Grand Sheik Mohammed Sayyed Tantawi of Al-Azhar, Sunni Islam's pre-eminent institution and oldest university, right, meets with Pope Shenouda III, the ailing head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, at his residence in Cairo Egypt, Dec.16, 2007.
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Posted on Mon Dec 17 2007
Christian Today UK
In the early hours on Sunday, Coptic Christian shops were burned and attacked by Muslims in the city of Isna, located south of Cairo, as the motivation behind this destruction remains unclear.At least 13 shops were destroyed while the windows of a church were damaged. The riot, according to the Reuters news agency, started after an angry mob of Muslims suspected a Muslim girl had sex with two Christian boys.
This was followed by a report that a Muslim woman had her veil forcefully removed by two Coptic Christians in a car park on Saturday, reported the Canadian Press.
Currently, police upgraded security and imposed a curfew on the town. Coptic Christian accounts for 10 percent of the total population of Egypt and often faces persecution from the Egyptian government with their rights being curtailed such as the requirement for a licence to build a church whereas for Muslim they can build a mosque anywhere as they please.
Discussion: Muslims rampage through Coptic Christian stores
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