Last week, on Wednesday, October 19, IRD’s Business Manager, Luke Moon, and I joined thousands of Egyptian Americans to protest the brutal treatment of Coptic Christians in Egypt. Luke took some excellent photos at the demonstration, which we will be sharing with you on the IRD website. Beginning at the White House, traveling down Pennsylvania Avenue, and ending at the U.S. Capitol, the demonstrators carried signs, crosses, and even homemade coffins. Participants included both lay people and Coptic clergy in their long black robes.
He also managed to capture some of the speeches, including those of former congressman/Love Boat star/radio talk show host Fred Grandy and Sudanese advocate and supporter of freedom for the Copts, Ibrahim Ahmed, as well as my own. This was no small feat! We may have enjoyed as much as five inches of personal space while we were speaking! You’ll understand when you see the photos, which are posted below.
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