Coptic Solidarity A Christian man was abducted and tortured for refusing to convert to Islam last week in Egypt. Fayiz Fouad, a Coptic Christian, was kidnapped as he was returning from a visit to the St. George Coptic Orthodox Monastery in Qena. His vehicle was forcefully stopped in a Nag Hammadi village that he had to cross through, and he was taken hostage for three … [Read more...]
ISIS Abducts 12 Egyptians in Libya
Coptic Solidarity The Islamic State in Libya has abducted 12 more Egyptians. They were reportedly laborers preparing to return back to Egypt. According to RT Arabic, the Egyptians were abducted in Sirte, late in the evening of Sunday, September 13. Coptic Christians are among those kidnapped. The Egyptian ministry has not issued a statement either confirming or … [Read more...]
Syria: Assyrian Priest and Deacon Kidnapped
On May 21, an Assyrian Catholic priest and a deacon were kidnapped in Homs, Syria. According to witnesses, two armed men riding a motorcycle entered the grounds of the Mar Ilyan al-Sharqi monastery of the Assyrian Catholic Church around 3 pm. The kidnappers forced the head of the monastery, Fr. Jacques Murad, and Deacon Hanna Boutros, into Fr. Murad's own car and drove … [Read more...]
Egypt: After Ransom Paid, Coptic Christian Still Killed
A 55-year-old Coptic Christian man was kidnapped and held for ransom. Although his family eventually paid, and the Muslim abductors took the money, they still killed the hapless Copt. On April 26 in Sohag, Upper Egypt, Makram Nazir was returning home from his second job in the middle of the night when he was seized. His abductors then called his brother and demanded one … [Read more...]
Iraq: Kidnapped Christian Girl Released After Ransom Paid
Juliana George, a 16-year-old Christian girl living in Baghdad, was recently released by her kidnappers after a $55,000 ransom was paid. She was abducted from her home earlier this month. According to her family, a person knocked on the door of their home and when she answered she was sized by four men who forced her into a waiting taxi and sped away. Her grandfather, … [Read more...]