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Egypt: Church Closed after Muslim mob beats up priest, scares 200 Sunday school children onlookers

Apr 27, 2019 5:44 pm By Christine Douglass-Williams

Another story that should have wider coverage in the mainstream media but does not: a barbaric mob of Muslims, some wielding clubs and knives, beat up a Coptic priest and another Copt. in front of 200 Christian children attending bible study. Why? Because the church they were attending was undergoing renovation expansion. For Islamic supremacists, how dare they expand.

This is the mentality being exported into Western countries via open door immigration.  Persecuted minorities are being brushed aside by mainstream media and globalists, while those who tell their stories and sound the alarm are being called “Islamophobic”.

The attack on the Christians was instigated by the village mayor who “accused the Christians of “treason” for the renovation, and called for “neighbors to take action against the church.

“Church Closed in Egypt after Muslim Mob Frightens Children in Sunday School”, Morningstar News, April 23, 2019:

CAIRO, Egypt, April 23, 2019 (Morning Star News) – A Coptic church in Upper Egypt is closed after a throng of angry Muslims attacked it this month, beating a priest and another Copt as more than 200 fearful children who had gathered for Bible lessons looked on, according to advocacy groups.

One of the injured Copts, Asaad Bakheet Rezek, told Coptic TV (CTV) that a Muslim about 17 years old beat one of the priests with a club as security forces led him from the Anba Karas Church building in Naga al-Ghafir, Sohag Governorate in southern Egypt.

The priest, identified as Father Basilious, sustained a minor head injury as security forces escorted him and another priest into an armored vehicle after the chanting mob tried to enter the building, Rezek said, adding that the children were terrified by the club- and knife-wielding crowds as they shouted, cursed and pelted the building with rocks.

The village mayor had gone to the church premises the previous day, angry at construction underway for a fourth floor to a building annex, according to advocacy groups Coptic Solidarity and the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR).

The mayor accused the Christians of “treason” for the add-on. He started shouting to neighbors to take action against the church and left, later submitting a notice at the city council complaining about the construction, according to the groups. The city council immediately arrived, stopped the work and confiscated building materials, including the cement and the reinforced steel.

The next day at 4 p.m., dozens of angry demonstrators tried to enter the church premises but were unable to get through a steel door. Carrying clubs and knives, they started shouting, cursing and pelting the building with rocks, according to Coptic Solidarity.

Additional forces arrived, and Father Basilious was struck as he and another priest were escorted off the premises. Parents and church leaders were not able to move the 200 children away from the angry, chanting villagers until security forces dispersed the crowds. Though police witnessed the beating of the priest, no arrests were made.

Both Father Basilious and Father Bakhoum were taken for questioning into the evening hours.

Police issued an indefinite closure order, pending investigations, and froze all activities of the 10-year-old church, including the its daycare and the Sunday School.

The church, which held worship services every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, was the only one serving a Christian population of about 1,300 in Naga al-Ghafir village, the rights groups said. There had been no prior trouble with Muslim neighbors.

“The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights condemns the closure of the Anba Karas Church in Naga al-Ghafir,” an EIPR statement read. “The church was shuttered after dozens of Muslim residents of the village surrounded the church and chanted hostile slogans against Copts; a Christian cleric and another citizen were injured after being assaulted with sticks.”….

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Filed Under: Coptic Christians, Featured, Jihadist intimidation and thuggery, Muslim persecution of Christians Tagged With: Anba Karas, Father Basilious, Sohag Governorate


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  1. italy6966 says

    Apr 27, 2019 at 6:36 pm

    The Main stream media is evil,yes evil,not one person should watch any of them,they are scum…

    • gravenimage says

      Apr 27, 2019 at 10:03 pm

      How does their reporting this story make them scum?

      • J D.S says

        Apr 28, 2019 at 8:55 am

        @ graven????? Find a better/worse word than scum. Half-hour opinion ofvthevZmSM? and of course no one should watch, read or listen except for criticism.

        • J D.S says

          Apr 28, 2019 at 8:57 am

          Oops typo. what’s your opinion of the MSM

        • gravenimage says

          Apr 28, 2019 at 5:56 pm

          J D.S, I have a real problem with much of the mainstream media these days–they often pass off hard-leftist opinion pieces as hard news, and even in their reporting often omit anything that would make Islam or Muslims look bad.

