Mona was walking to their family farm in the early morning to assist her sick father when she was suddenly grabbed from behind and felt a sickle (a type of knife used to cut weeds) against her neck cutting her.…
In a short while, it will be Christmas and, in Africa, this celebration is not a cold, snowy one – it’s the hottest time of the year. With Covid having hit us unexpectedly in 2020, our Christmas celebrations have changed,…
Christianity has deep roots in Egypt (ranking #16 on Open Doors World Watch List*), going back centuries before the advent of Islam in North Africa. Today, Islam is the most dominant religion in Egypt with about 90% of the Egyptian…
Christians in Egypt have faced yet another tragic attack – at least seven people were killed, and 15 others injured. This happened on the 3rd of November when armed terrorists opened fire on two church-owned buses as they left St…
Samiha was attending a church service, close to her house in central Cairo, in 2016 when a suicide bomber ran in and bombed the church. The attack claimed 29 lives, and Samiha, who lost half of her face in the…
Today, we remember the 29 Christians who, last year, were killed in a bus attack by Islamic extremists on Ascension Day in Egypt. (To read more about the increased attacks Egypt’s Christians are experiencing click here.) On that day, Ayad,…
Since December 2016, Egyptian Christians have experienced unprecedented violent attacks, with more than a hundred believers being killed in less than a year. As attack after attack hit the Church in Egypt, many followers of Jesus were injured, maimed and…
July is one of the busiest months in the year for churches in Egypt, but earlier in the month they were asked to temporarily cancel all summer activities. In a statement by the president of the Protestant Churches of Egypt…
