People walk around the burnt and destroyed Evangelical Church in Mallawi at Minya governorate, about 245 km (152 miles) south of Cairo August 17, 2013.REUTERS-Stringer
Egypt's Christians Get Trapped In A Crossfire -- Wall Street Journal
MINYA, Egypt—Osama Makram Amin woke to the sound of gunfire, looked out his window and saw what he says were young men throwing gasoline bombs at the nearby Coptic Christian church.
Earlier that morning, security forces in Cairo had attacked two predominantly Islamist sit-ins, leaving hundreds dead. Now, hours later on Aug. 14, attackers in this Upper Egyptian city were embarking on a day of burning and looting that would target 14 Christian churches, homes and businesses. It was the work of Islamists enraged by the Cairo crackdown, said police and many Christian residents.
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More News On The Persecution of Christian In Egypt
Attacks Rise Against Egypt’s Christians -- New York Times
Egyptian Christians return to worship in church destroyed by Muslim Brotherhood -- FOX News
Egypt’s Coptic Christians face unprecedented reprisals from the Muslim Brotherhood -- Washington Times
Egypt's Copts reel from sectarian violence -- Al Jazeera
In Egyptian village, Christian shops marked ahead of church attack (+video) -- Christian Science Monitor
Ravaged churches reveal sectarian split feeding Egypt’s violence -- Washington Post
At Coptic church destroyed by mob, uncertainty about Egypt's future -- NBC News
Coptic Kristallnacht: The Muslim Brotherhood is terrorizing Egypt, and Christians are a particular target. -- Andrew Doran, NRO
Insight: Egypt's political strife puts Christians in peril -- Alexander Dziadosz
Update: I have to see this to believe it .... Egyptian military chief vows to rebuild Coptic Churches -- FOX News
Update #2: A sign of the future? .... Egypt: Coptic church cancels Sunday mass for 1st time in 1,600 years -- Times of Israel
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