“Anti-Christianization” course in Egypt aims to combat conversion

CAIRO: A recent course in Egypt’s southern city of Aswan has raised a few eyebrows after it was announced that the course would be an “anti-Christianization course” aiming to educate youth about Islam and how to respond to attempts of converting by Christians in the country.

The course, which started on Saturday and will continue until Wednesday, is run independently, according to coordinator, Ibrahim al-Etmany, a student at the engineering faculty in Aswan.

“Reoccurring attempts at the university in Aswan to convert Muslims to Christianity or provoke them with misleading information was the drive behind the course,” Etmany told Bikyamasr.com via telephone on Saturday.

“We want to avoid confrontations and provocative talk and focus on civil and enlightened dialogue between the two religions,” he continued.

“You know young people could get upset or angry, but with knowing your faith, you could respond politely and respectfully to the other side’s claims.”

No official numbers shed light on the number of Muslims converting to Christianity, but evidence shows it is still well behind the conversion of Coptic Christians to Islam in the country.

A number of Muslims who converted to Christianity appeared heavily in the media during 2009 and 2010, affirming their rights to choose their faith, yet they were met with public anger, as their press interviews showed hostility towards Muslims.

“Confrontation is out of the question,” argued Ibrahim. “We are here to learn more about our religion and take violent responses out of the equation.”

Ibrahim spoke to Bikyamasr.com as he was expecting the three lecturers to arrive at the train station, with the course to start after the sunset prayer.

He added that many people have expressed their interest in the course and scores are traveling from neighboring cities such as Meniya and Qena, who were hit recently with sectarian clashes, to attend the course.

“We are expecting a hundred or more people to show up,” Etmany said.

The course is not the first public effort to combat conversion in Egypt. The Observatory of the Islamic Resistance to Christianization, an online resource, provides materials online to fight conversion.

“We are a scientific research body specializing in the resistance to Christianization and welcome the cooperation of all Muslims to confront this danger that exploits the poverty of ordinary people and their vulnerability to catch them and throw them under the feet of the Cross,” reads the about us section on the Observatory’s website.

“We welcome the cooperation of all Muslims in this vital area, stressing the need to adhere to the Qur’an and Sunna to understand the ancestors as our front line,” it added.

http://bikyamasr.com/60238/anti-christianization-course-in-egypt-aims-to-combat-conversion/

Of course the usual suspects will come defending this intolerant barbarism. I call for freedom of religion, world wide!

 

Seems reasonable .
We used to indoctrinate our kids every day at school with the nonsense Christian stories . Possibly quite innocently .
They will move to our Multi cultural position in a few generations .
Give them time .

 

You're a Pakistani right? eh, I'd expect you to say that.

 

Don't worry about the people in deep Aswan

Both the Muslims (who are mainly sufi in that part) and the Christian Copts know all about the centuries of the popes crusaders trying to convert both 'heretics' to Catholisism around the world

 

I love it when you start sweet talking .
It's your way of showing that even you realise when you are pinned in a corner .
Delete the Topic . You know you will feel much better rofl .

 

Oh so two wrong make a right? That makes it okay? Dark times will come upon the people in the Islamic world if they don't change their ways. Wait for it.

 

YARAB!!!

 

Allah helps those who help themselves. He's not digging you guys out of this one. You're on your own.

 

bateikh

 

The difference is I say , Allahu Akbar , from respect .
You lose your head and deserve to .

 

The Vaticans ambassador had a nice visit a few days ago with the Muslim Brotherhood.

 

Figures too cowardly to say it in english. Persecuting defenseless minorities. May hellfire meet Islamic hellholes.

 

Is this like the chrisitian camps in america who try to cure homosexuality by thrusting bibles in the faces of scared liberals.

 

Who is that? A forum member or a poor sod from the bible camps.

 

learn Arabic then if you spend so much time persecuting, killing,invading and insulting us

 

Who have I killed? Invaded? Nobody. I wish your people attack us again. We will unleash the pits of hell upon your lands.

 

TBN is broadcasting Christian sermons in both Arabic and English all over the ME and North Africa. ((((groan)))

Muslims could be exposed to Christianity and vice versa without provoking each other or insulting each other.

Anti Christianization doesn't sound like a good course of action to me.

 

Do you see the PURPOSE of that sign? A sign obviously prepared by an adult???

 

Yes, spread awareness. It's true, our resident Egyptian is proud of this barbaric behavior.

 

in America

 

can you remind when the last time Egypt invaded the USA?

 

no egypt