THE EXCELLENT RAYMOND IBRAHIM ON "EXPOSED - EGYPT'S INSTITUTIONALISED PERSECUTION OF COPTIC CHRISTIANS"!!

Exposed: Egypt’s Institutionalized Persecution of Coptic Christians

In a 25-minute interview on Arabic satellite TV with Dr. Mona Roman, Coptic Christian Bishop Agathon fully exposed the plight of his Christian flock in Minya, Egypt—a region that has a large Coptic minority that is steadily under attack. While several important points were made, most notable was that the Egyptian State itself is often behind the persecution of and discrimination against Christians. According to the frustrated-sounding bishop, local governmental authorities—including the State Security apparatus—are not just ignoring the attacks on Copts, but are often the very ones behind them. For example, when the Copts were having a serious council meeting with government officials about the possibility of building a church, one of the authorities actually contacted the Islamic sheikhs of the village asking whether they “stand with the Coptic church or with the State?” If the latter, each Muslim household was instructed to send one family member to protest against the proposed building of a church—so that security can then point to the mob and, as usual, just tell the Copts, “Sorry, no can do.” Other times, State Security is complicit: Male and female Christian minors—currently 21 from just Minya alone said the Coptic leader—are habitually abducted by surrounding Muslims. At the moment, the youngest Christian girl abducted had just started elementary school. Whenever any of these attacks occur, Copts, working with the church, prepare bundles of documents, including photos and other verifications, incriminating the culprits. These then are placed into the hands of top officials, to make sure they don’t get “lost” or “misplaced” by underlings. The bishop named many of these top people—at no small risk to himself—and said he even put such proofs and documents into the hands of the Director of Intelligence himself. “Absolutely nothing was done,” said the despondent Christian... KEEP READING ALSO NEW * Raymond Ibrahim on Islamic Genocide of Christians Throughout History * Egypt: Muslim Man Stabs and Drowns Coptic Christian Woman * Muslims Attack Christians for Mocking ‘Un-Islamic’ ISIS, Copts Arrested for ‘Contempt of Religion’ * Islamic State Bombs Two Christian Churches * Underage Coptic Girl Abducted, Family Accuses Muslim Neighbor * Raymond Ibrahim on the Islamic State’s War on Christians