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Muslim ‘jizya’ shakedown in Egypt

sifilings Wed, 09/11/13 8:29 pm
Society & Culture
Egypt
Muslim Brotherhood

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood to Coptic Christians: Convert to Islam, or pay ‘jizya’ tax

Discussion

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Topics: Egypt, Religious Freedom, Pakistan, Persecution, Religious Liberty

  • Christians continue to be targets of violence around the world
  • "[The Muslim Brotherhood's] prestige in the professions provides it with a major platform for its future ambitions."
  • Coptic Christians are "a cowed population in terms of politics. They are afraid and marginalized"
  • An Egyptian court in Cairo sentenced Islamic preacher to 11 years in prison for tearing up and burning a Bible
  • Egyptian presidential candidate: switching religions "is 'a personal right' and that religious groups and state should refrain from seeking to supervise religious conversion."

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