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The Upper West Side, bordered by Central Park and Riverside Park, is dotted with residential structures that seem like they sprang straight out of a movie or television show. Indeed, the neighborhood has often been depicted in films and TV shows, notably Seinfeld, You've Got Mail, American Psycho, Ghostbusters, Hannah and her Sisters, among many others. All of this makes the Upper West Side an ideal location for a stroll through pop culture history-and history in general.
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Dai Jinhua Film Screening: Still Life
April 21, 2014 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Stevenson Fireside Lounge
Dai Jinhua at UCSC April 18-April 24
We are pleased to announce the visit of Beijing University Professor Dai Jinhua, who will be on campus for a series of events, detailed below. Professor Dai is one of China's foremost cultural critics, and her writing on cinema, feminism, Marxism, revolutionary movements of the sixties, class, and intellectual politics have been enormously influential in China and internationally. Self-described as a communist, a feminist, and an internationalist, she provides original critical perspectives on current configurations of contemporary capitalism–in the cultural, gender, political, social, and economic spheres–and its possible alternatives. Her work has been translated into many languages, and has been published in journals such as Positions, Inter-Asia Cultural Studies, and Social Text. An English translation of an essay collection–Cinema and Desire: Feminist Marxism and Cultural Politics in the Work of Dai Jinhua–was published in 2002 at Verso. A second collection of translated essays is in preparation.
Seminar Readings (English) Seminar Readings (Chinese)
I. Crisis in the Cultures of Capitalism Conference, April 18 and 19
Professor Dai is a panelist on "China and the Future of Global Capitalism", Friday April 18, 2:30 to 5:00 PM, and is also a panelist on the closing roundtable discussion, "Ending Capitalism: Speculations and Prospects", Saturday April 19, 3:45-6:00 PM.
II. Public screening of Still Life
Monday, April 21, at 7PM, in Humanities I, room 210.
There will be no lecture/discussion at the screening. All are welcome.
III. Seminar on Still Life, directed by Jia Zhangke.
Tuesday, April 22, 4:00-6:00 PM, Humanities I, room 202. Refreshments will be served.
Still Life is one of the most important films to come out of China in years, and Professor Dai's analysis treats recent mutations in subjectivity, spatiality, and socio-economic change, both in the Chinese context and in relation to international cinema. Prior to the seminar, participants should view Still Life and read Professor Dai's essay, "Temporality, Nature Morte, and the Filmmaker: A Reconsideration of Still Life", either in the original Chinese or in English translation.
IV. Lecture: After the Post-Cold War
Thursday, April 24, 4:00PM, Humanities I, room 210.
Where in time is China, now that the Cold War is over and China seems to have joined a unified "world history"? How does China stand in relation to possible futures, including a post-capitalist future? What place does the legacy of the Chinese revolution have in these figurations and imaginings? Dai Jinhua's analysis makes clear that the question of the future of China is a central question for all of our futures.
Professor Dai's visit is made possible primarily by funds from the Siegfried B. and Elisabeth M. Puknat Literary Studies Endowment , the Department of Literature, and the IHR. Additional support comes from the Departments of Anthropology and History. Principle Organizers: Christopher Connery, Literature; Lisa Rofel, Anthropology; Gail Hershatter, History, Asad Haider, History of Consciousness.
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Ive been lurking on this forum way too long, I must share with you my Maxima.
Lets see first off the main reason I've been lurking is because well my Maxima is nowhere near as great as some of the ones ive seen here.
Also Ive been pushin the G37x for a year now and its a great car, but since the weather has been getting better Its time I mod my Max named Nicki Minaj.
Here are some pics of my ride in the past year, and how she sits now.
Now the reason for the last photo was around the end of Dec 12' I went up a mountain in NJ for a church retreat, but the conditions were too horrible and I ended up in a bank, the only damage is just the bumper fell off and bald tires. After the retreat I decided to save up a little and start to mod my car.
That's not bad. I'm not much for carbon fiber usually,but that looks pretty damn good, dude.
Looking good. I liKe the CF look you are going with.
Nice is that the Topspeed exhaust.
Thanks guys trying to keep a sporty VIP feel to the interior. Figured I could liven the interior a bit.
The exhaust is a Greddy SP2 Catback, not sure what the TOPspeed exhaust looks like.
Oh ok it looks great.
So I promised id show you what my dash looks like and I thought why not show you the process of wrapping it in vinyl.
Tools required for a nice finish is the following.
This is the Metra Double Din piece (its okay but when you buy it, you can tell it still has the seams along the edges but since im going to cover it I went ahead and sanded the edges with 600-800grit.
Then I take my knife and cut around etc.
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Man that looks so much better than what I did. I might have to do this to my car also.
nice touches on the max.
Where did you source the vinyl wrap?
I like that look. Much better than carbon fiber.


