Coptic Solidarity Although initially kept quiet and suppressed, the ongoing cries of a Coptic Christian family and supportive community concerning the latest Christian girl to “disappear” recently made the rounds on Arabic social media. Earlier this month, Christina Karim Aziz, a 20-year-old Christian girl, disappeared off the streets of al-Fatah Center, in Assyut, where she … [Read more...]
Egypt ‘Intensifying Preaching Activities’ in Thousands of Newly Built Mosques
Coptic Solidarity Egypt’s Ministry of Endowments has announced a new personal record: between September 2020 and June 2024, it has opened a total of 4,960 new mosques, and renovated, replaced, and/or augmented another 12,081 mosques. This pious project has cost the Third World nation a hefty 19 billion Egyptian pounds. Among other “reforms,” the ministry added that it is … [Read more...]
Egypt’s ‘Reconciliation Sessions’: How Christians Are Pressured into Embracing Second-Class Status
Coptic Solidarity Egypt’s Christians are, once again, being “reconciled” to their inferior social status in Egypt. Last month, in the days and weeks leading up to Easter, church-hating Muslims in at least two villages rose up against their Christian neighbors. On April 23 in al-Fawakhir, a rumor that a church was being constructed prompted hundreds of fanaticized Muslims … [Read more...]
‘Magnanimous’ Authorities Give Churchless Christians ‘Permission’ to Celebrate Easter in a Home
Coptic Solidarity Another example—there seems to be no end—of the difficulties experienced by Egypt’s most indigenous inhabitants, the Christian Copts, was on display last Easter (which for the Orthodox world was observed on Sunday, May 5, and celebrated in churches during the night of Saturday, May 4). As discussed here, less than two weeks earlier, on April 23 in … [Read more...]
Cautionary Tale: Egypt’s Islamic Present Could Be the West’s Sharia Future
The Stream An old drama highlighting the ongoing but wholly unacknowledged Muslim persecution of Christians is once again playing out in one of its primary theaters: Egypt. On April 23, in al-Fawakhir village, more than 500 Muslims savagely attacked and torched the homes of Christians due to a rumor that a church was to be constructed in the village. According to … [Read more...]