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Muslims offer their bodies as human shields...
Muslims turned up in droves for the Coptic Christmas mass Thursday night, offering their bodies, and lives, as “shields” to Egypt’s threatened Christian community. Egypt’s majority Muslim population stuck to its word Thursday night. What had been a promise of solidarity to the weary Coptic community, was honoured, when thousands of Muslims showed up at Coptic Christmas Eve mass services in churches around the country and at candle light Vigils held outside. From the well-...

Muslims offer their bodies as human shields...
... for Christians no less: Muslims turned up in droves for the Coptic Christmas mass Thursday night, offering their bodies, and lives, as "shields" to Egypt's threatened Christian community. Egypt's majority Muslim population stuck to its word Thursday night. What had been a promise of solidarity to the weary Coptic community, was honoured, when thousands of Muslims showed up at Coptic Christmas Eve mass services in churches around the country and at candle light Vigils held outside. From the...

1000s Of Egyptian Muslims Show Up As Human Shields To Defend Coptic Christians From Terrorism
Source: Think Progress Thousands Of Egyptian Muslims Show Up As ‘Human Shields’ To Defend Coptic Christians From Terrorism On New Year’s Day, a devastating Terrorist bombing at a Coptic church in Egypt killed 21 people and injured 79 others. Although the identity of the culprits was not known, it was assumed that they were Muslim Extremists, intent on targeting those they saw as heretics. Religious tensions immediately rose in the country, and angry Copts stormed streets, battled with police,

Muslims In Egypt Use Themselves As 'Human Shields' To Protect Christian Community
Over the years while condemning Muslim Extremists this blog has tried to highlight moderate Muslims that stand up against Terrorists that kill innocents in the name of religion. Today a story is reported that undoubtedly qualifies as taking a stand. On New Years Eve 21 people were murdered in an attack against the Saints Church in Alexandria by Islamic Militants in a brutal act of Terrorism. This resulted in an unprecedented show of unity where millions of Egyptians replaced their Facebook pro...

Egyptian Muslim Majority Rejects Al-Qaeda in Iraq's Murderous Call
Ahram Online:Egypt’s majority Muslim population stuck to its word Thursday night. What had been a promise of solidarity to the weary Coptic community, was honoured, when thousands of Muslims showed up at Coptic Christmas Eve mass services in churches around the country and at candle light Vigils held outside. From the well-known to the unknown, Muslims had offered their bodies as “human shields” for last night’s mass, making a pledge to collectively fight the threat of Islamic Militant

Muslims Protecting Christians with their Bodies
Egyptian Muslims had promised to act as human shields for the Coptic Christians in their Christmas Eve mass, and they were true to their words: Egypt’s majority Muslim population stuck to its word Thursday night. What had a been a promise of solidarity to the weary Coptic community, was honoured, when thousands of Muslims showed up at Coptic Christmas eve mass services in churches around the country and at candle light Vigils held outside. From the well-known to the unknown, Muslims had offe...

Egypts Muslims Serve as Human Shields for Coptic Christmas Mass
For the Coptic Christmas mass Thursday night, Egyptian Muslims offered their bodies, and lives, as “shields” to protect the threatened Christian community: Egypt’s majority Muslim population stuck to its word Thursday night. What had a been a promise of solidarity to the weary Coptic community, was honoured, when thousands of Muslims showed up at Coptic Christmas Eve mass services in churches around the country and at candle light Vigils held outside. From the well-known to the unknown,

Muslim Human Shields for Egyptian Christians
I posted the other night about the “moderate” Muslims in Pakistan who publicly supported the Assassination of the Governor of Pakistan and anyone who agreed with him about modifying the Blasphemy law. In response, a commenter named Al-Khwarizmi left a link to an article from Ahram Online about Egyptian Muslims who volunteered to act as “human shields” for the Copts’ Christmas mass in their cathedral in Cairo, saying that “these are moderates”. I’ll...

