Friday, December 17, 2010

How Christians are treated in Egypt...

Attacks by Muslims in one of America's Middle East allies, Egypt, on Christians are intensifying, and experts on the centuries-old conflict over Islam's claim to pre-eminence say the violence isn't a surprise.

Among the most recent attacks, which have included shootings, abductions and church burnings, were the assaults against Coptic Christians trying to use St. Michael's Church in Talbiya for prayer, where officials staged an all-night operation to convert a house across the street from the Christian church into a mosque to oppose Christianity.

International Christian Union's Joseph Hakim says the attacks aren't new, as the Copts have been under Islamic attack for years. More...

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