A young Christian girl whose father died in a bomb attack carried out by an Islamic extremist on a Coptic church holding a Palm Sunday service has shared how her faith has grown stronger amid tragedy.
Marian, a 15-year-old Coptic Christian, recently told persecution watchdog Open Doors how her father, Nabil, died in her arms after an ISIS-linked suicide bomber entered the service held at church of St Peter and St Paul in Cairo. The December attack left 25 dead and dozens injured, making it the deadliest attack on Egypt’s Christian minority in years.
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