Thousands Of Egyptian Muslims Show Up As 'Human Shields' To Defend Coptic Christians From Terrorism
On New Year's Day, a devastating Terrorist bombing at a Coptic church in Egypt killed 21 people and injured 79 others. Although the identity of the culprits was not known, it was assumed that they were Muslim Extremists, intent on targeting those they saw as heretics. Religious tensions immediately rose in the country, and angry Copts stormed streets, battled with police, and even vandalized a nearby Mosque. The riots and heightened tensions between the Muslim and Coptic communities was likely ...

We need much more of this
Egypt’s majority Muslim population stuck to its word Thursday night. What had been a promise of solidarity to the weary Coptic community, was honoured, when thousands of Muslims showed up at Coptic Christmas Eve mass services in churches around the country and at candle light Vigils held outside. From the well-known to the unknown, Muslims had offered their bodies as “human shields” for last night’s mass, making a pledge to collectively fight the threat of Islamic milit...

Thousands Of Egyptian Muslims Show Up As Human Shields To Defend Coptic Christians From Terrorism
On New Year’s Day, a devastating Terrorist bombing at a Coptic church in Egypt killed 21 people and injured 79 others. Although the identity of the culprits was not known, it was assumed that they were Muslim Extremists, intent on targeting those they saw as heretics. Religious tensions immediately rose in the country, and angry Copts stormed streets, battled with police, and even vandalized a nearby Mosque. The riots and heightened tensions between the Muslim and Coptic communities was ...

An I am Spartacus Christmas: Muslims Stand with Coptic Christians In Egypt
Egypt’s majority Muslim population stuck to its word Thursday night. What had been a promise of solidarity to the weary Coptic community, was honoured, when thousands of Muslims showed up at Coptic Christmas Eve mass services in churches around the country and at candle light Vigils held outside. From the well-known to the unknown, Muslims had offered their bodies as “human shields” for last night’s mass, making a pledge to collectively fight the threat of Islamic militan...

Somalia: Misunderstanders of Islam ban handshakes between men and women, women working in public, music, movies, bras
Where are the Moderate Muslim voices speaking up to say these Somali Muslims are getting Islam all wrong, wrong, wrong? Sharia Alert from Somalia: isn't it great that Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange made Oklahoma safe for Sharia? "Somali Islamists ban men, women from shaking hands," from AP, January 8 (thanks to all who sent this in): Mogadishu, Somalia (AP) -- Al-Qaida-linked Militants in war-torn southern Somalia have banned unrelated men and women from shaking hands, speaking or walking together...

Sombre Christmas for Egypt's Copts after blast
Coptic Christians marked a sombre Christmas on Friday, after a deadly New Year's Day church bombing in Egypt sparked riots that injured dozens of policemen and Protesters. Egypt has been under tight security since the attack in the northern city of Alexandria killed 21 people, and the measures were stepped up for Christmas Eve services held for Copts on Thursday. Dozens of police were deployed around the Saints Church in Alexandria which was targeted in Saturday's attack. "We celebrate Christmas...

Egypt Copts mark Christmas under tight security
Coptic Christians marked a sombre Christmas on Friday, after a deadly New Year's Day church bombing in Egypt sparked riots that injured dozens of policemen and Protesters. Egypt has been under tight security since the attack in the northern city of Alexandria killed 21 people, and the measures were stepped up for Christmas Eve services held for Copts on Thursday. Security officials said at least 70,000 officers and conscripts had been deployed across the country to secure churches as Copts, who ...

After The Deadly New Years Eve Attack Muslims Shield Christians in Egypt
We are led to believe violence and hatred against Muslims has grown since the 9-11 attacks ... and both the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. But according to a recent FBI report it has not. In fact Hate Crimes against Muslims in the USA are "rare". On the other hand, another recent report has Islamic countries dominating the 2011 world watch list in persecution of Christians: Of the top 10 countries on the 2011 WWL, eight have Islamic majorities. Persecution has increased in seven of them. They are Ir...

