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Coptic Christians Murdered in Libya

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Winston

From Christian Today: Libya, particularly the Benghazi area, is hostile to Christianity. The nation rose from No. 17 last year to No. 13 this year on Open Doors’ World Watch List, which labeled Libya as the “most difficult North African … Continue reading →

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Islamists Kill Three at Coptic Wedding

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Winston

From Debka.com: Gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on a wedding party outside a Coptic Christian church in Cairo Monday, killing three people

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Egyptian Christians Forced to Pay non-Muslim Tax

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Winston

From Townhall.com: …the Muslim Brotherhood and its supporters are forcing some Coptic Christians in Egypt to pay a jizya tax, author and translator Raymond Ibrahim reported on Sunday

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Coptic Christians Targeted In Egypt

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Winston

From Jihad Watch: When they returned, they discovered “X” marks in black on the homes of Copts, separating them out [from Muslim homes].”

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Nuns Taken As Prisoners of War in Egypt Conflict

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Winston

From The Daily Mail: Sister Manal, principal of a Franciscan school in suburban Cairo, watched for six hours as a mob looted the building, knocked the cross off the gate and replaced it with a black banner resembling the flag … Continue reading →

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Epidemic of Sexual Violence

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Winston

From Human Rights Watch: “The rampant sexual attacks during the Tahrir Square protests highlight the failure of the government and all political parties to face up to the violence that women in Egypt experience on a daily basis in public … Continue reading →

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Egyptian Christians Persecuted By Islamists

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Winston

From Egypt Independent: Two niqab-wearing women assaulted and forcefully cut the hair of a Christian woman on the metro Sunday, the third such reported incident in two months, raising fears of a growing vigilante movement to punish Egyptian women for not … Continue reading →

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Egyptian Children Arrested for Insulting Islam

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Winston

From Ahram.org: Two Coptic Christian children Nabil Nagy Rizk, 10, and Mina Nady Farag, 9, were arrested, Tuesday, for insulting religion in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Beni Suef, after the imam of their local mosque filed a complaint against … Continue reading →

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