Egypt – A Christian father and son in Egypt were attacked by a known radical on July 28 just outside the father’s shop. 43-year-old Joseph Israel and his son were stabbed in the Omranya district of Giza in the early morning hours. The assailant, Ahmad Muhammad, stabbed the two, shouting “Allahu Akbar” (God is Great), infidels, and “La illaha ila Allah” (No God but God), before some Muslim neighbors intervened and handed him over to authorities.

Joseph and his son Emil were transported to the hospital with threatening injuries. Video footage of the incident and eyewitnesses revealed that that the perpetrator first attacked Joseph and later turned on Emil when he rushed to his father’s aid.

The Coptic Christian victim owned a store selling alcoholic drinks. In a Muslim-majority country like Egypt, only Christians are able to establish liquor stores, leading to potential conflict with extremist Muslims, though conservatives often look down on the stores as well. However, the assailant had no prior relationship with the victims, leading many to conclude that Muhammad’s actions were driven by religious hatred.

One Coptic journalist, Nader Shokry, noted in a Facebook post that the recent escalation in attacks against Coptic Christians has been fanned by hate speech by Islamist leaders like Sheikh Abdullah Rushdy and Sheikh Mabrook Attia. Sheikh Attia made controversial statements about a 21-year-old girl who was stabbed after declining a marriage proposal, saying it occurred because she was not wearing a hijab. He also mocked Jesus and the Sermon on the Mount in a later video.

The attack against the Christian father and son is the latest in a string of attacks dating back to April when a Coptic priest was stabbed on the street. Another Christian man was shot 22 times in April, a woman was attacked with a sickle in June, and a mob reportedly attacked Christian homes later that month.
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ന്യൂയോർക്ക്: പള്ളിയിൽ ആരാധനയ്ക്കിടെ തോക്കു ധാരികളായ മൂന്നുപേർ കടന്നുവന്നു ബിഷപ്പിന്റെയും ഭാര്യയുടെയും ഒരുമില്യൻ ഡോളർ വിലമതിക്കുന്ന ആഭരണങ്ങൾ കവർന്നു. സൗത്ത് ഈസ്റ്റേൺ ബ്രൂക്ക്‌ലിനിലുള്ള ഇന്റർനാഷനൽ മിനിസ്ട്രീസിലെ ബിഷപ്പ് ലാമർ എം വൈറ്റ് ഹെഡിനും ഭാര്യയ്ക്കുമാണ് ഈ ദുരനുഭവം ഉണ്ടായതെന്ന് ബ്രൂക്ക്‌ലിൻ പൊലീസ് പറഞ്ഞു.

കവർച്ചയ്ക്കു മുൻപ്, പള്ളിയിൽ നടക്കുന്ന ആരാധനയും പ്രസംഗവും യുട്യൂബിലൂടെ മറ്റുള്ളവരും കണ്ടിരുന്നു. കറുത്ത വസ്ത്രവും മുഖം മൂടിയും ധരിച്ചവരാണ് കവർച്ച നടത്തിയത്. ആരാധനയ്ക്ക് എത്തിയവർക്കു നേരെ നിറയൊഴിക്കുമോ എന്നു ഞാൻ ഭയപ്പെട്ടിരുന്നു. എന്നാൽ അവർ എന്റെ ആഭരണങ്ങളും സ്വർണ്ണ കുരിശും വാച്ചും ബലമായി ഊരിയെടുത്തു, 38 വയസ്സുള്ള ഭാര്യയുടെ നേരെ തോക്കുചൂണ്ടി അവരുടെ ആഭരണങ്ങളും തട്ടിയെടുത്തു, വൈറ്റ് ഹെഡ് പറഞ്ഞു.

മോഷണത്തിനുശേഷം തോക്കു ധാരികൾ കാറിൽ കടന്നു കളഞ്ഞു. കുട്ടികളുടെ നേർക്കും ഇവർ തോക്കുചൂണ്ടി ഭീഷണിപ്പെടുത്തിയിരുന്നു. സംഭവത്തെ കുറിച്ചു പൊലീസ് അന്വേഷണം ആരംഭിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്.
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Nigeria — Gunmen in northeast Nigeria shot a pastor and killed his sons in one attack and killed a Christian engineering instructor in another this month, sources said.

Near Mubi town in Islamic terrorist-plagued Adamawa state, assailants shot the Rev. Daniel Umaru on July 5, leaving him for dead after killing his sons, 19-year-old Kefrey Daniel and Fanye Daniel, 23, area sources said. The gunmen kidnapped his 13-year-old daughter, Ijagla, who was released on July 8 after the kidnappers received a ransom payment.

Pastor Umaru, of the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria (EYN), was recovering in a hospital, said area resident Aunty Adunni.

“He was shot and left to bleed to death,” Adunni told Morning Star News in a text message. “Both the wounded pastor and his wife, who became unconscious during the attack, were taken to the hospital.”

Police in Adamawa state confirmed the attack, with spokesman Suleiman Nguroje saying the assailants stormed the pastor’s home in Mararaba Mubi, near Mubi, at about 2 a.m. on July 5.

The state’s governor condemned the attack in a statement and said the assailants must be brought to justice.

Area resident Peter Musa lamented the killings.

“Please pray for God’s intervention in this state over unending attacks on Christians and churches,” he told Morning Star News in a text message.

The pastor’s sons were buried on July 8 at EYN headquarters in Kwarhi Maararba, in the Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa state.

In the state capital, Yola, gunmen on July 14 killed a Christian engineering teacher, Yohanna Mbudai Bzegu, at his home in the Bajabure area of the city, sources said. Bzegu taught at Adamawa State Polytechnic in Yola.

The assailants broke into his home behind the Anglican Junior Seminary at about 3 a.m. and shot him to death, area resident John Usman said in a text message.

“The Christian lecturer was shot multiple times in his chest after the terrorists forcefully gained entrance into his house,” Usman told Morning Star News. “Before this time, the terrorists had attempted breaking into his house more than four times but were unsuccessful.”

Police in Yola confirmed the attack and were searching for the suspects.

Nigeria led the world in Christians killed for their faith last year (Oct. 1, 2020, to Sept. 30, 2021,) at 4,650, up from 3,530 the previous year, according to Open Doors’ 2022 World Watch List report. The number of kidnapped Christians was also highest in Nigeria, at more than 2,500, up from 990 the previous year, according to the WWL report.

Nigeria trailed only China in the number of churches attacked, with 470 cases, according to the report.

In the 2022 World Watch List of the countries where it is most difficult to be a Christian, Nigeria jumped to seventh place, its highest ranking ever, from No. 9 the previous year.
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