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Is ISIS Starting a ‘Holy War’ in the Middle East?

Apr. 20, 2015 – 5:24 – Coptic Solidarity's Lindsay Vessey reacts to latest attacks on Christians   Watch video    

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Coptic Solidarity Condemns ISIS Murder of Ethiopian Christians and Continued International Torpor

WASHINGTON, April 20, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A new video released by ISIS on April 19th, shows militants killing two separate groups of Ethiopian Christians for the crime of not [...]

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Islamic State Executes Ethiopian Christians for Not Paying Jizya, or ‘Tribute’

The Islamic State has just released another video where it executes more Christians, this time for not paying jizya — the tribute demanded of Christians according to Koran 9:29 in [...]

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Members of Congress and NGOs Urge Obama to Appoint Special Envoy on Religious Minorities

In light of several alarming attacks against Coptic and Assyrian Christians during the first few months of the year, Senator Blunt agreed to lead a bipartisan, bicameral letter (enclosed) to [...]

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Copts Celebrate Easter Outdoors Because Muslims Forbid Church Building

Due to the difficulties Egypt’s Coptic Christians experience in trying to build—or even repair—churches in their homeland, some end up meeting in Coptic homes to worship (and [...]

Egypt: Bombs Go Off Near Two Churches On Easter Sunday

On April 12, Easter Sunday according to the Orthodox calendar, the churches of Egypt’s Christian minorities—Coptic Orthodox to Protestants—were, as usual, under attack.  [...]

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Muslims Attack Copts During Prayer Meeting

It is not enough that Muslims in Egypt prevent Christians from building or even renovating churches, but, as in other Muslim majority nations, when Christians merely meet in one of their homes, [...]

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Coptic Christian Arrested for Offending Muslims, Witch-Hunt for 5 Others

Earlier this week, security agents arrested Gad Yusif Yunan, a 22-year-old Coptic Christian man who works as an English teacher in Nasriya village, Upper Egypt, on the charge of “contempt [...]

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Muslim Rioters Destroy Crops of Coptic Farmers

In the context of the recent Muslim uprisings against Coptic Christian minorities in the Egyptian village of al-Gala’, Samalout region, unknown persons destroyed the agricultural crops of [...]

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Muslims Attack Copts Because of Proposed Church Renovation

Although Coptic Christians in the village of Gala’, Samalout district, Upper Egypt, had received all the proper permits and legal paperwork to renovate the building they have been using as [...]