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Egypt's Coptic Women Abducted in the Name of Islam
by Made In England
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July 19, 2012 - WASHINGTON -- Coptic Christians make up
the largest Christian community in the Middle East, which
also makes them sitting targets for violence and
discrimination.
As Egypt moves toward "democratic reforms," the situation
is deteriorating for the Coptic church, especially
Christian women.
Last year's protests in Cairo's Tahrir Square inspired
hopes for freedom. But one year later, "freedom" seems
even more distant for Egypt's Coptic Christians who've
seen their churches burned and community abused.
"I kept asking myself, 'What if this man hadn't saved me.
Where would I be now?'" a Coptic Christian going by the
name "Ann" said at a hearing in Washington, Wednesday.
Ann is seeking asylum in the United States and recently
testified to a congressional committee from behind a wall
to conceal her identity and protect her family in Egypt.
She recounted how a man tried to kidnap her last year.
"I was screaming. I didn't know what he wanted. I had no
idea why he was doing this," she recalled.
Ann managed to escape. But many victims aren't that
fortunate.
According to a new Christian Solidarity International
report (http://csi-usa.org/TellMyMotherIMissHer.pdf), the
number of disappearances and abductions among Coptic
women is on the rise, all with the goal of converting the
women to Islam.
"I don't care who's in the White House, Democrat or
Republican. When women are being abused, when anybody's
human rights are being abused, there just should be no
partisanship," Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., said.
Smith hosted the hearing in Washington to highlight the
report -- titled "Tell My Mother I Miss Her" -- and
pressure the U.S. government to do more.
"It's a war of attrition against the Christians, using
the women as scapegoats," explained Michele Clark, a
Chrisian Solidarity International boad member and co-
author of the report.
Clark added that while most cases include kidnapping,
abuse, and forced marriages, some radicals also use the
lure of love and romance.
"They go and make the girls fall in love with them," she
said. "He gets one; she's married off, goes out recruits
another. He gets her, goes out, recruits another. The
same name is recited in five separate police reports."
Some experts believe the abductions are part of a wider
campaign to impose an Islamist agenda.
"The practices of abducting, torturing, and forcing
conversions on Coptic women or any element of society is
a terrorist act," Middle East expert Walid Phares said.
The number of asylum petitions has also skyrocketed. The
U.S. is granting more requests to victims like Ann, who
said she's grateful but also can't help but feel a tinge
of guilt.
"Until today when I think about it, I thank God that I
was saved," Ann said. "But then I think about the others
that weren't saved. What happened to them?"
Urge U.S. leaders to act on behalf of persecuted
Christians in the Middle East. Sign the Christian
Solidarity International petition here
(http://campaigns.csi-usa.org/index.php?id=1Obama).
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