Egypt - The marginalization and persecution of Coptic Christians
ICC Note
In spite of the spike in persecution against Coptic Christians in Egypt , the international community has turned a blind eye to their sufferings.
06/25/2008 Egypt (Lee Jay Walker)- Egypt is the most populous Arab nation in the world, however, not all the people of Egypt are Arab? Because the indigenous people, the Coptics, are an entirely different ethnic group and how many Arabs will have Coptic blood in them given forced conversions to Islam, gradual conversion because of dhimmitude, and of course enormous social pressures, is purely guesswork? So why are the Coptic Christians ignored and marginalized?
Sadly, it would appear that the entire Christian community in the Middle East is marginalized and even worse, major democratic nations do not seem to care or they are half-hearted when rebuking anti-Christian attacks. However, the Coptic Christians are special for several reasons. Firstly, Coptic Christians spread the Christian faith via great monastic preachers and they have a direct link with early Christianity. Secondly, their numbers make them special because you have at least 8 million Coptic Christians in Egypt and this figure may be even higher?
Therefore, the situation now looks bleak for the Christians of the Middle East because they face dhimmitude, terrorism, persecution, inequality via the legal system, a demographic timebomb, marginalization, and so much more. Also, history tells us that they do not count and of course most Western governments are pro-Saudi Arabia despite this nation not allowing one single Christian church. Given this, the Christians of the Middle East must unite and they must gain strength from somewhere in order to stop this onslaught.
