Posts Tagged: coptic christians
Jews, Christians and Another Jihadi Pogrom in Egypt
From the lips of a little child – an 8-year-old girl from El Arish, Egypt – comes a heartbreaking message. Her words speak volumes about...
Israel Urges United Front Against Terror After Deadly Bombings in Egypt, Turkey
JNS.org -- Israel strongly condemned the deadly attacks in Egypt and Turkey over the weekend, calling for a united front against terrorism. In a statement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the Sunday...
El-Sisi Becomes First Egyptian President to Attend Christmas Mass
JNS.org - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has become the first holder of his office to ever attend a Christmas mass. El-Sisi was present at...
Report: Muslim Brotherhood Members Kill Christian Woman in Egypt
On Friday, March 28, in Ain Shams, a suburb of Cairo, rioting Muslim Brotherhood supporters attacked the Virgin Mary and Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church, including...
Advice Guru on Egyptian TV: ‘Muslim Brotherhood is More Dangerous Than Jews, Copts’
Suad Saleh, a professor of comparative jurisprudence at Cairo's Al Azhar University and a television advice guru, told a man to abandon his Muslim Brotherhood...
Georgetown Retracts Invitation to Member of Egypt’s Nazi Party
A daylong Georgetown University conference on Egypt's political state in the wake of July's ouster of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi was to include a member of...
Amnesty International: Egyptian Christians Not Protected by Authorities
JNS.org - Authorities in Egypt failed to protect Egyptian Christians following the dispersal of the supporters of ousted Islamist Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi in...
Why is the World Silent as Christians Are Persecuted?
On September 22, dozens of Christian worshipers were killed at a church in Pakistan. Many more were wounded. The assailants were jihadist suicide bombers. This...
Islamist Group Tied to Obama Downplays Violence Against Coptic Christians
Dalia Moghaed, credited with helping President Obama draft his June 2009 Cairo speech about American relations with the Islamic world, recently downplayed attacks against Egypt's Coptic...
Professor Linked to Muslim American Groups Attacks Christians on Facebook
Amjad Qourshah, an Islamic studies professor at the University of Amman in Jordan with ties to the Muslim American Society (MAS) and the Islamic Circle...
Coptic Christian Churches Destroyed by Egyptian Mobs
CNN - For 67 years, the Virgin Mary Church has been a peaceful refuge for Shenouda El Sayeh, much like the Giza province village...
Report: Egypt Coptic Christians Have One of Their ‘Worst Months’
JNS.org - The ongoing persecution of Egypt's Coptic Christians—including the unprecedented attack on St. Mark's Cathedral, among other incidents—is highlighted in the latest monthly report...
Concerns Grow Over Egypt’s Blasphemy Cases Against Christians and the Media
JNS.org - The human rights organization Amnesty International is deeply concerned about the increase in criminal blasphemy cases in Egypt, especially those brought against...
How Boycotts Hurt the Cause of Middle East Peace
Next month, the Anglican Church of Canada and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada will convene in Ottawa for a historic joint assembly. Among the...
