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The faithful witness of Coptic Christians

Terrorism is designed to sow fear and destabilize the enemy to achieve a political or ideological goal. But the Copts’ steadfast refusal to repudiate their religious identity revealed an important truth: A community may not be able to prevent the carnage wrought by extremists, but it can choose how it will respond and how its members will conduct their lives going forward. [1]