Posts Tagged: coptic christians
Egyptian Islamic Reformers Still Face Prison Sentences
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi promises to launch "a new republic" this year, led by a development boom and a new commitment to democracy and...
Coptic Analyst Offers Warning to Jews (and Christians) About Potential Attacks in Wake of New Zealand Shooting
Jews and Christians living in the West, and Europe especially, need to increase their vigilance against jihadist violence in the aftermath of the murder of...
Egypt Says Police Kill Two Gunmen Behind November Attack on Christians
Egyptian police killed two gunmen who carried out last month's attack on a bus carrying Christians in Minya governorate to the south of Cairo, the...
Egypt’s Christians Bury Victims of Terrorist Attack
Egyptian Christians buried six members of the same family on Saturday who were shot dead while returning from a baptism at a Coptic monastery in...
Rumors Stoke Islamist Attacks on Egyptian Copts
Islamists and jihadists in Egypt have targeted the Egyptian Coptic Christian minority for decades with bombings and mob attacks on Coptic churches, businesses, and homes....
Israel’s Neighbors Among Most Dangerous Countries for Christians, New Report Says
JNS.org - Most of Israel’s neighbors, including Egypt, Jordan, Syria and the Palestinian territories, are among the most dangerous places in the world for Christians, a...
Egyptian Islamist Uses New Jersey Base to Stoke Christian Hatred
Inciting sectarian strife against Egypt's Coptic Christians is not a novelty. Islamist propaganda targeting the Coptic Church, businesses and doctrine has thrived for decades --...
At Least 26 Coptic Christians Killed When Gunmen Attack Vehicles in Egypt
JNS.org - Masked terrorists opened fire on vehicles that were carrying Coptic Christians in southern Egypt Friday, killing at least 26 people, local Christian officials...
Egyptian Christians Displaced Amid Islamic State Terror, Allege Government Neglect
JNS.org - Amid growing concern regarding the Islamic State terror group’s increased targeting of Christians in Egypt, displaced Coptic Christians in the country’s northern Sinai claim...
Why Islamists Attack on Holidays
On Palm Sunday, nearly 50 people were murdered when Islamic State terrorists bombed two Coptic churches in an Easter celebration-nightmare. The next day, on the eve of Passover, the...
Palm Sunday Bombings Underscore Depth of Egypt’s Anti-Christian Bigotry
The suicide bombings of two Coptic churches in Egypt on Sunday that were carried out by ISIS terrorists should not be viewed in isolation. These bombings, which killed 44...
Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Palm Sunday Church Bombings in Egypt
JNS.org - The Islamic State terror group claimed responsibility for bombing attacks at two Coptic Christian churches in Egypt as worshipers gathered to mark Palm Sunday,...
At Least 36 Killed in Palm Sunday Explosions at Coptic Churches in Egypt
Two blasts targeting Coptic Christians on Palm Sunday in Egypt have killed at least 36 people, officials say. In Alexandria, an explosion outside St Mark's Coptic...
Despite Setbacks for ISIS, Egypt’s Coptic Christians Remain at Risk
JNS.org - Even as the Islamic State faces setbacks in Syria and Iraq, its affiliate in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula has turned its sights on the region’s...
