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Egypt: Terrified Christians flee homes following blasphemy accusations

Jun 8, 2015 2:27 pm By Robert Spencer

egyptian-coptic-christiansThe comfortable, suburban Christians who are sitting in their armchairs and tut-tutting at us for being so uncharitable as to hold a Muhammad cartoon contest should take careful note of this. Islamic law asserts authority over non-Muslims. To send the signal that we will submit to Sharia blasphemy laws regarding drawing Muhammad, even if we are doing so out of a misguided sense of “respect,” will only embolden Islamic supremacists to make more demands. The endpoint of these demands is shown in this incident in Egypt. These comfortable, suburban Christians in the West are ensuring a future of harassment, persecution, violence and bloodshed for their children and children’s children.

More on this story. “Terrified Coptic Christians flee from their homes following blasphemy accusations,” by Oge Okonkwo, Pulse, June 3, 2015:

Coptic Christian homes have been attacked and families forced to flee from a village in Egypt after reports that Islam was insulted on Facebook.

But some Muslims in the Beni Suef governorate in Egypt tried to protect Copts from villagers angered over alleged “insults to Islam”.

Christian Today reports that Ayman Youssef Tawfiq, from Kafr Darwish in Al-Fashn, denies he posted cartoons on Facebook that were insulting to the Prophet Muhammad.

Nevertheless, Coptic homes in his village have been stoned and attacked with Molotov cocktails. A car has been destroyed and several homes set on fire.

Reports say meetings were even held in the village in an attempt to resolve the crisis, but this merely led to Youssef and four of his relatives’ families being driven out of town. After this, a further 10 Coptic homes were burned down.

The Coptic newspaper Al-Watani reported that among those who defended the Coptic homes from the attackers were a number of Muslim youths. Police also intervened promptly.

Ishak Ibrahim, a researcher on religion at the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, told Daily News Egypt: “Ayman is an illiterate person who usually lives in Jordan who was accused of sharing the picture by locals at his village in Beni Suef when he returned. At first, a case was filed against him and the people in the village wanted to charge him with a fine. They later changed their minds and decided they wanted him to leave. Ayman has three brothers, each with a family, and elderly parents in their 70s and 80s living in the village. All of them were made to leave the village.”

He said local officials had authorised the decision to drive the families out of the village.

“There were two meetings, one at a police station and the second in the Mayor’s house, attended by local Christians and Muslims,” he said.

The Mayor, Ahmed Maher, is reported to have told the families that the police could not guarantee their safety if they decided to stay.

Ibrahim continued: “The violations of people who express their religious opinions and the persecution of minorities is ongoing in Egypt. It increases when individuals are accused of insulting religion, as usually the trials in these cases are not fair.

“The charges for insulting religion are very vague and do not define which acts can be considered insulting or not. For instance if an imam said that all Christians are kuffar, would this be considered insulting? Anyone who openly calls for violence and hatred should be the only ones charged.”

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Filed Under: blasphemy, Coptic Christians, Egypt, Featured, free speech Tagged With: Ayman Youssef Tawfiq, Bani Suef


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  1. profitsbeard says

    Jun 8, 2015 at 2:34 pm

    Islam- the Mafia with a god.

    • Huck Folder says

      Jun 8, 2015 at 5:58 pm

      I used to think that moslems were copying the Mafia. Then I thought that was anachronistic, unless the Mafia had been around for 14-15 centuries.

      Then I discovered that Sicily had been ruled by mobandits for centuries.

      Dhimmis, remember that as you pay your protection money.

      • mortimer says

        Jun 8, 2015 at 6:17 pm

        The Mafia fought the Muslim pirates and defeated them.

  2. Alarmed Pig Farmer says

    Jun 8, 2015 at 2:43 pm

    Funny thing, but the more Infidels the Moslems slaughter, the more we bring them into this country as refugees. Moslems, that is, not the endangered Infidels.

    As the wise Fitzgerald asked some years back, seeking refuge from who?

    • Bridget Ames says

      Jun 8, 2015 at 7:56 pm

      Well of course, that so that when our Muslim president is asked to leave; there will be enough of them to dominate us. He will not leave quietly that’s for sure. It is clear that they do not need any excuse to inflict abuse on what they consider infidels.

