A bombing in the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, which lies adjacent to St. Mark’s Cathedral – the equivalent of the Vatican for the Coptic Orthodox Church –  left 25 dead and scores injured during a liturgical service on December 11. The Islamic State has taken responsibility, claiming that it had sent the bomber, whom they identify as Abu Abdallah al-Masri, to the church. However, Egypt’s interior ministry has claimed that people in connection with the Muslim Brotherhood … Continue reading A Church Bombing in Egypt Puts Two Trump Policies on a Collision Course