Egypt: Three Christians Hospitalized in Stabbing Attack by Islamic Extremists

by Karen Faulkner, Worthy News Correspondent

(Worthy News) – While Egypt’s Islamic government has recently taken steps toward improving relations with the Egyptian Christian community, three Christian men were hospitalized last week following an attack by Islamic extremists armed with knives and machetes in Minya province, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) reports.

On November 5, four armed Islamist men attacked the three Christians at a pharmacy in Ashruba village in Bani Mazar, Minya province in Upper Egypt, CSW reports. Notably, Minya province is a hot spot for sectarian violence in the country.

The Christians were taken to the University Hospital in Minya, and police arrested a number of the assailants, CSW said.

“Christians in Ashruba village report living in a constant state of fear as sectarian tension is high and incidents of intimidation are now a regular occurrence following similar attacks on people and properties in the last year,” CSW noted in its report.

“Following such incidents of sectarian violence, members of the Christian community are generally obliged to accept the ad-hoc outcomes of ‘customary reconciliation sessions’, which tend to deprive victims of justice, preventing them from seeking effective redress via legal means, and thereby contributing to a culture of impunity,” CSW said.

With most persecution happening at a community level, Muslim-majority Egypt ranks 38 on the Open Doors World Watch List 2024 of the top 50 countries where Christians are persecuted.

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