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Egypt
Map reflects the 30 most recent Persecution Reports. Click HERE for the Map Legend.
Monday, May 21st, 2012
Whether you are new to the election in Egypt or have been following it, this article is a must read. It gives a great summary to the issues at hand, as well as going into how the Church in Egypt, alive and well, is handling their uncertain future. Living in a country that is 90% Muslim, Christians now face discrimination that is even more open and direct. As the articles author states:
If the news seems hopeful and gloomy all at once, that's the new reality in Egypt”. The “hopeful” the article refers to is more of Christian resilience in hard times rather than the election turning out in favor of freedom for Egyptian Christans.
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Saturday, May 19th, 2012
No surprises here but it is really encouraging to see this topic examined at this level. We have shouted about this for years and have torn our hair out at the lack of any meaningful way to change the kidnappings. The elephant in the room of course, is Islam. The mistreatment of all women and Christian women (the lowest of the low) is well documented and comes from the Quran/Hadith/Muhammad.
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Saturday, May 19th, 2012
A BBC video piece focused on Coptic attitudes and fears about the upcoming election. This is of course, very filtered and politically correct.
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Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
With only Muslim candidates in the looming presidential election, Christians are unsure what their future holds. "I want a fair, liberal person to balance the spread of Islamists. Only God knows what they would do to us and to moderate Muslims if they won."
Tags:election
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Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
With the race to elect Egypt's new president rapidly approaching, Christians are trying to decide who to vote for. Though they helped oust Mubarak, many are now considering voting for officials from his regime.
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Monday, May 14th, 2012
A year ago Christians hoped that the revolution in Egypt would bring them equal rights. Instead, things are now worse than before. Christians worry the presidential election will turn Egypt into an even more restrictive Islamic government.
Tags:Coptic Christians, revolution
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Sunday, May 13th, 2012
Release International calls for a month of prayer for nations “caught up in the Arab Spring,” especially those that have seen an increase of Christian persecution, Vatican Radio reports.
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Sunday, May 13th, 2012
"Nubar Aroyan pens a new book about his experiences in Egypt’s Military and his stunning deliverance from it after more than four unforgettably harsh years of service," PR Web reports.
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Sunday, May 13th, 2012
“The whole day and during the whole year, you are bombarded with Islamic propaganda starting at five in the morning,” Father Samir Khalil Samir told Aid to the Church in Need as reported by Catholic Culture. “They start their preaching using megaphones and this is five times a day. Then you have the radio and television; often your neighbors play these programs at a high volume. You cannot complain because your neighbor will justify by saying that its God’s word.”
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Saturday, May 12th, 2012
Mark Riedemann for Where God Weeps in cooperation with Aid to the Church in Need interviews Fr. Samir Khalil Samir SJ - Professor of History of Arab Culture and Islamic Studies and an expert in inter-religious dialogue in Rome and Beirut.
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Friday, May 11th, 2012
“Egyptian presidential contender Mohamed Mursi on Monday announced his intention to apply Islamic Law in Egypt in the event he became Egypt's next head of state,” Ahram Online reports.
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Thursday, May 10th, 2012
“Islamists' growing clout in Egypt in the wake of a popular revolt, which toppled long-standing president Hosni Mubarak in February last year, has triggered fears among the country's Christian minority about their freedoms and future role,” Gulf News reports.
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