    • Shane says

      Jun 9, 2015 at 9:13 am

      It seems that Western Civilization is on its last legs as too many of our people are surrendering to Islam. Losing faith in God in accepting liberalism as the new religion of the State is killing our civilization.

  3. miriamrove says

    Jun 8, 2015 at 3:12 pm

    I thought Sisi was going to turn things around, no? M

    • TheBuffster says

      Jun 8, 2015 at 10:52 pm

      Miriam, Whatever Sisi intends, when you have a critical mass of irrational Believers among your people, your risk setting off a massive social explosion if you suppress their will to express their religion. Al-Sisi has a problem.

      It’s the same problem that you and I and our allies here at JihadWatch want to avoid having – that “critical mass” of by-the-book Koran-submitters who threaten violence – and deliver on it – when they think Islam has been deprived or mocked.

  4. Fr. Basil says

    Jun 8, 2015 at 4:27 pm

    I have an idea. Since mahometan ramadan is coming, why not have a pork-in at the local mosque during it? Cook bacon on portable grills, eat ham sandwiches and pork barbecue!

    Offer to feed them.

    How does that sound?

    • mortimer says

      Jun 8, 2015 at 6:12 pm

      Fr.B. suggested: Offer to feed them pork.

      You like to live dangerously. I’m aware of Muslims who regularly eat bacon and drink beer.

  5. Theodoric says

    Jun 8, 2015 at 4:51 pm

    Nobody’s “Prophet” has a right NOT TO BE MOCKED.

    Even HUMAN “Prophets” have NO right “NOT TO BE MOCKED” – and the same thing goes for Islam’s Muhammasaurus Rasulex.

    https://drawthevileprophet.wordpress.com/2015/05/09/no-prophet-has-a-right-not-to-be-mocked/

    • Fr. Basil says

      Jun 8, 2015 at 11:24 pm

      But mahomet is not a prophet. He didn’t speak for the REAL God, Who is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

  6. mortimer says

    Jun 8, 2015 at 6:08 pm

    A mayor should do much better than say, ‘The police can’t guarantee your safety.’

  7. mortimer says

    Jun 8, 2015 at 6:23 pm

    Robert Spencer is right: this sort of persecution is the reason we need to defend freedom of expression NOW…while we can.

    The complicity of Leftist journalists with the supremacists in confusing the issues of free speech, tolerance and editorial cartoons makes one believe their agenda is to join in the Islamic intolerance against Jews and Christians.

    Is religious persecution of Jews and Christians what the Left actually wants? If not, why don’t they speak out?

    • Mo says

      Jun 8, 2015 at 7:03 pm

      @ Mortimer

      “Is religious persecution of Jews and Christians what the Left actually wants?”

      Of course it is! The media LOATHE Jews and Christians! They demonstrate that with every story they print! (And the ones they ignore.)

    • RonaldB says

      Jun 8, 2015 at 7:04 pm

      I’m afraid we have yet another confounding of language, in that today’s leftists are associated with the classic liberals in any way. It is assumed that leftists are really socialist libertarians, who want to promote complete freedom of speech and thought with socialist economics.

      In point of fact, leftists are all about power. The government control is a manifestation of the envy of leftist professors and bureaucrats who can’t understand why people as smart as they are don’t have the same ability to command resources and people as, say, the head of Mobile or Exxon. But, the way to remedy that is to bring it all under government control, and that way, the plodding, systematic bureaucrat gets his rightful choices.

      But, the leftists are all about making things happen their way. It’s like Mao’s “Power comes from the barrel of a gun.” The leftists support Islam not in spite of the fascist totalitarian suppression of normative Islam, but because of it. The raw power and control holds an attraction for leftists. Furthermore, the leftists are not fazed by the fact that Islam will kill them when convenient, like the Ayatollah massacred his allies, the Tudah Party in Iran. The allies of Islam act in spite of, or perhaps because of, their own fatal position. The Amadiyyas do exactly that, defend Islam in spite of being viciously persecuted by mainstream Muslims.

  8. Larry A. Singleton says

    Jun 8, 2015 at 8:24 pm

    “He said local officials had authorised the decision to drive the families out of the village.”

    “officials” Read; “Imams”.

