A 70-year-old Christian woman was stripped naked, savagely beat, and paraded in the streets of Egypt to jeers, whistles, and yells of “Allahu Akbar,” after a mob of some 300 armed Muslim men descended on her home.[1] Her crime? Her son is falsely accused of having a romantic relationship with a Muslim woman, which is banned by Islamic law, or Sharia—the same body of … [Read more...]
Raymond Ibrahim on CBN News: EgyptAir Plane Crash
Yesterday I appeared on CBN News discussing the crash of EgyptAir, terrorism in Egypt, the Sisi government, and more. … [Read more...]
The Jihad on Christian Church Tents
Originally published by the Gatestone Institute A Christian church in Egypt was recently torched to the ground. According to a statement by the Coptic Christian diocese in Minya, Upper Egypt: "The Virgin Mary Church in Ismailiyah, which is about four miles north of Minya, was exposed to an attack by some extremists who set fire to and completely destroyed it around 2 … [Read more...]
Egyptian Dhimmitude: Christian Official Lures Child Back to Muslim Grandfather and Orders Her to “Remove the Cross”
FrontPage Magazine Nabila Makram—the only Coptic Christian currently serving as a minister in the Egyptian government—may have unwittingly exposed how she reached that position during a televised interview. In the interview, she told the story of a young Egyptian girl named Kariman. Apparently her Muslim mother divorced her father and fled to Italy with an … [Read more...]
Egypt: Islamic Salafis Demolish Iconic Statue Because It’s an “Idol,” Says Cleric
Coptic Solidarity While the world watches as the Islamic State wantonly destroys the ancient heritage of Mesopotamia—including by destroying “pagan” statues and other antiquities—lesser known is that lesser Islamic groups are destroying lesser statues around the Muslim world. Most recently, the people of Alexandria, Egypt were surprised to wake up and find that … [Read more...]