They were there way before the Muslims invaded their country, and they still aren't treated decently.
Egypt’s Christians ‘at breaking point’ says bishop
Published: Sep. 8, 2016
Christians feel "under siege" in Egypt after a series of attacks this summer, and continued difficulties faced by the community in building churches, the New York Times reports.
In Minya (Upper Egypt) alone, Copts continue to "suffer violence and humiliation". Houses have been burned, Copts attacked on the streets and hate graffiti written on the walls of some churches, says the NYT, referring to 37 attacks counted by Coptic officials in the past three years.
In May, a Copt grandmother was stripped naked in public view in a village in Minya, after her son was rumoured to have had an affair with a Muslim woman. Later her attackers were released "for lack of evidence".
"We are at a breaking point," Bishop Makarios of Minya said. "People can’t put up with any more of this."
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Egypt’s Christians ‘at breaking point’ says bishop
Egypt’s Christians ‘at breaking point’ says bishop
Published: Sep. 8, 2016
Christians feel "under siege" in Egypt after a series of attacks this summer, and continued difficulties faced by the community in building churches, the New York Times reports.
In Minya (Upper Egypt) alone, Copts continue to "suffer violence and humiliation". Houses have been burned, Copts attacked on the streets and hate graffiti written on the walls of some churches, says the NYT, referring to 37 attacks counted by Coptic officials in the past three years.
In May, a Copt grandmother was stripped naked in public view in a village in Minya, after her son was rumoured to have had an affair with a Muslim woman. Later her attackers were released "for lack of evidence".
"We are at a breaking point," Bishop Makarios of Minya said. "People can’t put up with any more of this."
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Egypt’s Christians ‘at breaking point’ says bishop