    I’m sincerely surprised that I didn’t see “looting” as that is what Muslims love to do when Imams incite them to attack Jewish neighborhoods in pogroms throughout Islamic history. Read Bostom’s The Legacy of Islamic Antisemitism and the recurring theme is “looting, looting, looting”. This is usually on the heels of a failing Muslim society who uses any excuse to attack and steal from the successful Jews. Along with the byproducts of killing and raping. Once upon a time I didn’t think about Muslims one way or the other. My whole idea of Muslims were the Porky Pig and Popeye cartoons and Ali Baba movies in the fifties. Then I read The Haj by Leon Uris. It introduced me to the “right of return” sham and personality of Islam. Read Slavery, Terrorism and Islam by Peter Hammond for a kick ass “Primer”. You’ll be genuinely surprised, I promise.

  9. Matthieu Baudin says

    Jun 8, 2015 at 10:52 pm

    The Copts are Egypt’s proud link to their awe inspiring past. Muhammad’s armies white anted and degraded Egyptian society leading it backwards and imposed Arabic as a foreign tongue. Islam has enfeebled Egypt and it’s remarkable that Coptic Christianity has somehow survived the punishment of the centuries and left us with a living social institution that reveres its own great history and achievements.

  10. sinantara says

    Jun 9, 2015 at 1:06 am

    To arm chair christians, you don’t need jihad watch to become islamophobes. Just look at websites with “jihad” in it, without watch… I just looked at one having black banner in it (“panji hitam”) in Malay. with blogs from just your average muslim in the street. that was definitely more chilling than the news, de-sensitif-ized as we are by movie violence. It is Islam, stupid! but try to tell an eloi what to do with the morlocks…

  11. Peggy says

    Jun 9, 2015 at 1:59 am

    These rabin creatures are inventing reasons to either drive Christians out or kill them.
    Instead of taking in all non Muslims from around the world who need sanctuary, we are importing more and more rabid Muslims instead.
    There is only one reason for this and that is making us all slaves of the chosen masters. Islam is the only means to enslave us all. All other ways won’t get the same results. It’s obvious that this is the plan. No other explanation why we are importing so many Muslims into our countries makes any sense. Eventually we are going to be just like the UK and France. Islam, best way to control the masses. This should be their slogan.

  12. pongidae rex says

    Jun 9, 2015 at 2:02 am

    A God that hates is unworthy of worship. Hate is an afflictive emotion of primitives. To assign such an emotion to God is to be mentally deranged. Muhammad was mentally deranged.

  13. Gordon Miller says

    Jun 9, 2015 at 9:45 am

    With all the problems in the world caused by devout as well as non-devout Muslims, wouldn’t it make good sense to put a hold on Muslim immigration into the USA for a period of some years?
    How can we bring thousands upon thousands of Muslims (not vetted) into this country without considerable risk? Just look what has happened in Europe, particularly France and England, with its open door policy.
    Muslims do not assimilate well; instead they want the host country to accept their traditions along with sharia law. Actually, they want to completely control the host country. How in the world can we allow this? It looks like we’ll have to wait 1¾ years for a new President—hopefully a Republican who’s not in bed with the Muslim invaders.

    • particolor says

      Jun 9, 2015 at 6:28 pm

      Aren’t Imports wonderful ? Sharing the Produce of Foreign Countries ! ENJOY ! 🙂

    • Angemon says

      Jun 9, 2015 at 9:50 pm

      Gordon Miller posted:

      “With all the problems in the world caused by devout as well as non-devout Muslims, wouldn’t it make good sense to put a hold on Muslim immigration into the USA for a period of some years?”

      Yes, that would make good sense. But that measure is in the hands of politicians…

    • Peggy says

      Jun 9, 2015 at 10:20 pm

      Gordon Miller says

      June 9, 2015 at 9:45 am

      With all the problems in the world caused by devout as well as non-devout Muslims, wouldn’t it make good sense to put a hold on Muslim immigration into the USA for a period of some years?

      ======================================
      NO, not for a period of some years. Put a hold on forever.

      • particolor says

        Jun 10, 2015 at 6:21 am

        Send them back Home !! To The Moon ! 🙂

  14. kenneth king says

    Jun 9, 2015 at 10:23 am

    How can one blaspheme a dead man? Maybe it’s his ideas, which not too many people know about because it’s in Arabic. Perhaps it’s the muslims who are the blasphemers. I mean if one has an allah who kills, enslaves people, and destroys others at will, surely a religion of love, peace and forgiveness would be blashphemous.

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