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Christian Minorities Under Attack - Iraq and Egypt
by Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission. January 20, 2011.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2011 10 AM ROOM 2359 OF THE RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING
This hearing will take place at 10 AM on 1/20/2011, in Room 2359 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
The Hearing is open to members of Congress, congressional staff, the media and the interested public.
DATE: Thursday, January 20, 2011 TIME: 10 AM LOCATION: Room 2359 of the Rayburn House Office Building
Please join the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission for a hearing on the increased sectarian violence in Iraq and Egypt. Last October, at least 70 people were killed during a siege on Our Lady of Salvation Church in Baghdad making it the worst massacre of Iraqi Christians since 2003. The Islamic State of Iraq, an al-Qaeda affiliate, claimed the attacks were in response to actions by the Coptic Church in Cairo. Less than two months later, extremists bombed the homes of more than a dozen Christian families throughout Baghdad. On New Year’s Eve in Alexandria, Egypt, at least 21 people were killed by a suicide bomber while leaving a Coptic Church following a worship service. It was the worst violence against the country’s Christian minority in a decade.
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