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Mass Rioting, Destruction of Churches and Bibles in Egypt


International Christian Union and The American Coptic Association


Copts Release Video of Mass Rioting, Destruction of Churches and Bibles

Fear impending ethnic cleansing of Christians in Egypt

UNION CITY, NJ: Fearing a repeat of the recent riots against the Coptic Church in Alexandria, which left four dead, over 80 wounded and seven churches defaced, the International Christian Union (ICU) and American Coptic Association (ACA) are calling on the U.S. Government and the United Nations to take immediate action to stop the bloodshed and destruction of churches.

Exclusive video footage released by the ICU/ACA today, reveals the destruction of the Assemblies of God Church for Evangelical Copts in Moharam Bek, on Friday, Oct. 21.

"We are receiving numerous reports that Fanatic Muslim groups are planning to surround the Alexandria churches again on Friday, Oct.28, and at the end of Ramadan on the following Tuesday, promising the death of Christians and the continued destruction of churches throughout Egypt," Dr. Monir Dawoud, president of the ICU/ACA, said.

Dawoud faults the security forces for encouraging violence by first "giving the green light to the mob," and then failing to control the resulting riots. "If the momentum of the riots is allowed to continue, the crowds will be impossible to contain," Dawoud said.

Over 5,000 Muslims demonstrated outside of the Alexandria Coptic Orthodox Church last Friday to protest the production of a drama staged at the church two years ago. The protestors say the play blasphemes Islam. According to recent statements by the Coptic Church, however, the play does not defame Islam.

"Copts and other minorities in Egypt are continually subjected to physical and verbal harassment by extremist Muslim groups. Yet we do not destroy their houses of worship or call for bloodshed," said Amgad Zakhari, one of the youth leaders with the ICU/ACA.

In addition to the protests, the Egyptian newspaper, El Fagr, published threats made by Muslim radicals against the Coptic Pope Shenouda III. According to this report, Muslim radicals publicly announced their threats through mosques in the outskirts of the city of Alexandria and were calling for the death of the Pope in revenge for an alleged insult to Islam's prophet.

The ICU and the ACA are planning a demonstration in front of the UN next week to protest the persecution of Christians in Egypt.

Contact: Maria Sliwa, Freedom Now Communications, 973-272-2861, [email protected]

The strong letters and warnings the US may give will have little effect.
China is a good example, Bush went to one of their "churches" in China while in prison there are preachers in prison.

Sadly merely for human rights we do little to actually interfere.

That is just what Muslims call "protecting other religions"


Banned group earns foothold in Egypt vote

By NADIA ABOU EL-MAGD
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER


Banners for political candidates line the streets of Port Said on Egypt's Mediterranean coast to the north of the Suez canal Friday, Nov. 11, 2005. As Egypt prepares for the second round of parliamentary elections Sunday, it is worries over the economy and rumors of voting fraud and bribes that are catching the attention in Port Said, Egypt's third largest city. (AP Photo/Andrew Bossone)


CAIRO, Egypt -- A surprise showing in the first round of Egypt's parliamentary elections has given the Muslim Brotherhood its strongest political foothold ever heading into Sunday's vote, hinting at what democracy might look like in the Arab world's largest country.

Secularists and Christians were unsettled by the Brotherhood's initial showing, with the country's oldest Islamic fundamentalist group taking 34 seats, doubling its presence in parliament.

The victories have established the Brotherhood as the leader of the opposition and have proven what the government feared: that the banned group is popular among Egyptians despite, or because of, frequent crackdowns and the government's media campaign against it.

The unanswered question remains: Does Brotherhood success stem from its platform - summed up in its slogan, "Islam is the solution," vague but appealing to some in conservative Egypt - or to widespread discontent with President Hosni Mubarak's government.

Stunned by its own showing, the Brotherhood expects to win more Sunday and in the Dec. 1 third round, polls being held in provinces that include its traditional strongholds.

Some members of the Coptic Christian community were worried by the Brotherhood's showing.

"What worries me is the (Brotherhood's) vague call for implementing Islamic law," said Georget Qelliny, a Copt and former lawmaker.

She added that she was skeptical of the Brotherhood's pledge to protect the rights of all Egyptians

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