Egypt Acquits Men Who Assaulted Christian Woman
12/18/2020 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – After years of delays, the Egyptian courts have acquitted three men charged with assaulting an elderly Coptic Christian woman, Suad Thabet.
These charges were brought after they participated in a mob attack against the Christian community in the village of al-Karm. They were accused of attacking, beating, and publically stripping Suad. All of this followed allegations that Suad’s son had an affair with a divorced Muslim woman. It was a situation that sent shock throughout Egypt’s entire Christian community. Though they have long experienced persecution and violent attacks, the nature of the assault on Suad was deeply impactful for everyone, even more so Suad.