ISTANBUL, Turkey (Morning Star News) – An Egyptian Christian shot in the head by a suspected Islamic extremist in Libya on March 2 has succumbed to his injuries, family members said. Salama Fawzy Tobia died very early in the morning on Saturday (March 15) in El Raey El Saleh Hospital in Samalut, Minya Province with […]
Egyptian Christian Succumbs to Head Injury after Attack by Suspected Extremists in Libya
Young immigrant worker latest casualty of anti-Copt hostility in Libya.
March 19, 2014 By -
Released Suspects in Malatya, Turkey Slayings Ordered to Wear Monitoring Devices
New law allows confessed killers of three Christians to be freed on bail.
March 17, 2014 By -
ISTANBUL, Turkey (Morning Star News) – Christians in Turkey who were shocked to learn that the confessed killers of three Christians would be released on bail under a new law are more at ease as the suspects are effectively under house arrest, a Christian leader said. A reform law signed into effect on March 6 by […]
Egyptian Christian Shot in Libya Near Death
Second attack by suspected Islamic extremists in one week leaves Copt unconscious.
March 10, 2014 By -
ISTANBUL, Turkey (Morning Star News) – The family of an Egyptian Christian shot in Libya on March 2 says he remains close to death in a hospital in Egypt. The shooting of Salama Fawzy Tobia, 23, in Benghazi, Libya came a week after suspected Islamic extremists killed seven other Egyptian Christians in the Libyan capital. Tobia […]
Syria’s Christians Face New Threat – ‘Convert, Submit to Islam or Face Sword’
Followers in Raqqa face threat familiar to Christians in the Muslim world.
March 6, 2014 By -
(From Foxnews.com) – “Convert. Submit to Islam. Or face the sword.” In recent days, the besieged Christian community in Raqqa, a city in northern Syria, has faced those three stark alternatives. The terrorist group known as ISIS (the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) made their demands after seizing control of the region. They required […]
Anti-Christian Hostility Motivated Lethal Attack on Copts, Sources in Egypt Say
Stories of Muslim’s mental instability, circumstances fabricated to build his murder defense, rights advocate says.
February 17, 2014 By -
CAIRO, Egypt (Morning Star News) – More than a week after a Muslim went on an anti-Christian rampage in Upper Egypt that left one woman dead and another wounded, many area Coptic women are still too afraid to leave their homes, residents said. In Kom Ombo, 48 kilometers (30 miles) north of Aswan, the Muslim on […]
Anti-Christian Violence Detailed in Hearing Calling for Filling of Religious Freedom Post
Author calls Orissa violence worst pogrom against Christians of 21st century.
February 11, 2014 By -
LOS ANGELES, February 11, 2014 (Morning Star News) – The worst anti-Christian pogrom of the 21st century has come not from Islamic extremists but from Hindu nationalists in India, an expert told a hearing in which U.S. President Barack Obama was challenged to quickly fill a key religious freedom post. John L. Allen, Jr., author […]
Exposed: The Muslim Brotherhood/Al Qaeda Connection
Conversations between Morsi and terrorist leader revealed.
February 5, 2014 By -
(Morning Star News) – As former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi’s trials continue, it’s enlightening to consider what is likely to be one of the centerpieces: longstanding accusations that Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood party worked with foreign terrorist organizations, including Al Qaeda, against the national security of Egypt. Based on these accusations of high treason, […]
Iran’s Mix of ‘Token Gestures’ and Arrests May Indicate Internal Disputes
Crackdown continues even as other Christian prisoners are released.
February 3, 2014 By -
CAIRO, Egypt (Morning Star News) – Iran’s goodwill gestures and the release from prison of some Christians even as authorities make new arrests could indicate infighting between the new president and Islamist hard-liners, analysts said. Hassan Rouhani began duties as president of Iran last August on a platform of pragmatic moderation. At Christmas, frequently a season […]
Jews for Jesus Worker Recounts Deportation from Israel, Fights Potential Legal Precedent
Incident deeply disturbing for Messianic Jew with deep ties to country.
January 16, 2014 By -
CAIRO, Egypt (Morning Star News) – As Barry Barnett’s plane lifted off from Tel Aviv, Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport last month, he sat torn with emotion. Over the prior two weeks the British citizen had been harassed, arrested, interrogated, locked in jail and deported from a country that he had loved deeply since childhood. Born […]
Egypt’s Christians Vote on New Constitution
Seeking stability, Copts appear resigned to support document.
January 15, 2014 By -
CAIRO, Egypt (Morning Star News) – Across Egypt, Christians are lining up today and Thursday to vote on a new constitution that many consider highly flawed but the best option – and a substantial improvement over the last constitution drafted by Islamists. The nation’s Christian leaders are urging the rank-and-file to vote in favor of the […]