A Coptic Christian church in Egypt endured an attack by an Islamic mob earlier this month — resulting in the arrests of four Christians who endured beatings. Christian Solidarity Worldwide reported that according to the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, a church faced a horde of Muslims — mainly women and children — throwing stones at the building on July 8. Tal Al-Quiblya, a province in upper Egypt, did not have a church for many years, but Christians started “organizing prayers and regular masses in their homes on a rotating basis,” per the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights. But in addition to arresting several of the Muslims, they arrested four of the Christian men who had been assaulted. Incidents such as these take place mostly in rural areas of Upper Egypt and in some economically disadvantaged urban areas, especially when Islamic extremists are present.”