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Egypt: Christian shot and killed in clashes following destruction of church by Muslims
Remember what started all of this. A relationship between a Christian man and a Muslim woman, and a mob of thousands of outraged Muslims. And note how the attack on the church is described in the passive voice below: "Christians were protesting for the second day over a church in Helwan on the outskirts of the capital that was set on fire Sunday after a row sparked by a relationship between a Christian man and a Muslim woman."
That's also one heck of a "row," with an estimated 4000 Muslims in the mob, but it fits a broader pattern in the media of trying to make Muslim attacks on Christians sound more like the product of mutual "tensions" than Islamic supremacist aggression. It seems almost an unwritten rule that Christians cannot be victims, and Muslims cannot be villains. More on this story. "One dead as Muslims, Christians clash in Cairo," by Shaimaa Fayed for Reuters, March 8 (thanks to all who sent this in):
CAIRO (Reuters) - One Christian youth was shot dead Tuesday during a protest between 1,300 Christians and Muslims who were throwing stones and Molotov cocktails at each other, a security source said.
The fighting erupted when a group of Christians blocked a main highway south of Cairo and clashed with Muslims who wanted to pass through, a security source said.
Christians were protesting for the second day over a church in Helwan on the outskirts of the capital that was set on fire Sunday after a row sparked by a relationship between a Christian man and a Muslim woman, witnesses and a security source said.
Someone set the building on fire, but we can't say who. Is Milton Waddams on vacation in Egypt? Did customs confiscate his Swingline stapler?
The army fired gunshots in the air to break up the riot but was unable to quell the fight straight away, witnesses said. An army statement said it "successfully handled riots Tuesday."
One 18-year old Christian was killed by a bullet that struck him in the back but it was unclear who had fired the shot or whether it had been aimed intentionally, the security source said. Some witnesses said they saw protesters carrying weapons.
"They (the Christians and the Muslims) began fighting because people in their cars wanted to pass through and the protesters had blocked the highway," the security source said.
About 20 people were injured and five cars were burned during in the latest sectarian flare-up.
In downtown Cairo hundreds of Christian protesters, carrying wooden crosses and some wearing glow-in-the-dark crucifixes brought another major highway to a halt.
There have been previous flashpoints between Muslims and Christians, who make up about 10 percent of the 80 million population.
Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, head of the ruling military council that is governing the country after Hosni Mubarak quit, said the army would rebuild the church before the Easter holidays.
The governor refused to rebuild the church where it stood. Who will win that... "row?"
Posted by Marisol on March 9, 2011 3:36 AM
Egypt: Christian shot and killed in clashes following destruction of church by Muslims
Remember what started all of this. A relationship between a Christian man and a Muslim woman, and a mob of thousands of outraged Muslims. And note how the attack on the church is described in the passive voice below: "Christians were protesting for the second day over a church in Helwan on the outskirts of the capital that was set on fire Sunday after a row sparked by a relationship between a Christian man and a Muslim woman."
That's also one heck of a "row," with an estimated 4000 Muslims in the mob, but it fits a broader pattern in the media of trying to make Muslim attacks on Christians sound more like the product of mutual "tensions" than Islamic supremacist aggression. It seems almost an unwritten rule that Christians cannot be victims, and Muslims cannot be villains. More on this story. "One dead as Muslims, Christians clash in Cairo," by Shaimaa Fayed for Reuters, March 8 (thanks to all who sent this in):
CAIRO (Reuters) - One Christian youth was shot dead Tuesday during a protest between 1,300 Christians and Muslims who were throwing stones and Molotov cocktails at each other, a security source said.
The fighting erupted when a group of Christians blocked a main highway south of Cairo and clashed with Muslims who wanted to pass through, a security source said.
Christians were protesting for the second day over a church in Helwan on the outskirts of the capital that was set on fire Sunday after a row sparked by a relationship between a Christian man and a Muslim woman, witnesses and a security source said.
Someone set the building on fire, but we can't say who. Is Milton Waddams on vacation in Egypt? Did customs confiscate his Swingline stapler?
The army fired gunshots in the air to break up the riot but was unable to quell the fight straight away, witnesses said. An army statement said it "successfully handled riots Tuesday."
One 18-year old Christian was killed by a bullet that struck him in the back but it was unclear who had fired the shot or whether it had been aimed intentionally, the security source said. Some witnesses said they saw protesters carrying weapons.
"They (the Christians and the Muslims) began fighting because people in their cars wanted to pass through and the protesters had blocked the highway," the security source said.
About 20 people were injured and five cars were burned during in the latest sectarian flare-up.
In downtown Cairo hundreds of Christian protesters, carrying wooden crosses and some wearing glow-in-the-dark crucifixes brought another major highway to a halt.
There have been previous flashpoints between Muslims and Christians, who make up about 10 percent of the 80 million population.
Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, head of the ruling military council that is governing the country after Hosni Mubarak quit, said the army would rebuild the church before the Easter holidays.
The governor refused to rebuild the church where it stood. Who will win that... "row?"
Posted by Marisol on March 9, 2011 3:36 AM
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