Contact: Lindsay Vessey, Coptic Solidarity, 801-512-1713, coptadvocacy@copticsolidarity.org

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2015 /Christian Newswire/ -- Coptic Solidarity condemns in the strongest possible terms the November 13 barbaric attacks in Paris by Islamic State jihadists. These heinous murders were justified by the Islamic State as attacking "the carrier of the banner of the Cross in Europe." French President Francois Hollande aptly described this as an "Act of War," which indeed it was, not only against France, but against the entire civilized world.

The Paris murders are the latest in a wave of global attacks by the Islamic State, awakening the world to a mortal threat posed by the Islamic State and their Islamist ideologues who have long been terrorizing the Christians and other native religious minorities of the Middle East.   
Coptic Solidarity reiterates its call on world leaders to confront Islamist jihadism in all of its forms, and the urgent need to protect the most vulnerable Christian communities of the Middle East who stand on the front lines against this barbarism. 

We offer our thoughts and prayers for the victims and their loved ones. 

Coptic Solidarity is an organization seeking to help minorities, particularly the Copts, of Egypt and we support those in Egypt working for democracy, freedom, and the protection of the fundamental rights of all Egyptian citizens. Our international organization has headquarters in the Washington, D.C., area in the U.S., with key branches currently in Canada, France, and Egypt. Our organization believes that the international community plays a key role in helping ensure the protection and upholding of the rights of religious and ethnic minorities. For more information, contact Lindsay Vessey at 801-512-1713 or coptadvocacy@copticsolidarity.org