Bishops blast Coptic Christians behind anti-Muslim film
Coptic Christian leaders in the United States distanced themselves from an anti-Muslim film that has sparked protests in more than 24 countries, and denounced the Copts who reportedly produced and promoted the film.www.washingtonpost.com
Anti-Muslim film: Patrols stepped up at Coptic Christian churches
Local law enforcement authorities are stepping up patrols around Coptic Christian houses of worship to deter those who might target them because the producer of an anti-Muslim movie that sparked unrest in the Middle East has ties to the religion.latimesblogs.latimes.com
Q&A: Coptic Christians on film sparking protests
Coptic Christians belong to the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, the largest Christian church in Egypt. The church belongs to the Oriental Orthodox family of churches, which has been a distinct church body since the Council of Chalcedon in 451 ...www.google.com
Writer of inflammatory film a Coptic Christian with a checkered past
An Egyptian protester throws stones toward riot police next to a burning police car during clashes near the U.S. embassy in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Sept.www.washingtontimes.com
Coptic Christians condemn anti-Muslim film, distance themselves from alleged ...
Coptic Christians in Southern California are distancing themselves from the alleged director of an anti-Muslim film that some observers say has sparked deadly violence in Egypt, Libya and elsewhere in the Middle East.www.scpr.org
Californian Coptic Christians Distance Themselves From Anti-Muslim Filmmaker
...the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Los Angeles, Southern California & Hawaii strongly rejects dragging the respectable Copts of the Diaspora in the latest production of an inflammatory movie about the prophet of Islam.www.businessinsider.com
Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, Coptic Christian Behind 'The Innocence Of Muslims ...
In reality, he is an Egyptian Coptic Christian who has gone by at least six other false names and has served time for creating fake bank accounts with stolen Social Security numbers, the Associated Press reports.www.huffingtonpost.com
California Coptic Christian confirms role in anti-Islam film
The search for those behind the provocative, anti-Muslim film implicated in violent protests in Egypt and Libya led Wednesday to a California Coptic Christian convicted of financial crimes who acknowledged his role in managing and providing logistics ...www.nola.com
Egyptian Coptic Christians distance themselves from filmmaking copt in US
That said, Egyptian copts are now seeking to distance themselves from an alleged Christian copt in the U.S. who is believed to be responsible for an anti-Islam film about the Prophet Muhammad according to France 24.www.examiner.com
Egyptian Christian activist in Virginia promoted video that sparked furor
The crudely made anti-Muslim video that has sparked violent outrage in Egypt and Libya this week was posted prominently Monday on the Web site of a Coptic Christian group headed by a Morris Sadek, an Egyptian American activist and lawyer who lives in ...www.washingtonpost.com
Mystery deepens: Coptic Christian behind anti-Prophet film?
It turns out that while Bacile was initially portrayed as a Jewish Israeli-American ( the Israeli government disavowed any association with him, calling him an 'unspeakable idiot'), Nakaoula is a Coptic Christian settled in the US. He also has a ...timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Coptic Christian ex-con behind Muhammad movie
But others involved in the film said his statements were contrived as evidence mounted that the film's key player was a southern Californian Coptic Christian with a checkered past. Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, 55, told The Associated Press in an interview ...www.thespec.com
Who Else Will the Anti-Muslim Video Hurt? Egypt's Coptic Christians
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Pope Benedict arrives in Lebanon at time of Christian-Muslim tension
Those fears were heightened this week, as violent protests spurred by a video mocking the prophet Muhammad - promoted by radical members of the Coptic Christian community - swept the Muslim world. A new wave of anti-U.S. demonstrations was ...www.washingtonpost.com
APNewsBreak: US identifies anti-Muslim filmmaker
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal authorities have identified a Coptic Christian in southern California who is on probation after his conviction for financial crimes as the key figure behind the anti-Muslim film that ignited mob violence against U.S ...www.google.com
Man behind anti-Islam film reportedly is Egyptian-born ex-con
Updated 1:36 a.m. ET: A 55-year-old Egypt-born Coptic Christian man living in the Los Angeles area was a key figure behind the anti-Islam film "Innocence of Muslims," blamed for sparking riots and protests in the Middle East, a federal law enforcement ...worldnews.nbcnews.com
Christian Copts of Egypt Claim Their Roots, Witness to the World
According to his article, two things stood out for Pinault on his most recent trip to Egypt: the modern-day martyrdom of Christians in Egypt and the Egyptian heritage of the Coptic Christian community. He recalls his driver in Cairo, a Copt by the name ...www.catholic.org
Anti-Muslim film blamed for uprisings linked to Coptic Christian living in ...
The filmmakers responsible for the film have been shrouded in mystery - now, a Coptic Christian by the name of Nakoula Basseley Nakoula has been linked to the project.www.catholic.org
California bank fraud convict linked to anti-Muslim video
Adding to the incendiary nature of the film was the fact that it had been promoted by a U.S.-based Egyptian Coptic Christian activist who said his intention was to highlight discrimination against Egypt's Coptic Christian minority. Copts have expressed ...in.reuters.com
Anti-Muslim movie is linked to elusive Coptic Christian in US
Loading… LOS ANGELES • The search for those behind the provocative, anti-Muslim movie implicated in violent protests in Egypt and Libya led Wednesday to a Coptic Christian from California convicted of financial crimes. Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, 55, ...www.stltoday.com
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