lundi 20 décembre 2010

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Christian minority under pressure in Egypt
Written by BBC Newsnight - 'Clash of Civilizations?'

While the status of Muslims in Europe has become a major political issue, there has been less controversy, until recently, about the position of Christians in the Islamic World.

But Christian minorities in the Muslim World are coming under severe pressure and especially in Egypt, where an estimated tenth of the population is faithful to the Coptic Orthodox Church.

Newsnight's Tim Whewell reports from Cairo where he met some of those people facing difficulties

Last Updated ( Monday, 20 December 2010 )
Egypt Attempts to Convict Christian to Justify Muslim Riots
Written by Mary Abdelmassih

20 December 2010

(AINA) -- The high profile criminal trial of 21-year-old Christian Copt Girgis Baroumi, accused of sexually assaulting a Muslim girl, is viewed by the Coptic community as an example of how the Egyptian government, using all its organs, including the Attorney General, Interior Minister and Parliament Speaker, has conspired to use him as a scapegoat to justify deadly Muslim assaults on Christians.

Last Updated ( Monday, 20 December 2010 )
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'Mother cuts out the heart of her daughter, four, as she listens to recording of Koran in ritual killing'
Written by Daily Mail Reporter

Daily Mail, London
18 Dec 2010


Crime scene: Shayna Bharuchi, 35, was allegedly sitting in a her
kitchen chanting verses of the Koran as her daughter Nusayba's
disembowelled corpse lay next to her

A mother has been arrested after a four year old girl was found stabbed to death with her heart and other organs cut out and strewn around her flat. The 35-year-old woman was allegedly sitting in a her kitchen chanting verses of the Koran as her daughter's disembowelled corpse lay next to her.

Last Updated ( Saturday, 18 December 2010 )
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Life on Hold for Egyptian Christian Arrested for his Faith
Written by Compass Direct News

16 December 2010

Unresolved charge of ‘defaming religion’ leaves him in perpetual limbo.


Before his search, Ashraf Thabet did his best to observe Muslim
rules, including prayers such as these Cairo Muslims display

CAIRO, Egypt, December 16 (CDN) — An Egyptian who left Islam to become a Christian and consequently lost his wife, children and business is waiting to see if the government will now take away his freedom for “defaming” Islam.

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New Book: The Coming Revolution
Written by Walid Phares

Struggle for Freedom in the Middle East

After the 9/11 Commission concluded in 2004 that the U.S. was engaged in a war with terrorists and never realized it, they reasoned that “a failure of imagination” had prevented us from seeing terrorism coming.

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Thank you letter to the BBC
Written by Anonymus Middle East Christian

17 Dec 2010

RE: Christian minority under pressure in Egypt



Thank you for this short report on the BBC2 News Night aired Thu 16 Dec. Re: Christian minority under pressure in Egypt. I feel it is time the BBC gave the Christians of the M East more space.

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The Beauty of Islamic Sharia Law
Written by The Internet

16 Dec 2010

For all our friends out there who do not mind if the Islamic Sharia Law is introduced to United Kingdom. Here is the Great Compassionate Islamic Law at its best.

Warning: The Video is disturbing and not recommended for children or the fainthearted.
To watch, please click here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkwIiQpRtX8

Last Updated ( Thursday, 16 December 2010 )
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The Woes of Egypt's Christians This Christmas
Written by Radio Vatican

16 Dec 2010

More than 150 people, many of them minors, remain in jail following the November 24th clashes between Egyptian security forces and Coptic Christians protesting the block on construction of their new church near Giza. Security forces opened fire on the unarmed crowd, killing three people and injuring dozens. A four year old child died after suffocating from tear gas.

Last Updated ( Thursday, 16 December 2010 )
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American Copts Rally At UN
Written by Mary Abdelmassih

16 Dec 2010

United Nations (AINA) -- Thousands of Egyptian American Copts, led by Coptic bishops and clergymen representing other Christian denominations, protested on December 14 in front of the United Nations in New York against the on-going persecution of their Coptic brethren in Egypt (video of rally).

Last Updated ( Thursday, 16 December 2010 )
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Is Obama serious about human rights?
Written by Jennifer Rubin

The Washington Post
15 Dec 2010

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