Dhimmitude in Egypt

Raymond Ibrahim's long article on dhimmitude in Egypt will give you a feel of what the Coptic Christians  are going through at the hands of their tormentors there, while we here in the West bend over backwards to place muslims on pedestals. The kind of incidents that Ibrahim has included in his piece, with links, raises fear  that Christianity will be wiped out of Egypt within a few short years. 

Syria will be next.

.... As usual, it took the army an hour to drive two kilometers to the village. "This happens every time. They wait outside the village until the Muslims have had enough violence, then they appear."....

.......Currently, 2012 appears to be unfolding as the "Year of Dhimmitude" for Egypt's Christians. Consider the following incidents from just last January alone, all of which demonstrate an upsurge in the treatment of Egypt's Copts as dhimmis -- the legal term for Islam's "protected," barely tolerated non-Muslim minorities—"protected," that is, as long as they agree to a number of debilitations, such as those that follow, that render them second-class citizens:

Insulting Islam:
According to the Pact of Omar (also one of the earliest sources banning the construction or renovation of churches), dhimmis must "respect Muslims" and never insult them or their religion. Accordingly, a prominent Christian, Naguib Sawiris, is charged with "contempt of religion," for twittering a cartoon of a bearded Mickey Mouse and a veiled Minnie: "The case has added to fears among many that ultraconservative Islamists may use their new found powers to try to stifle freedom of expression." Nor are the double standards in Egypt's "contempt of religion" law set aside: Christianity is daily disparaged in Egypt with impunity.

Similarly, a 17-year-old Christian student accused of posting a drawing of Islam's prophet on Facebook—which he denies doing, saying it was posted without his permission—triggered days of Muslim violence and havoc, including the burning of three Christian homes to cries of "Allahu Akbar" ["Alah s the Greatest."] The student, who was beaten, is to be "held" for fifteen days, "pending investigation." Muslim leaders agree "that priests should publicly apologize for the images, and that the student, as well as his family, should move out of the governorate."..........

Lots, lots more