Egypt's Muslims attend Coptic Christmas mass, serving as "human shields"

[Bob Hubbard]

Muslims turned up in droves for the Coptic Christmas mass Thursday night, offering their bodies, and lives, as “shields” to Egypt’s threatened Christian community

http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/3365.aspx

Wait, I thought "They" want to kill "us" and all that crap?

 

[granfire]

http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/3365.aspx

Wait, I thought "They" want to kill "us" and all that crap?

Knock me over with a feather....

Common decency is not dead after all!

 

[Sukerkin]

Took the words right out of my fingers there, gran :tup:.

 

[harlan]

Thank you for posting this. Good to hear about such things.

When I was in college one of my neighbors was an Egyptian family. Devout Muslims, lovely people that babysat my children while I was in school. Thank you for reminding me of them.

 

[Carol]

I'd say risking your life to protect someone else's mass is something a lot more significant than common decency...

 

[harlan]

Actually, reminds me of that amazing moment when Anwar Sadat's plane touched down in Israel in '77. Dangerous, and moving acts of bravery.

I'd say risking your life to protect someone else's mass is something a lot more significant than common decency...