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The Tacit Support of ISIS By the Muslim WorldBy H.A. Hellyerhttps://www.theatlantic.comPosted 2017-05-27 02:53 GMTFriday is usually the most peaceful day in the Egyptian week, a day most often reserved for time with family. This Friday in particular--the last day before the start of Ramadan--should have been a time of calm reflection and prayer in Egypt. Instead, gunmen killed at least 24 Coptic Christians as they made their way via bus to a monastery in Minya, south of Cairo.Copts are the largest Christian group in the Middle East, and they represent about 10 percent of the population in Egypt. This is not the first attack that has taken aim at Christians in the country, but it is one of the most shocking, with a high death toll and children among the targets. Sadly, given ISIS's express declarations that Christians are "infidels" who should be targeted in Egypt, this attack is also unlikely to be the last.At the time of this writing, no one has yet taken responsibility for the attack. But ISIS is a likely suspect. There are quite a few militant groups in Egypt, but only one has a record of purposely targeting Christians in this deadly fashion, calling them their "favorite prey"--and that's ISIS....As ISIS continues to lose territory in Iraq and Syria, it will carry out or claim acts of terror elsewhere to bolster its public image. We've just seen an example in Manchester, and another in Indonesia, and regrettably there are likely to be more examples ahead. ISIS will disappear eventually. But if we want to shorten its shelf-life, taking the issue of sectarianism seriously is not a luxury, but a must.Continued at: http://aina.org/news/20170526225333.htm
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