Coptic Christians: Egypt’s Besieged Minority Analysis

Today there is a great article about Coptic Christians on the International Business Times website written by Palash R. Ghosh.

The gist of the article is about how the small minority of Christians in Egypt are under more threat of persecution from followers of militant Islam. 

Christians, who were resented for their wealth, witnessed the closing of some of their churches and courts and confiscation of properties, prompting many to emigrate.

Meanwhile, Copts who remained in Egypt have faced widespread discrimination, restrictions on church-building and, in the worst cases, assaults and murders by militant Muslims.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) once noted: "Egyptians are able to convert to Islam generally without difficulty, but Muslims who convert to Christianity face difficulties in getting new identity papers and some have been arrested for allegedly forging such documents.”

The article goes on to say that there is an increasing number of Christians in the government, but there is still a growing concern over the Muslim brotherhood.

Please continue to pray for Christians in Egypt.  Click here to learn more about Egypt and its restricted nation status.