 On August 13 a local imam, Sheikh Tobah, called for jihad against Christians living in the village of Shimi in Egypt. Within a couple of hours, an argument broke out between Maher Amin, a Coptic taxi driver, and a Mohamed Ali Almstaui. Almstaui began to assault the taxi driver, but bystanders broke up the fight.
That night, Ahmad, Mohamad's Islamist brother, went to Maher's family home with 20 men. They broke down the door, destroyed the furniture and assaulted his family, including his mother and his paralyzed sister. Security forces then came and detained the Christian victims without treating their wounds, and forced them to 'reconcile' with their attackers.| I'd be interested in some more details about this so-called reconciliation process. I'm picturing some sort of vigilante show trial. |
The next day, a Muslim mob gathered and attacked the Copts in their houses and in the fields. "Why should they not do that, when they are told that the MP will defend them," said a Rev. Ezra Nageh of St. George's Church, adding the police have yet to issue a report about the incidents, because they were afraid of the MP. "So to whom should we go for help? MP Saad Gamal hates Christians, and President Mubarak pretends that he is not present or unaware of our plight."| Mubarak has that in common with the UN and Obama. |
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