Is Egypt a dangerous place for Christians?
No one can deny that certain events/situations have and are taking place at the moment. Egypt, much like Middle East, isn’t and won’t be stable for a while. Despite that, and although they have decreased in number, tourists still come and go edit; but, in regards to this: “And events lately have put me off visiting there.” well, you can thank the media for that buddy.
Increasingly yes. Copts are bearing the brunt of the newfound freedom of Islamists. Nobody can deny this looking at the number of Copts who have been murdered since the revolution – no fewer than 30. It always begins the same way: a rumour circulates and Muslim mobs amass. The notion that there is religious supremacism is an unpopular one in Egypt, because it impressions public disunity. At the same time, the Pew Centre survey reported that only 40 per cent of Egyptians believe it is important for Christians and other minorities to practice their religions freely, so the Coptic plight receives minimal concern. PassioÙ†: ‘The reason why the church was attacked was because the Christians kidnapped a Muslim convert and put her inside the church, just to make it clear’. No, as I said, it was only a rumour. This isn’t the first time the rumour has come out, and it always results in an aggressive Muslim mob. All the rumour has to do is be there. You call yourself a Christian? I’ll tell you wh