Egypt: faithful in adversity
On August 14, the violence of the Muslim
Brotherhood targeted the Christian community in Egypt (churches and property owned
by Christians) as well as police stations.
Many churches and church premises were
attacked and set on fire, many Christian
shops were broken into and looted. It was a
reaction against the attempts of the Egyptian
military to end the sit-ins and other public
demonstrations ongoing
in Cairo
for
six
weeks. Hundreds were killed and thousands
injured in attacks all across the country.