EU Member States (Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Italy and The Netherlands).  Afterwards Timmermans announced that “the Commission is strongly committed to promoting diversity in Europe. Islam is part of our history, Islam is part of … [Read more...]

Islam’s ‘Abrahamic’ Dilemma

04/09/2018 by Raymond Ibrahim 13 Comments

PJ Media Let’s say you have a grandfather whom you are particularly fond of, and out of the blue, a stranger says: “Hey, that’s my grandpa!” Then—lest you think this stranger is somehow trying to ingratiate himself with you—he adds: “Everything you thought you knew about grandpa is wrong!” Would that endear this stranger to you? That is the question everyone who believes … [Read more...]

Jizya, “Military Exemption,” and Murdered Christian Soldiers

04/05/2018 by Raymond Ibrahim 10 Comments

Coptic Solidarity One of the staples of the Islamic whitewashing industry is the claim that jizya—the extortion money subjugated Jews and Christians were required to pay (a la Koran 9:29)—actually “entitled them to Muslim protection from outside aggression and exempted them from military service,” to quote Georgetown University’s John Esposito. By this widely held logic, … [Read more...]

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