Coptic Solidarity In the context of the recent Muslim uprisings against Coptic Christian minorities in the Egyptian village of al-Gala’, Samalout region, unknown persons destroyed the agricultural crops of three Copts. The three owners were “shocked,” in the words of a human rights activist, to wake up Sunday and find their wheat farms destroyed and potato crops … [Read more...]
Muslims Attack Copts Because of Proposed Church Renovation
Coptic Solidarity Although Coptic Christians in the village of Gala’, Samalout district, Upper Egypt, had received all the proper permits and legal paperwork to renovate their dilapidated Virgin Mary Church, some Muslims in the village will not have it. Local police first invited the Muslim leaders who refused to see the church building renovated to a meeting with Coptic … [Read more...]
Easter Sunday: Islamic State Destroys Christian Church in Syria
Portuguese As millions of Christian celebrated Easter this Sunday morning, the Islamic State destroyed the Virgin Mary Church in Tel Nasri, northeast Syria. The Assyrian church of Virgin Mary was built and consecrated in 1934. It was then temporarily closed for renovation and reopened in 2005. According to Arabic media reports, the church was leveled around 9 a.m. today … [Read more...]
Christian Priest Abducted by U.S. Sponsored ‘Rebels’ in Syria
Since the Syrian city of Idlib fell to U.S.-supported, anti-Assad jihadis on March 28, Christian inhabitants have been attacked. Among other things, the jihadis kidnapped 57-year-old Greek Orthodox priest Ibrahim Farah, head of the Greek-Orthodox parish dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Father Ibrahim Farah, a Greek Orthodox priest who chose to remain in the city and be with … [Read more...]
Coptic Priest: Islamic Law Trumps Egyptian Law in Case of Martyr’s Church
Coptic Solidarity According to a local priest and Coptic spokesman, last Friday’s assault on a Coptic Christian church proposed to be built, with President Sisi’s permission, to honor the 21 Coptic Christians who were slaughtered by the Islamic State in Libya, was all too typical and a reminder that Islamic Sharia sentiment continues to trump the sovereignty of the Egyptian … [Read more...]