Yet another Coptic Christian child was recently kidnapped in Egypt. Thirteen-year-old Cyril Rif”˜at Fayiz was abducted in the Minya district by “unknown persons” who later called the child’s parents demanding one million Egyptian pounds, nearly the equivalent of $150,000 USD.
Kidnapping and holding Coptic children captive for large ransoms has become a regular feature of the Egyptian landscape, particularly in Minya, Upper Egypt, where millions of Christians live.
And the reasons for kidnapping them continuously morph.
For example, right before the Egyptian June Revolution, which saw the ousting of former president Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood, letters addressed to the Copts of Minya threatened them not to join the anti-Morsi protests, otherwise their “businesses, cars, homes, schools, and churches” might “catch fire” — all of which happened.
The message, which was signed by “people zealous for the nation,” concluded by saying “If you are not worried about any of these, then worry about your children and your homes.”
In short, Coptic children are vulnerable and effective targets in Egypt — whether they are targeted because Copts fail to behave as dhimmis, that is, third class citizens, or simply to make a profit.
Raymond Ibrahim is author of Crucified Again: Exposing Islam’s New War on Christians
Bahr says
Salaam and greetings to you all
Islam WILL become a peaceful and tolerant religion WHEN/IF the muslims start to refute the hadith collections. So this is what you should do, expose the hadith sayings.
On the issue of Hadith I have collected many books in Malay and English, see links below. If you read the Quran you see that Allah Himself warn us NOT to go to Hadith (by name) outside the Quran. So how can you go to stories and heresay written somme hundred years after our beloved prophet left this world?
There are so many stupid Hadith that goes against the Quran, science and common sense, please read on the following links, please read all.
http://www.hanifdostlar.net/engislam/printed.asp?active_page_id=130
http://www.e-bacaan.com/artikeli_debunking.htm
http://wikiislam.net/wiki/Scientific_Errors_in_the_Hadith
So please brother and sister, read the books in the links below, read the Quran in a good translation and educate yourself on the Deen of Allah, NOT the religion Hadith-Islam.
Malay books refuting Hadith for free download:
https://app.box.com/shared/ognan51c0k
Free English book refuting Hadith and understand the Quran for download in PDF format:
http://www.box.net/shared/5tgzvctcf5
Warm regards from Bahr