Voice of the Copts
Voice of the Copts
A non profit human rights organization working to free the pressed and persecuted Coptic Christians of Egypt.　
Position Statement / VOTC Local Chapter Membership
Copts of Egypt have been suffering for more than 1,430 years of oppression, discrimination and persecution from the time of Arab invaders until now.
The Arabs’ ultimate goal and express purpose is to conquer the whole world and convert its population to their faith (Islam).
While we at Voice of the Copts respect each and every faith, we do not accept aggression and violence under any circumstance.　Copts (Christians) of Egypt, representing more than 20% of Egypt’s population (80 million), encounter persecution under the current Egyptian regime lead by Hosni Mubarak, a dictator who is following in the footsteps of his predecessors.　
According to the 2009 U.S. Report on Religious Freedom, the Egyptian government has been placed on the Watch List for tolerating Islamist violence of Coptic citizens. The participation of the Egyptian regime in this violence is evidenced by its law enforcement’s support of Arab attacks on Copts and their homes, businesses, churches and monasteries. They have allowed the kidnapping and raping of Coptic girls and women as a means of forcing them to embrace Islam.
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom 2009 states,
“The government has not taken sufficient steps to halt the repression of and discrimination against religious believers.” In all cases the regime punished the attacked instead of the attackers.
The Commission goes on to state, “Christians face official and societal discrimination…. and the Egyptian government generally does not recognize conversions of Muslims to other religions.”
Our mission is to speak for the oppressed Copts and all others who are persecuted for their faith. While the Coptic Christians suffer in Egypt in the same way that Christians and non-Muslims do in all countries with a Muslim or Arab majority, Westerners ignore this fact and how it may relate.
Voice of the Copts therefore is compelled to make the argument that Islam is the common thread linking the daily news stories we present from around the world (www.voiceofthecopts.org in Italian www.lavocedeicopti.org) and that a pattern and intention is apparent in their actions to target and submit the non-Muslim population to Shariah in the nations where their presence is a stronghold. In this way, we wish to bring the West a concise picture of what the future holds if the free world continues to be complacent about this matter.
Our goal will always be to create awareness and spread the truth about those who neglect to uphold the freedoms of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as exhibited currently in the forces against Christianity in Egypt today. In doing so, our particular emphasis is on the concept of political correctness as a device which is relied upon by those who hate the rights and freedoms of the West and will therefore cause the eroding of our freedom of speech and freedom of religion.
In the beginning, Voice of the Copts solely targeted the media and political leaders around the world. Now with the local chapter initiative, VOTC reaches out to the grassroots in an effort to build a worldwide coalition to speak out for freedom and fight to preserve it for the future of our children and grandchildren.
Our human rights organization does not belong to any political party nor do we operate as an extension of any organized religion. We are fighting for freedom. Our language is straightforward and does not adhere to political correctness.
In our struggle to empower our Copts in their homeland, we believe this will happen when they attain absolute full rights and equalityunder fair law with respect to the Egyptian secular constitution — in existence before the coup of 1952 — along with standard international conventions as per human rights conformity.　 　　　
We are looking to extend our organization to be present in each state and in every town and city around the world. Our goal is to serve the following purposes:
- To promote political awareness.
- To increase assistance to those in need.
- To increase connections with local political leaders, administrative personnel, local media and citizens.
- To emphasize equality for women and defend the human rights of women.
- To promote better understanding of the Middle East dilemma in order to avoid the same in our homelands.
If you agree with our goals, please become a VOTC member. We encourage you to join us. We need you! We cannot achieve our goals without you.
Become a leader of a VOTC local chapter and help the oppressed, discriminated and persecuted of Egypt and around the world.
Sign up for a membership today and support our cause by clicking on the membership link at: http://voiceofthecopts.org/en/membership_application.html