{"id":2232271,"date":"2024-04-28T21:02:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T01:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/islamist-extremists-attack-burn-christian-homes-in-egypt\/"},"modified":"2024-04-28T21:04:51","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T01:04:51","slug":"islamist-extremists-attack-burn-christian-homes-in-egypt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/islamist-extremists-attack-burn-christian-homes-in-egypt\/","title":{"rendered":"Islamist radicals target and set fire to Christian residences in Egypt"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fislamist-extremists-attack-burn-christian-homes-in-egypt%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2232271&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Islamist extremists in Egypt target Christians, burning homes &#038; businesses \u200cin Al-Fawakher\u2062 village.\u200d Tensions rise as Christians \u2063face persecution in Minya province. Attacks linked to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">church<\/a> construction permits spark violence. Security forces intervene, arrests made. Christians remain marginalized; attacks on churches continue,\u2063 highlighting ongoing discrimination and \u200cpersecution. Bishop Macarius survives past\u200d assassination <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-to-show-lockdowns-are-killing-more-people-than-the-virus\/\" title=\"How To Show Lockdowns Are Killing More People Than The Virus\">attempt<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Islamist extremists reportedly set fire to several Christian houses and businesses in southern <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/egypt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Egypt<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  last week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-breaks-silence-as-hamas-terror-missiles-blast-israel\/\" title=\"Biden Breaks Silence as Hamas Terror Missiles Blast Israel\">violence broke<\/a> out on Tuesday night in the village of Al-Fawakher, which is home to about 3,000 Christian families. The local Christian community had recently received a permit to construct a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/protesters-rip-down-government-fencing-around-alberta-church-police-show-up-in-riot-gear\/\" title=\"Protesters Rip Down Government Fencing Around Alberta Church; Police Show Up In Riot Gear\">church building<\/a>, prompting backlash from some Muslim hardliners.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe attacks are believed to have been triggered by an attempt to build a new church in Al-Fawakher village in Minya [province],\u201d one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/factbox-latest-on-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus\/\" title=\"Factbox-Latest on worldwide spread of the coronavirus\">local source<\/a>, who asked to remain anonymous, told <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newarab.com\/news\/extremists-set-fire-christian-homes-southern-egypt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The New Arab<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. \u201cWhen religious fanatics failed to expel Christians from their homes as a form of punishment, the extremists [reportedly] burned down their houses while they were still inside.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Please share this as much as possible<\/p>\n<p>Islamists are now burning and destroying Coptic homes of the village of  Al-Fawakher in Minya. <\/p>\n<p>They are posting videos of what they are doing with celebrating music as they carry out the attacks and BRAGGING about it online <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ORSmLzXO4D\">pic.twitter.com\/ORSmLzXO4D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u2ca0\u2c81\u2ca5\u2c9f\u2c9b \u2c9b\u0300\u2c94\u2ca9\u2ca1\u2ca7\u2c93\u2c9f\u2ca5 (@miaphysenjoyer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/miaphysenjoyer\/status\/1782918111186112583?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 23, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/miaphysenjoyer\/status\/1782918111186112583\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Video<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  circulating on social media appears to show crowds of people dancing and celebrating in front of the burning buildings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe extremists attacked Coptic homes with stones and chants, and a number of homes were set on fire, amid the screams of women and children,\u201d Copts United, a religious advocacy group, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.copts-united.com\/Article.php?I=5527&#038;A=787677&#038;fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0XCpeBCCPp68E_H1NpM_vAqqgepa462QqKczW5c-uaAa1aAN8vR_KIkwo_aem_AeJkLRz1Yy1feBpmf62DwGP4svUX1gZxl1rPRjQyJ7LaRCcTmpsoqzrn3eMqIlcRXPGooSp5CYumciq2iDYrWZbS\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">reported<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. \u201cThe attack continued for a long time before the security forces arrived.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cSecurity forces arrived and brought the situation under control, arresting the instigators and perpetrators,\u201d Coptic Bishop Anba Macarius said in a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnbaMacarius\/status\/1782931537081557325\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">public statement<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  on Wednesday.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u201cState agencies will compensate those affected and hold the perpetrators accountable.Calm prevails in the village now. May God protect our dear country, Egypt, from all harm.