2016 Minya pogrom

2016 Minya pogrom
Part of the Persecution of Christians in modern Egypt and the Persecution of Copts
Date20 May 2016
Location
village in Minya Governorate, Egypt
Caused byAlleged interfaith relationship between a Christian man and a Muslim woman
Methods
Parties
Muslim mob
Number
300
Casualties
InjuriesThe Christian man's mother was stripped in public

The 2016 Minya pogrom was a pogrom in a village in Minya Governorate, Egypt, by a Muslim mob against the Coptic community. The pogrom was instigated by a rumor that a Christian man and a Muslim woman were in a relationship. The mob ransacked and torched seven Christian homes. The mother of the Christian man was stripped naked and was paraded through the village to humiliate her.[1]

References

  1. ^ Hendawi, Hamza (26 May 2016). "Muslim Mob Attacks Christian Homes in Egypt". U.S. News & World Report. Cairo. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
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