Tawhidi: The Islamist War on Coptics (Christians) Is Impossible to Overlook

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Tawhidi: The Islamist War on Coptics Is Impossible to Overlook
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Egyptian Coptic Christians celebrate Christmas in Cairo, Egypt, on January 6, 2016. MOHAMED EL-SHAHED/AFP

By Imam Tawhidi

Growing up as a young Muslim boy in Australia, our family doctor was a Coptic Christian. Today, my personal doctor is also a Coptic, and while being greatly involved in interfaith diplomacy, I have met hundreds of Copts.

This article isn’t about shedding light on their peacefulness as a community, and the enrichment they instill within every country they reside in. Rather, it’s about a reality which world leaders cannot continue to ignore: The ongoing persecution of Coptic Christians.

Naturally as humans, we express interest and concern in what we have already heard of or know about. This could be the very reason as to why many public figures are not raising awareness regarding the situation of Coptic Christians.

Coptic Christianity in 10 points: 

1. The word 'Copt' comes from the Greek word 'Aigyptos', meaning Egyptian.

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