Egyptian Christians' Eastern Orthodox Christmas celebration clouded by New Year's Day bomb attack
Reporting from Cairo — Egypt's Christians celebrated Eastern Orthodox Christmas Eve on Thursday despite their mourning and anger over a New Year's Day Bomb Attack on a church that killed 25 Copts and their fears of more violence. Rumors had earlier spread that Coptic Pope Shenouda III would cancel this year's Christmas festivities. But despite Copts' grief over the Victims of the Alexandria bombing, the 87-year-old pope announced that celebrations would go on as scheduled. "Of course we...

8 dead in latest violence in central Nigeria
JOS, Nigeria - Christian youths attacked a car full of Muslims returning from a Wedding in central Nigeria, killing seven people inside the vehicle and sparking retaliatory violence that left one other person dead, an official said Saturday. It was the latest unrest in a fertile region that saw more than 500 people killed last year in massacres pitting Christians against Muslims. On Saturday, gunshots echoed through the troubled city of Jos, causing store owners to close their shops and fa...

Egypt Christians Mark Mournful Christmas Eve
Heavy-hearted Christians in Egypt packed churches to attend Christmas Eve masses Thursday. Those attending put aside fears of another attack like the Suicide bombing of an Alexandria church that killed 21 worshippers New Year's Day. "Before I congratulate you for Christmas, I want to mourn our Children in Alexandria and in many countries where they have been martyred; innocents who haven't done anything,' Pope Shenouda III, head of The Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandr...

British Islamic Leader: We Need to Behead Democracy From its Roots
Forget about so-called “moderate” Muslims, there are none.  If Muslims are attending Mosques and reading the Koran, THIS is what they are hearing and this is what they believe, whether or not they have acted upon it yet.   Count on it or be a PC fool.   Hear it, see it.   This is from just a few weeks ago, at a conference in the U.K. The following are excerpts from a lecture delivered by British Salafi Abu Mounisa, in the Islamic Awakening Conferenc...

Egypt: Terror alert on Coptic Christmas
Police put up a security cordon around the main Coptic cathedral in Cairo yesterday, hours before their Christmas Eve Mass, using bomb-sniffing dogs, metal detectors and officers to try to prevent another attack like the New Year's Suicide bombing of a church that killed 21 people. Al-Qa'ida threatened Christians in Iraq and Egypt in the weeks before the holidays. Coptic Christians, who make up 10 per cent of the 80 million population, celebrate Christmas today. ...

Egypt fears Coptic Christmas bombings
Source: CBC Egyptian authorities put up a heavy security cordon early Thursday around the main Coptic cathedral in Cairo hours before Christmas Eve Mass, hoping to prevent another attack like the New Year's Suicide bombing of a church that killed 21 people. Al-Qaeda in Iraq had threatened Christians in Iraq and Egypt in the weeks leading up to the holidays, and Militant websites have even posted online lists of churches in Egypt to target with their addresses. Egypt's Coptic Christian minority, ...

Coptic Christians just want to be treated like Egyptians
By Charlene Gubash, NBC News ProducerCAIRO – Christmas Eve mass for Coptic Christians in Egypt is usually a joyous celebration....

A HEARTENING REPORT FROM EGYPT: Egypts Muslims attend Coptic Christmas mass, serving as human shi
A HEARTENING REPORT FROM Egypt: Egypt’s Muslims attend Coptic Christmas mass, serving as “human shields.” ...

Egypt puts extraordinary security around churches
(01-06) 06:12 PST Cairo, Egypt (AP) -- Egyptian authorities put up a heavy security cordon early Thursday around the main Coptic cathedral in Cairo hours before Christmas Eve Mass, using bomb-sniffing dogs, metal detectors and officers to try to prevent another attack like the New Year's Suicide bombing of a church that killed 21 people. Al-Qaida in Iraq had threatened Christians in Iraq and Egypt in the weeks leading up to the holidays, and Militant websites have even posted online lists of c...