Two Egyptian Christians Imprisoned After Reporting Attack

Assyrian International News Agency ^ | 8-20-2009

[george76]

Two Coptic Christians in Egypt have been arrested and are being held without charge after reporting to police they had been beaten by a mob... On the evening of July 31, Reda Hnein, 35, his brother Nagi Hnein Fawzi, 27, and their uncle Youssef Fawzi Iskandar, 58, all Coptic farmers, were leading a cow down a road in the village of Al-Fashn when two Muslim men riding a motorbike crashed into the cow.

An argument ensued, and a mob of about 10 other Muslim men joined into the disagreement and began beating the Copts with sticks...

On the day of the incident, Hnein and Iskandar went to police to file a complaint... But after they gave their report the next day, local police arrested the two men on orders of Egypt's State Security Investigations. A cousin said she is "boiling" with anger.

"How can the police turn an innocent victim into a criminal?" she said.

"How can they treat a victim like a criminal?"

[Steve Van Doorn]

how can Christians live in an Islamic country is my question.

[george76]

Egypt was a Christian country.

The Muslims invaded Egypt.

Past is prologue.

http://www.historyofjihad.org/egypt.html

[Steve Van Doorn]

I agree but the Islamic horde has taken over. The horde will eliminate them eventually.

[Steve Van Doorn]

BTW - Thanks for the link that is interesting.

[FourPeas]

The sad thing is, this really is just par for the course. The Coptic Christians have been badly treated by the Egyptian gov’t for years.

[george76]

Thanks.

[george76]

Muslims invaded Egypt in December 641 C.E.

Tough on the Christians ever since then.

[Allegra]

how can Christians live in an Islamic country is my question.

Well. I live in one. And I'm Christian.

[Steve Van Doorn]

Reading your profile. You are amazing!
You are definitely setting the Iraqis on the correct course, if they want to keep it.
But I am afraid Islam will eventually win out in the long run.