EGYPT: Christian Woman Killed in Mob Attack

Date of Bulletin: 16 April 2014

EGYPT

Every Friday, 25-year-old Mary Sameh George drove from Cairo to the nearby Ezbet El Nakhl area to visit a poor family and assist them with basic needs. While driving to visit this family on March 28, she was stopped in the Cairo suburb of Ain Shams by a mob protesting in favor of the Muslim Brotherhood.

"Once they saw that she was a Christian [because of the cross hanging on her rear-view mirror], they jumped on top of the car, to the point that the vehicle was no longer visible," an eyewitness said. "The roof of  the car collapsed. When they realized that she was starting to die, they pulled her out of the car and started pounding on her and pulling her hair, to the point that portions of her hair and scalp came off. They kept beating her, kicking her, stabbing her with any object or weapon they could find."

Voice Of the Martyrs (VOM) sources say the mob also shot her and burned her vehicle.

Christian Post, VOM Sources

Please Pray!

• Please pray that God will comfort and console Mary's family in their time of grief.

• Pray for the safety of all Christians in Egypt and that peace will soon be restored.

• Pray that the perpetrators will be caught and brought to justice.

"These six things the Lord hates, yes, seven are an abomination to Him: a proud look, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that are swift in running to evil."

- Proverbs 6:16-17 -

Voice Of the Martyrs assists Christians in Egypt through VOMedical, the Families of Prisoners fund, Christian radio  broadcasts and discipleship training for former Muslims.

EGYPT: High-Profile Convert Detained for Allegedly "Inciting Strife"

 Date of Bulletin: 25 December 2013

Mohammed Hegazy, now known by his Christian name, Bishoy Armia Boulos, was arrested on Dec. 4 at a cafe in Minya, Upper Egypt. Security forces claimed he had been working for a Christian satellite TV  channel and contributing to a "false image" that Christians in Minya are targets of violence.

Boulos's friends believe his arrest was another attempt to persecute Egypt's "best-known convert from Islam." Boulos was the first Egyptian to file a lawsuit in an attempt to change the religious identity on his ID card. He had previously been arrested and tortured because of his conversion to Christianity, and he was
forced into hiding after receiving death threats.

On Dec. 10, Boulos was transferred from the prison in Minya to a prison outside the city, due to concerns for his safety. Informants had told prison security that Muslim prisoners were planning to kill Boulos for  becoming a Christian.

Sources: Morningstar News, Release International, VOM Sources

Photo: Bishoy Armia Boulos

Please Pray!

• Pray that God will intervene and protect Boulos and that international attention will result in his release.
• Pray for his wife and two children, believed to be living abroad.
• Pray that Egypt's new constitution will protect the religious rights of its citizens.

"The proud have dug pits for me, which is not according to Your law. All Your commandments are faithful; they persecute me wrongfully; help me!" Ps. 119:85-86

Voice Of the Martyrs assists Christians in Egypt through the VOMedical fund, Families of Prisoners fund, Christian radio broadcasts and discipleship training for former Muslims.

Christians Targeted for Destruction!

"Barnabas is using this black X as a symbol of solidarity with Christians who are being targeted for their faith in Egypt and Syria. The sign has been daubed on Christian properties by Islamists in Egypt to mark them out for attack.

We're encouraging people to adopt it as their profile image on Facebook to show their support for persecuted Christians.

Download it here: http://bit.ly/16SPqxS Barnabas is using this black X as a symbol of solidarity with Christians who are being targeted for their faith in Egypt and Syria. The sign has been daubed on Christian properties by Islamists in Egypt to mark them out for attack.

We're encouraging people to adopt it as their profile image on Facebook to show their support for persecuted Christians."

Download it here: http://bit.ly/16SPqxS