          Jihad Watch mostly relies on the reporting of the mainstream media, though–as do the rest of us when they cover stories about Jihad terror.

        • Sam says

          Apr 29, 2019 at 8:18 am

          I know this village its a mostly inbred Arab backward clannish village.

    • Frederick King says

      Apr 28, 2019 at 3:16 am

      I wonder what Omar says about this ? That is pathetic. Attacking a priest at a sunday school ? Copts were not very likely to be engaged in “deatt muslims” sermons, or teaching suicide bombings to kids.

      • J D.S says

        Apr 28, 2019 at 9:08 am

        DEADLY ATTACK IN CALIFORNIA @ Synagogue by anti Semite ….

        ….. news coverage (FOX) but no coverage found coverage of Attack in Egypt by angry muslim mob on Christians. causing church to be closed.

  2. somehistory says

    Apr 27, 2019 at 7:20 pm

    When it comes to anything to do with moslims making trouble, hurting, raping, killing people or destroying property…it’s the victims of the moslim evil doings that must pay the price for the assault, murder, etc.

    If a girl or woman is raped, she must pay with her life. If a moslim blows up a church, the other churches close and his barracks is protected. If a moslim murders a non moslim, he is taken to the hospital and treated while his victim’s family has to live in fear of the moslims kith and kin.

    The poor children. They will have nightmares for a very long time. And they have no place now to gather for a study of the Bible. Just wondering how long the priests will be held at the police station for being victims of a moslim attack? The “mayor” deserves a horsewhipping. He probably wanted the building materials for his mayoral manor.

    islam and its adherents are evil. Evil will be destroyed and soon.

  3. CRUSADER says

    Apr 27, 2019 at 9:07 pm

    Mark Gabriel was very lucky to escape dangerous Egypt
    once he found out that Islam was a disaster to the soul
    and Muslims were mean to Coptic Christians.

    He was an Al-Azhar trained imam who converted to Christianity.

    Author of:

    Culture Clash: Islam’s War on America

    Journey Inside The Mind Of an Islamic Terrorist: Why They Hate Us and How We Can Change Their Minds

    Islam and Terrorism: What the Qur’an really teaches about Christianity, violence and the goals of the Islamic jihad.

  4. Westman says

    Apr 27, 2019 at 9:27 pm

    You must admit, 200 Copt children now know the true character of Islam. I can’t think of another “religion” that thinks aggression is how to attract converts – only Islam can sink this low. But, of course, Islam is not really a religion; it is a political ideology that calls for the replacement of all governments and the forced servitude or elimination of unbelievers. Like communism, it creates mediocrity wherever it rules.

    • Reziac says

      Apr 28, 2019 at 10:22 am

      Islam’s method is basically, “See what we did to them? Either convert, or we’ll do it to you too.” And most people, being trapped in that situation with no one to rescue them, will cave and convert.

      It’s easy to be brave and defiant — from a safe distance.

      • gravenimage says

        Apr 28, 2019 at 6:30 pm

        This is true, Reziac.

  5. gravenimage says

    Apr 27, 2019 at 10:04 pm

    Egypt: Church Closed after Muslim mob beats up priest, scares 200 Sunday school children onlookers
    …………………..

    Will Egyptian authorities do anything about this? Don’t hold your breath…

  6. mortimer says

    Apr 27, 2019 at 10:30 pm

    ACCORDING TO THE *PACT OF OMAR*, Christians should not build new religious buildings, nor repair old ones … if they do, then the DHIMMI CONTRACT is broken and Muslims may destroy the buildings and the Christians:

    (FROM THE PACT OF OMAR)

    “We made a condition on ourselves that we will neither erect in our areas a monastery, church, or a sanctuary for a monk, NOR RESTORE any place of worship that needs RESORATION nor use any of them for the purpose of enmity against Muslims. We will not prevent any Muslim from resting in our churches whether they come by day or night, and we will open the doors [of our houses of worship] for the wayfarer and passerby. Those Muslims who come as guests, will enjoy boarding and food for three days.”