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Christians have long been a persecuted minority in Egypt. Conversion from Islam to Christianity is illegal and Christians are barred from holding certain public offices, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2017\/5\/26\/coptic-christians-killed-in-minya-bus-attack\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">terror<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2022\/4\/8\/palm-sunday-church-attacks-egypts-worst-day-of-violence\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">attacks<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2013\/08\/21\/egypt-mass-attacks-churches\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">against<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/doceo\/document\/E-8-2016-009642_EN.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">churches<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/africa\/20220814-fire-during-mass-at-cairo-coptic-church-kills-more-than-40-say-church-officials\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2018\/08\/11\/middleeast\/cairo-police-foil-coptic-church-suicide-attack\/index.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">religious<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2013\/08\/15\/world\/meast\/egypt-church-attacks\/index.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">minorities<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/explosion-at-cairo-church-kills-at-least-20-injures-35-officials-say\/2016\/12\/11\/fa01d7c2-7f2e-4a94-8612-fd6d5c7f4901_story.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">are<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newarab.com\/news\/egyptian-coptic-couple-murdered-their-beds-christmas-eve\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">fairly<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/coptic-christians-killed-bus-attack-egypt\/story?id=58924168#:~:text=At%20least%20seven%20people%20on,said%2010%20people%20were%20killed.\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">common<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Minya province in particular has been a hotbed of violence, with at least <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/12\/22\/opinion\/egypts-cruelty-to-christians.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">77 incidents<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  recorded between 2011-2016, according to the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to Copts United, a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christiandaily.com\/news\/coptic-christians-are-attacked-in-two-villages-in-egypt.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">similar attack<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  took place on Friday in the village of Al-Kom Al-Ahmar, after a local Evangelical group was given permission to build a church there.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bishop Macarius himself <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynewsegypt.com\/2013\/09\/30\/minya-bishop-escapes-assassination-attempt\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">survived an assassination attempt<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  in 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The exact number of Christians within the country is contested, and the officially Islamic Egyptian government has been accused of trying to downplay the size of its Christian minority \u2013 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/religion\/2011\/02\/16\/how-many-christians-are-there-in-egypt\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">estimates<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  range anywhere from 5-15% of the country\u2019s 111 million people, although it is generally agreed that the share is shrinking \u2013 likely as a result of conversion, migration, or lower fertility rates compared to Egypt\u2019s Muslim majority.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The majority of Egypt\u2019s Christians belong to the Coptic Orthodox Church, which claims descent from the Patriarchate of Alexandria, one of the 5 major centers of early Christianity, alongside Rome, Constantinople, Antioch and Jerusalem. The Coptic Church broke away from what would become the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches in 451 AD after the Council of Chalcedon, over theological differences, and remained the dominant religion in Egypt until 641 by Muhammed\u2019s immediate successors in the Rashidun (\u201crightly guided\u201d) Caliphate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Egypt is also home to hundreds of thousands of Eastern Orthodox Christians, Protestants and Catholics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn unacceptable culture of intimidation and discrimination is still far too prevalent in this region despite positive steps taken by the Egyptian authorities in recent years, and the personal commitment of President Sisi to fight sectarian extremism and promote equality of citizenship,\u201d Christian Solidarity Worldwide President Mervyn Thomas said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christiandaily.com\/news\/coptic-christians-are-attacked-in-two-villages-in-egypt.html\">press statement<\/a>. \u201cEgyptian citizens should all be free to practice any religion or belief of their choosing without fear of threats or physical violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reports emerged of Islamist extremists setting ablaze multiple Christian homes and establishments in southern Egypt. The unrest occurred in Al-Fawakher village, housing around 3,000 Christian families. 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