"Hard-line Salafi Muslims cut off Copt’s ear and terrorize his family," Compass Direct News reports.
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EgyptMap reflects the 30 most recent Persecution Reports. Click HERE for the Map Legend.Egyptian Judge Frees Attackers Who Knifed ChristianFriday, May 11th, 2012Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate to apply Islamic Law in Egypt if he wins presidential raceFriday, 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. Egyptian Christians worried over having Islamist presidentThursday, 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. Egypt’s Lost Daughters; the Abduction of Christian GirlsTuesday, May 8th, 2012The abduction and forces conversions of Christian girls in Egypt. Egypt’s elections loom; future uncertain for ChristiansSunday, May 6th, 2012As persecution increases in the Middle East, Christians face the question of choosing politics or faith, Mission Network News reports. Egyptian Christians Fear Upcoming Presidential ElectionWednesday, May 2nd, 2012“With under a month to go before polling begins in Egypt's presidential election, there are worrying indications that instead of this election heralding a first step towards a genuine pluralist democracy, Egypt could be poised to elect an Islamist government committed to the harshest implication of Shariah Law,” Independent Catholic News reports. Egypt Islamic body backs Brotherhood candidateTuesday, May 1st, 2012“The panel that represents ultraconservative Salafi Muslims and others put its weight behind Mohammed Morsi, a senior Brotherhood official [for president],” the Associated Press reports. Egypt’s next president will play a major role in either safeguarding or violating the future religious freedoms of Christians. Egyptian Panel Drops Maspero Massacre Case for ‘Lack of Evidence’Monday, April 30th, 2012“On April 24 the panel of judges appointed by the Egyptian minister of justice to investigate the Maspero massacre of October 9, 2011 which claimed the lives of 27 Christians and injured 329, closed the case,” the Assyrian International News Agency reports. Christian’s Six-Year Sentence Upheld in EgyptMonday, April 30th, 2012"Copt wrongly convicted of ‘blasphemy,’ inciting sectarian strife," Compass Direct News reports. Martyrdom and the Coptic ChurchSaturday, April 28th, 2012"A long history of honouring martyrs has helped the Coptic Church survive despite persecution and tribulations," Ahram Online reports. Muslim Persecution of Christians: March, 2012Saturday, April 28th, 2012Raymond Ibrahim writes for the Gatestone Institute that, “Saudi Arabia's highest Islamic legal authority decreed that churches in the region must be destroyed… American teachers in the Middle East were murdered for being Christian or talking about Christianity; churches were banned or bombed, and nuns terrorized by knife-wielding Muslim mobs.” Ibrahim’s series, titled ‘Muslim Persecution of Christians,’ is published each month to document cases of persecution – whether it be general discrimination, arrests, or murder – committed by Muslims in majority Islamic countries, Asia and the West. Arab Christians must fight for recognition in new regimesFriday, April 27th, 2012The survival of Christianity in the Middle East may depend on its ability to make new political alliances and end its dependency on the protection of long-standing, but unpopular regimes, the Guardian reports. Actor Sentenced to Jail for ‘Offending Islam’ in EgyptWednesday, April 25th, 2012An Egyptian court upheld the three-month prison sentence of one of the Arab world’s most famous comedians on Tuesday for insulting Islam in his films. What Egypt’s Leading Islamist Presidential Candidate Thinks About ChristiansTuesday, April 24th, 2012“Religious freedom for Christians in Egypt and other religious minorities hangs in the balance as Egyptian voters prepare to select a new president starting May 23,” Christianity Today reports. Muslim Assailants in Egypt Escape ProsecutionMonday, April 23rd, 2012“A recent ‘reconciliation meeting’ between members of a Muslim mob that attacked a Christian-owned school in Egypt and school administrators was nothing less than an attempt at legalized extortion,” Compass Direct News reports. Egyptian Christians appeal convictionsSaturday, April 21st, 2012“Egyptian Christians have requested prayer for two Christians serving jail sentences after being convicted of insulting the prophet Muhammad,” Middle East Concern reports. Egypt Candidate Warns on IslamistsSaturday, April 21st, 2012Amr Moussa, a presidential frontrunner, warns that the “Muslim Brotherhood controlling the legislature and the executive could return the country to the kind of autocratic rule that corrupted the ousted regime,” The Wall Street Journal reports. A non-Islamist candidate, Moussa has the support of many Christians and liberals in Egypt. Religious tolerance far from guaranteed in EgyptFriday, April 20th, 2012“In the months after the Egyptian revolution, Copts are concerned about a pattern of attacks on Christians and their property, which they call a grim reminder that despite the country's celebrated mix of religious and cultural customs, tolerance is never guaranteed,” Deutsche Welle reports. Will Muslim-Christian relations improve with a new president in Egypt?Thursday, April 19th, 2012As Egyptians prepare for presidential elections in May, the freedoms of the country’s Christians hang in the balance, Christianity Today reports. House Wants Egyptian Explanation on Kidnapped Coptic GirlsWednesday, April 18th, 2012An MP in the Netherland’s lower house of parliament was “alarmed by reports… that 1,500 Coptic girls have been kidnapped in the past 10 months” in Egypt and has urged the Foreign Minister to take action, NIS News Bulletin reports. |
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