CAIRO, Egypt (Morning Star News) – A Coptic church in Upper Egypt is closed after a throng of angry Muslims attacked it this month, beating a priest and another Copt as more than 200 fearful children who had gathered for Bible lessons looked on, according to advocacy groups. One of the injured Copts, Asaad Bakheet Rezek, […]
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Church Closed in Egypt after Muslim Mob Frightens Children in Sunday School
Another worship building shuttered over ‘sectarian tensions.’
April 23, 2019 By -
Kidnapping, Torture in Egypt of Christian Woman from Sudan Highlights Convert Pressures
Muslim extremists also threaten to kill husband, daughter.
January 31, 2019 By -
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – A Christian mother from Sudan had deep cause for fear last November when her Muslim brother went to her church in Cairo, Egypt with a photo of her husband and asked members if they knew his whereabouts. Muslim extremists from Sudan had kidnapped and tortured her less than two […]
Facing Torture, Death in Sudan, Convert Flees to Egypt – and More Death Threats
Apartment broken into, passport stolen.
January 21, 2019 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Having fled Sudan after authorities tortured and threatened to kill him if he refused to return to Islam, a Sudanese Christian now faces death threats in Egypt. Unknown Muslims in Cairo began threatening him for his faith in Christ last year, 40-year-old Al Hadi Izzalden Shareef Osman said. In a […]
Muslim Throng Converges on Worship Site of Coptic Church in Egypt
Priests evicted, building shuttered.
January 15, 2019 By -
JERUSALEM (Morning Star News) – Police in Upper Egypt evicted Coptic priests and shuttered their church building after an Islamist mob converged on the site over the weekend, according to reports. Muslim villagers in Manshiyet Zaafarna, Minya Governorate, attacked the church of Mar-Giris (St. George) at 1:30 p.m. on Friday (Jan. 11), after mosque noon prayers, […]
Discrimination against Christians in Egypt Reflects Deeper Issues
Attempt to do away with religious designation on ID cards fails.
December 3, 2018 By -
JERUSALEM (Morning Star News) – A wan effort to do away with the religious designation on ID cards in Egypt reflects the enormity of the discrimination Christians face in a country regarded as a leader of Middle Eastern Islam, rights advocates said. ID cards are required for almost every aspect of public life in Egypt, and […]
Islamist Terrorists Ambush, Kill Seven Christians near Monastery in Egypt
Families mourn their dead.
November 5, 2018 By -
CAIRO (Morning Star News) – Funerals were held over the weekend in Egypt for seven Christians ambushed and killed on Friday (Nov. 2) in Islamist attacks. Hundreds of people attended the funeral service in Minya for six Coptic Christians from the same family killed when Islamist gunmen ambushed their microbus near a desert monastery. A 15-year-old boy […]
Coptic Christians Deprived of Home Worship Hall in Egypt
Islamists damage, plunder four homes, bishop says.
September 26, 2018 By -
(Morning Star News) – Nearly a year after declaring that attacks on Christians had hit a level not seen in decades, a Coptic Orthodox bishop in Egypt continues to lament a stream of incidents of violence against churches in Upper Egypt. Coptic Orthodox Bishop-General of Minya Anba Makarios this month confirmed that an Islamist assault […]
Christians in Egypt Jailed for Worshipping in Unlicensed House
Muslim mobs give police ‘security’ pretext for closing church.
September 6, 2018 By -
(Morning Star News) – Authorities yesterday ordered 15 more days of jail for Christians arrested on Aug. 22 in Egypt for worshipping in a house without a permit, rights activists said. After Muslim mobs demonstrated against the Virgin Mary and St. Mahrael church in Luxor Governorate, 435 miles south of Cairo, police accused five Coptic […]
How Muslim Mobs Attack Christian Churches in Egypt with Impunity
Copts coerced into out-of-court settlements that close worship sites.
June 19, 2018 By -
(Morning Star News) – Christians coerced into an out-of-court settlement following an Islamist attack on a church building in Egypt recently saw the usual outcome – a closed church – a practice that has long oppressed Christians, according to Middle East observers. Members of an armed Muslim mob that attacked a church building in Meinin […]
Christian Soldier in Egypt Shot in another Mysterious Military Death
Accidental misfire cited, but doctor says bullet entered in back.
April 30, 2018 By -
CAIRO, Egypt (Morning Star News) – Another Christian soldier in Egypt has died under mysterious circumstances. The family of Mikhail Farahat Saad received notice from the army on April 22 that their son had died in a military camp in North Sinai Governorate, near El Arish, reported Al Karma TV. He was 22. When his body […]