    • gravenimage says

      Apr 27, 2019 at 10:34 pm

      +1

    • Samir says

      Apr 30, 2019 at 4:24 am

      This is not a surprise. It happens on every few months when the mob and fanatic attck church and copts in Egypt, Especially at upper Egypt. Unfortunately media acts blind eyes when hear this barbaric acts which have been going for years.

  7. mortimer says

    Apr 27, 2019 at 10:36 pm

    DHIMMI CONTRACT

  8. Georg says

    Apr 27, 2019 at 10:47 pm

    “Muslim mob beats up priest, scares 200 . . . children onlookers…”

    Stay classy, Islam.

  9. infidel says

    Apr 28, 2019 at 1:25 am

    I’m amazed at why these animals are chanting against one of the greatest Dhimmis of all times.. THE CURRENT POPE… this goes to show time and again that Muslims have no gratitude towards Khafir. There is an old Hindu saying which my late paternal grandma used to tell us…U can do good to a Muslim for 20 years and in the 21st year, he can brutally hack U do death ONLY BECAUSE U ARE NOT MUSLIM…

    • Georg says

      Apr 28, 2019 at 2:27 pm

      Islam seems to be a choice vehicle for thanklessness and shamelessness.

    • gravenimage says

      Apr 28, 2019 at 6:39 pm

      The pope is a dhimmi–but he is still an Infidel respected by many, and so pious Muslims hate him.

  10. Ronyvo says

    Apr 28, 2019 at 6:23 am

    This is another proof of Sisi’s lack of interest to protect the Copts as he keeps announcing, FAKE, and the Islamic takyya is at work. He is Muslim, therefore NOT to be trusted. It is time to disbelieve anything a Muslim says unless he says the truth which is Islam is satanic therefor is inhumane and must be declared NON-religion.

  11. jayell says

    Apr 28, 2019 at 7:21 am

    Now, here’s a funny thing. I’ve just looked up the BBC website and they’ve got a story about Christians staying at home in Sri Lanka and a big headline about some (white) person opening fire in a synagogue in the USA after having threatened (or caused) damage in a couple of local mosques…….but not a mention of THIS story. No further comment.

  12. abad says

    Apr 28, 2019 at 12:15 pm

    See, this is why a lot of people do not regard Islam as well its followers being members of the human race.

    They are all possessed by Satan and are the enemy of the human race and the Lord Jesus Christ.

  13. b.a. freeman says

    Apr 28, 2019 at 2:09 pm

    once pious muslims have killed a few leftists here in the u.s. after the civil war between leftists and the ummah has been won by the latter, thus causing *ALL* other leftists to cowardly convert to islam, this is the situation to which *WE* can look forward. i can hardly wait, except that i’ll probably already be dead, murdered by a leftist or a muslim. gotta love the religion of pieces!

  14. UNCLE VLADDI says

    Apr 29, 2019 at 4:13 am

    Here’s a simple fact about islam which *might* even give your average muslim pause:

    If and when muslims posit their god as being “unknown and unknowable,” then it’s incredibly hypocritical of them to pretend to be so outraged by other religions’ alleged tellings of “lies” about the nature of god, that they feel obliged to go out and wage war and murder them for it.

    That’s really only them doubling-down on their own lies, for all religion is at best mere speculation presented as fact – in other words, it’s all a pack of lies!

    Therefore, who does islam *really* benefit? Obviously, not god.

    So it can only be a lying excuse to benefit its fraudulent founder, Muhammad.

    And there’s a copious amount of anecdotal evidence (aka all the hadiths) to prove it, too.

  15. Hardihardihar says

    Apr 30, 2019 at 8:55 pm

    Today’s Jihad is carried out in primarily Muslim countries through laws that deprive non-Muslims of various to all rights and by small groups to lone wolf operators throughout the world – usually if not always egged on by an activist of sorts, a mullah or private citizen or official, as in this case, the mayor of the town. A Millennium type Crusade must be organized similar to the occasional operation of Mosad but active in a far greater number and throughout the world – independent small groups or individuals who target the Jihad activists and promoters who are made to disappear as Jimmy Hoffa disappeared without a trace. Such disappearance without any explanation will frighten potential Jihad promoters more than public and widely publicized attacks.

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