"Since Morsi became President of Egypt, there is systematic persecution of the Copts": 120 Christian families flee village following death of a Muslim

"Arab Spring" democracy and pluralism in full flower: "120 Christian Families Flee Egyptian Village Following Death of a Muslim," by Mary Abdelmassih for AINA, August 1:

(AINA) -- The sectarian strife between Muslims and Christians which took place last week in the village of Dahshur has prompted over 120 Christian families to flee their homes today after news that a Muslim man who had suffered 3rd degree burns in the incident died this morning in a Cairo hospital. Before his death, the father and brother of Moaz Hassab-Allah told the media yesterday that should he die, "the whole village will avenge his death."
Coptic villagers were terrorized today after a Muslim Brotherhood cleric roamed the village vowing that the village church of St. George will be burned down, its pastor and all the entire Christian inhabitants killed and their homes torched after the burial of Moaz tonight, reportd [sic] Coptic activist Maariam Ragy.

Coptic professional garments presser Sameh Samy accidentally burned the shirt of his Muslim client Ahmad Ramadan. "They agreed to meet after the Muslim breaks his fast and settle the damage," said father Takla of St, George's church to MidEast Christian News, "however, Ramadan came back before the appointment." He added that after breaking their Ramadan fast nearly 2000-3000 Muslims congregated; Mr. Samy locked his launderette and his home.

Fighting broke out between the Muslims and Sameh's family, during which Molotov's cocktails, firearms and knives were used. The priest explained that Sameh faced this huge mob in "self-defense," threw a Molotov's cocktail which hit the passer-by Moaz.

"This made the villagers extremely angry and they torched his home and his launderette and his brother's home after they looted the contents, a loss of nearly 400,000 Egyptian pounds. They prevented the fire brigade from reaching the fire," said Takla. The mob wounded Sameh, his father, his cousin and another Copt. Father Takla said that over 500 moderate village Mulims [sic] stopped the Salafist mob from storming the church, until security forces arrived and secured it.

Prosecution ordered the arrest of five Muslims, while Sameh Samy, his father and brother were detained pending investigation on charges of attempted murder and possession of explosives. Today, prosecution renewed their detention for 15 days and changed the charged to contemplated murder. No Muslim has yet been arrested.

In another incident in Shubra el Khayma, Qaliubya province, On July 26, Dr Maher Ghaly looked out from his window at dawn and asked a group of Muslim Salafis who have a shop in the same building not to fire their weapons in the air in celebration of another day of the Ramadan fast. He explained to them that in his household there are sick persons and children who are greatly disturbed. "Their answer was to shoot at him. One of his eyes was blown away and there is no hope of replacing the cornea in his other eye," said his brother Fayez. He said that the Muslims wanted to break the main building door and go to his flat but were unable. "Although the police issued a report, they have done nothing to arrest the culprits."

Dr. Ghaly is hospitalized in the French hospital in Cairo.

Two days ago, a Muslim attacked a church in the area of Sheikh Zayed, Qaliubya. Prosection did not make any charged against him as he is "mentally unstable," and was subsequently released.

"Simce [sic] Morsy became President of Egypt, there is systematic persecuion [sic] of the Copts, " said Dr. Naguib Gabriel, head of the Egyptian Union of Human Rights Organization. He said that in the last ten days of the Muslim Ramadam fast, twelve incidents took place against the Copts, including the arrest of the six Copts in Dahshur, while no Muslim was arrested.

"Displacement of Copts has become fashionable," said Gabriel. "Now any small melee between a Muslim and a Copt is used by Islamists, turning it into a sectarian incident, pushing for Coptic arrests, torching of their homes or enforced displacement, while not a single action is taken against the Muslim culprits."

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John C. Barile | August 2, 2012 5:50 AM | Reply

Hillary and Huma have nothing to say, other than that Copts already have rights (never mind that whatever such are flouted and trodden-down) in Egypt.

RonaldB | August 2, 2012 6:03 AM | Reply

If you looked at the Ikwahn website before the election of the present Egyptian president, you would see that they claimed that they would protect the non-Muslims in Egypt. It was a great example of talking the talk.

However, the reality of politics are that the Muslim Brotherhood can't afford to upset it's allies, the Salafists who are not part of the Muslim Brotherhood. Therefore, the protection of the Christians, which was a focus of the government of the dictator Mubarak, becomes a very low priority in the Muslim Brotherhood government.

This is another example of unintended consequences of the US poking it's nose into politics that it simply doesn't understand.

Alexander W. | August 2, 2012 3:30 PM | Reply

"The sectarian strife between Muslims and Christians "
Mhhh..if citizens B are defending themselves against citizens A who want to kill them just because of their not being citizens A should it be called sectarian strife?
Isn't jihad against Christians a better or the only way to describe these attacks?

Isabella | August 2, 2012 6:18 PM | Reply

That fasting makes the Muslims even more violent, so what is it good for? Insane, insane mentality.

dumbledoresarmy | August 2, 2012 8:31 PM | Reply

I have been calling for the organising of pro-Israel rallies, as Iran races toward construction of nukes and as it seems ever more likely that there will be a major uptick in Mohammedan attacks upon Israel (and upon Jews in the diaspora).

Massive pro-*Copt* rallies within 'the West' - to warn our secular governments that imminent genocide of the Copts seems about to begin, and to urge them to put pressure on Egypt, to cease 'aid' to Egypt, and to fast-track Coptic immigration/ asylum applications and rearrange refugee/ asylum seeker quotas so as to cut down on Muslims and give the freed-up places to frantic Copts - seem also to be desperately needed.

Is there anyone out there, reading this, this August of 2012, who is in a position to get such rallies happening?

*I* am good at generating bright ideas, but hopeless at organisation and practicalities.

However, I am keeping my eyes and ears open, and I would encourage anyone here who knows of a pro-Copt rally - or, too, a pro-Israel rally - to post and let us know when and where. For if there is such an event in my hometown, I will move heaven and earth to get there.

DefenderofIslam | August 3, 2012 9:17 AM | Reply

Have Egypt built death camp like Hilter did. If not then there is no fenocide of Christian in Egypt at all.

John C. Barile replied to comment from DefenderofIslam | August 3, 2012 1:51 PM | Reply

With you, it seems, systemic persecution of the Christians doesn't invariably lead to pogroms, extinction of their communities--and for fortunate few of them, exile. DoI, you are no friend to your fellow man; no Good Samaritan.

Stuart Parsons | August 3, 2012 4:14 PM | Reply

120 dead Coptic Christians. Presumably Obama will now be sending a further $120,000,000 in aid to President Morsi.
Its called Jizya I think.

joeblough | August 4, 2012 10:47 AM | Reply

And our dear leader Benito Obamalini is all about being pals with Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood.

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