In an Arabic language tweet that has been picked up by various websites offering few other details, Mareb al-Ward writes: "Houthi militias stormed the St. Anthony Church in al-Tawahi, Aden, in Yemen. They plundered the Catholic church of all its contents." At this time, no other Arabic or news sources are mentioning this incident. The Houthis are a Shia-affiliated rebel … [Read more...]
Exposed: Egypt’s Institutionalized Persecution of Coptic Christians
Coptic Solidarity In a 25-minute interview on Arabic satellite TV with Dr. Mona Roman, Coptic Christian Bishop Agathon fully exposed the plight of his Christian flock in Minya, Egypt—a region that has a large Coptic minority that is steadily under attack. While several important points were made, most notable was that the Egyptian State itself is often behind the … [Read more...]
Underage Coptic Girl Abducted, Family Accuses Muslim Neighbor
Coptic Solidarity A 17-year old Coptic Christian girl named Tihani al-Nur Hakim was kidnapped earlier this week in the village of al-Kom al-Qibliyya in Samalout, Upper Egypt. Her family accuses the next door neighbor, a Muslim man named Ahmed Khalifa. An eyewitness said he saw the Muslim man seizing the girl. Although the family planned on organizing a protest, village … [Read more...]
Egypt: Muslim Man Stabs and Drowns Coptic Christian Woman
A Muslim man stabbed a Christian woman with a knife multiple times and then threw her body into a canal last week in Egypt. The Coptic Christian woman, Gamila Basilious, was 48-years-old and married, living in the Ibrahmiya region of Minya. According to police reports, the man, Mahmoud Hassan Abdulhamid, came to her door inquiring about her husband. When he discovered her … [Read more...]
Islamic State Executes Ethiopian Christians for Not Paying Jizya, or ‘Tribute’
The Islamic State has just released another video where it executes more Christians, this time for not paying jizya -- the tribute demanded of Christians according to Koran 9:29 in order to live under Islam as Christians. Two scenes appear in the 29-minute long video. The first scene consists of a group of Christian Ethiopians dressed all in black, with armed and masked … [Read more...]