Coptic Christian girls in Egypt are being abducted and trafficked at alarming rates according to “Jihad of the Womb,” a report that provides an in-depth look at why so many Coptic Christian girls are being abducted, CBN News reports.
Reportedly, Egyptian officials have done little to help Coptic Christian women find their children, and, according to CBN’s International Correspondent Gary Lane, “Christian girls are often targeted by Muslim men in heavily Islamic countries like Egypt. Many are neighbors who charm impoverished Christian girls with kindness and gifts. Attracted by the good looks and kindness of young Muslim men, the girls are lured away from their families based on empty promises of wealth and successful life. Some are raped and culturally that brings shame to their families. They see conversion to Islam and marriage as their only way out.”
The report, by advocacy group Coptic Solidarity, states a good portion of these abductions are blown off by Egyptian authorities as marriages, even though coercion was used to force these young girls into abduction. According to the report, at least 500 women and girls were abducted this way. But other cases reported as common according to the report are:
- Overpowering and kidnapping women, identified as Coptic by not wearing [a] hijab or wearing a necklace with a cross
- Luring minor Coptic girls into romantic relationships by Muslim men
- Engaging…
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