2016 Minya pogrom

2016 Minya pogrom
Part of the persecution of Christians in the Middle East
Date 20 May 2016
Location Minya Governorate, Egypt
Caused by Rumor of a relationship between a Christian man and a Muslim woman
Methods Looting and arson
Parties to the civil conflict
Muslim mob
Number
300
Casualties
Injuries The 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 26 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
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