كنت قد كتبت منذ عدة سنوات عندما علت دعوات مصالحة الإخوان من بعض الحنجوريين من الذين يخبئون حسن البنا بين ضلوعهم ويدّعون أنهم ليسوا إخواناً، وقلت إنه لا تصالح بين الجسد والغرغرينا، قلت إن الغرغرينا جزء فاسد ضار ميت لو ظل موجوداً بلونه الأسود سيموت الجسد كله، ولا يمكن أن يتصالح الجسد مع هذه الغرغرينا أبداً لأنها تُفرز سمومها، رغماً عن أى محاولات للحلول الوسط بالأدوية، وغالباً ما يصل الجرّاح إلى قرار سريع ببتر الجزء المصاب، حفاظاً على حياة المريض.
On a recent visit to Egypt, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo toured a towering new cathedral. He praised the authoritarian government of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi for supporting Egypt's Christian minority. But that is not the whole story in this majority Muslim nation. In some parts of Egypt, the government will not grant permits for churches. And tens of thousands of worshippers are left to pray in the street. NPR's Jane Arraf reports.
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JANE ARRAF, BYLINE: It's Sunday morning, and the Mar Gerges church in the town of Tayeba is almost full. It's a Coptic Orthodox service - three hours long. Children dart in and out. There are stained glass windows casting rainbow-colored light on the worshippers. Men are on one side, the women on the other. Most of the men wear galabayas - the long robes of the countryside. Their hands, raised in prayer, are weathered from working in the fields. A lot of the families in the battered, wooden pews have come from surrounding towns and villages, where their churches are closed.
“ISIS bride Shamima Begum has been stripped of her British citizenship after showing no remorse for joining the terror group.”
Her lawyer Tasnime Akunjee stated that her family is considering “all legal avenues to challenge the decision.” At whose expense? And now the family has launched its battle, vowing to “take Home Secretary Sajid Javid to court.”
Javid has “warned he will not hesitate to prevent the return of Britons who travelled to join ISIS.” Kudos to Javid. This should be a policy followed by every Western nation, out of concern for the safety of its citizens. Policymakers should keep in mind the people whom the Islamic State beheaded, raped and tortured.
Saudi women's rights activist is being tortured in 'palace of terror,' brother says
By Tamara Qiblawi, CNN
Jailed Saudi activist Loujain Alhathloul
(CNN)The brother of jailed Saudi activist Loujain Alhathloul has detailed in a CNN opinion piece the abuse his sister has allegedly endured in prison.
In the article, Walid Alhathloul writes that during a recent visit by his parents to see Loujain she told them she was regularly whipped, beaten, electrocuted and sexually harassed in a basement she called the "palace of terror."
Alhathloul was arrested in May 2018, along with 10 other women's rights activists in Saudi Arabia. Her family, Saudi activists and Human Rights Watch have alleged in recent months that she and other female detainees have been tortured and sexually harassed in prison.
On the 7th of January 2019, in the village of Manshiet Zafrana, Minya governorate, a mob of Muslims incited by hate speeches from mosques after Friday Muslim Prayers objecting to Christians to pray in private in house (a frequent events in Egypt specially in el-Minya governorate) surrounded the House Church and demanded its closure.
Similar event happened in another House church in Kafr El-Mansora, Minya, again it was closed and sealed by Police in December 2018.
The mob in the village of Manshiet Zafrana demanding closing the House Church shouting abuse and insults towards Christians and the priest, see videos below.
Manshiet Zafrana village there is about 1000 Christians, no Coptic church in the village, and the nearest church is about 5 km.
On 11 January 2019, again, a mob surrounded the House of Prayers, shouting insults and abuse towards Christians and blocked the place, police came and evicted the priest, closed the house of worship to appease the fanatic Muslims, the video shows public cerebration, joy, street dancing for the closure of the "house church"
Copts in Egypt face not just facing systemic state persecution/ discrimination, usually from the middle/ lower ranking officials specially in Minya, but also societal persecution after years of hate speeches and hate sermons spread from some mosques, specially by gradates from Al-Azhar and their books, tapes and cassettes.
What makes matter worse is the police collusion, forcing an non official reconciliation meeting between the beleaguered victims and belligerents ending in favor of Muslims fanatics, Christians would be compelled to give up their rights, occasionally they are forced to pay sums of money and the case does not to court.
This police impunity gives green light for acts of hate of Christians to continue.
MINYA MANSHIYET ZAAFARANA COPTS ATTACKED, CHURCH CLOSED
13-01-2019 05:48 PM
Nader Shukry
In the wake of an attack by the Muslim villagers of Manshiyet Zaafarana in Minya, some 250km south of Cairo, against the village Copts, the police closed down the only church in the village which is home to some 1,000 Copts.
The Bishopric of Minya and Abu-Qurqas headed by Bishop-General Anba Macarius, issued a statement on the matter. Under the title: Explanation regarding the problem at the church of Mar-Girgis (St George) at Minshiyet Zaafarana, the statement said the attack took place on Friday 11 January 2019, at 1:30pm [indicating that the attack took place following Muslim Friday noon prayers when worshippers sentiments are inflamed against Copts, and are rallied to attacks them for what is perceived as non-Islamic actions].
Rahaf al-Qunun: Saudi teen granted asylum in Canada
Media captionThe #SaveRahaf campaign went viral after Rahaf started tweeting about her plight for asylum
A Saudi woman who fled her family and became stranded at Bangkok's main airport is flying to Canada after being granted asylum status.
Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, 18, had been trying to reach Australia via Bangkok, but was initially told to return to Kuwait, where her family were waiting.
Saudi Arabian girl, 18, barricaded in Bangkok hotel claiming she can’t go home because parents will KILL her for renouncing Islam
Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun fled her family on Friday hoping to seek asylum abroad
By Neal Baker and Aletha Adu
7th January 2019
A SAUDI Arabian teen has barricaded in her Bangkok hotel and claims she can't go back to the desert kingdom because her parents will kill her for renouncing Islam.
Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, 18, ran away from her family while they were on a trip to Kuwait three days ago.
She tried to flee to Australia via Bangkok in hope of seeking asylum - but she was chased by Saudi officials who seized her passport.
Rahaf said she was detained after leaving her plane in Bangkok and told she would be sent back to Kuwait.
