Tag:kidnapping; women; forced conversion; forced marriage

Kidnapping fears for missing Coptic newlywed

By World Watch Monitor - A Coptic Christian woman who had been married for two weeks went missing from her school last Wednesday, sparking fears...

Egypt’s disappearing Coptic women and girls

By World Watch Monitor - At least seven Coptic Christian women and girls disappeared in Egypt last month, in what is becoming a recurring phenomenon.In each case,...

Pakistani Christian says daughter, 12, abducted, forced to convert to Islam and marry

By WorldWatch MonitorA 12-year-old Pakistani Christian girl, who disappeared in November, was abducted, forced to convert to Islam and marry her abductor, according to...

Egypt: ex-kidnapper admits ‘they get paid for every Coptic Christian girl they bring in’

By World Watch Monitor“I remember a Coptic Christian girl from a rich, well-known family in Minya. She was kidnapped by five Muslim men. They...

Young Christian Woman Said To Be Kidnapped outside Cairo, Egypt

By Morning Star NewsThird apparent abduction in area since accidental shooting of Muslim.A young Coptic woman in a suburb of Cairo, Egypt remains missing...

UPDATE: Missing Egyptian woman, 18, given new Muslim identity by security services

By WorldWatch MonitorUPDATE (8 March)The brother of 18-year-old Hanan Girgis, an Egyptian Christian woman missing since 26 January, says he has been told she...

Egyptian police accused of ‘complicity and apathy’ in case of kidnapped Christian woman

By World Watch MonitorThe family of an 18-year-old Egyptian Christian woman, missing since 26 January, have accused the police of complicity in her kidnapping...

Wave of Kidnappings Rock Upper Egypt’s Christian Community – Part 6

Wave of Kidnappings Rock Upper Egypt's Christian Community - Part 6By Sandra Elliot, International Christian ConcernJuly 12, 2016Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - In...