;_blank"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1299776201_6">burning of a Coptic church</span></a> in Soul by a Muslim mob angered by a romantic relationship that violated sharia. (CBN reports that the Muslims had been incited to rid Soul of Christians by <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1299776201_7">Mullah</span> Ahmed Abu El-Dabah during mosque prayers on March 4.) <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1299776201_8">Field Marshall</span> Tantawi, head of the Supreme Council of the <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1299776201_9">Armed Forces</span>, issued a statement that the torched church would be rebuilt by <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1299776201_10">Easter</span>, at the expense of the army, but on a new site located outside the village.</span></font></p>
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<em><i><font color="#666666" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 12pt">&mdash; Nina Shea is director of the Hudson Institute&rsquo;s Center for Religious Freedom.</span></font></i></em></p>