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First Day tours of the city-Karakol and Boz Uchuck Village130 Barskoon km in Kyrgyzstan. After the dinner, the first outside adventure begins. Top-Boz Uchu through the forest. Then three-Boz Cross River Uchu the horse before the rise Uchu-Boz Pass (3362 m). Distance of tour: 20-25 km. Time of tour: 4-5 hours. The night will be held in tents.
Second Day: After breakfast we start the round with a magnificent trekking tour through the Canyon Turgot and Kok Kyia jailoo where shepherds are usually made of congestion in natural pastures. Shows the validity of Kyrgyz nomads.
Third Day trip to the Trekking tour and travel Pass along as Kok-Kyia Karakyr (3,822 m) and the River Ottuk in Kyrgyzstan. Card from the top you can see the beautiful scenery of mountains Tjan-Shan. Night parking in tents.
4th Day: After breakfast we start the round with a beautiful River trekking tour and travel Ottyk through a narrow canyon. You will have to cross Torpu Pass (3550 m) and river-Maisaz Koiluu jailoo in Kyrgyzstan. Dinner in an organized manner. Distances of 25-35 km. Time of tour: 5-6 hours.
Day 5: Trekking tour to the trip and Kurusai Maisaz Pass 3760 m. and mutual Taldysuu. Here, if you are successful, you will see mountain goats and sheep Marco Polo. Distance of tour: 30 km. Time of tour: 5-6 hours.
Day 6: This day will be a round of the main road, trekking tour , Kichi-Chon Taldy Taldy-Suu-Suu valley, where you will be amazed by the beauty of this valley.
7th Day: After breakfast we start the round with a magnificent trekking tour and travel is a way to Saryjaz River, you will arrive to the village Engilchek, you will go through Terecti Gorge, where you will be amazed by the beautiful scenery of poplar trees, junipers of fur-trees. Distance of tour: 25-30 km. Time of tour: 5-6 hours. Night parking in tents.
Day 8: Trekking tour trip to the Sarytor Achator and Eckichat. Distance of tour: 25-35km. Time of tour: 5-6 hours.
9th Day: After breakfast we start the round with a superb trekking tour on-Кызыла Ekichat Pass (3700 m). There will be a meeting place for shepherds yak yak for a photo session. Dinner in an organized manner. Please do not try to catch a yak. Bashkol - mountain lake surrounded by snow-capped mountain peaks, like a beautiful jewel in the ring.
Day 10: Trekking tour trip to Kyzylsky Bashkol Pass - (3700 m). Eckichat jailoo (meadows). Distance of tour: 25-30 km. Time of tour: 5-6 hours. Night parking in tents.
12th Day: After breakfast we start the round with a magnificent trekking tour down the valley to the village Terecti Engilchek where riders meet up with the car and to carry out that Barskoon. Distance of tour: 220 km. Time of tour: 4-5 hours. Absorbed in a hot water bath, enjoy your dinner and overnight at the private house.


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Election focus group (pt. 2): Democracy faces challenges, but confidence remains strong
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This story is Part II of a two-parter highlighting what Georgians have to say about the state of our democracy. Subscribe at STATEAFFAIRS.COM to read all of our election coverage.
The Jan. 6, 2021 siege on the U.S. Capitol may have been a political litmus test for our country moving forward but it's not the defining moment for American democracy, according to State Affairs' latest conversation with its 10-member election focus group.
Many of the Georgians we talked to are more concerned about partisan rancor in public dialogue, and with the cloud of uncertainty that hangs over the fairness and accuracy of Georgia's election processes, past and present.
Some believe that SB 202, the election reform bill passed by the Georgia legislature in 2021, provided some needed safeguards, while making voting access easier. "There are poll watchers and poll workers on both sides," says Ellis Davis, 19, a student at Valdosta State University. "If someone doesn't have a valid ID they'll be discovered and turned away."
Conservative James Flanagan, 39, is proud to see Georgia voters "breaking some early voting records all across the state.
" And I think that's great and it puts to bed the myth that recent laws are unfairly restricting folks," he said.
Others see signs of voter suppression. "Seems like they're making it harder to vote, and doing it kind of underhandedly," says Marion Butler, 76, a Democrat who's volunteering to help her disabled and elderly neighbors in Randolph County get to early voting venues that are now fewer and farther between.
With the midterms less than two weeks away, we asked the group to weigh in not only on their concerns about the election process, but their overall concerns about U.S. democracy and preserving its principles.
Here's what five of the group members had to say. The rest of the group's comments were published Wednesday .
James Flanagan, 39, Conservative, veteran and veterans' advocate, married with two children, lives in Peachtree Corners.
Do you have concerns about democracy? What does preserving democracy mean to you?
So I do have concerns. I think as Americans if we really want a strong, functioning republic we need to toughen up as citizens. It's unfortunate that so many people are afraid to get outside of their news and political bubble. I think that leads to a big threat to this country. It's really tough to have critical policy debates if we can't even agree on facts, let alone other people's perspectives.
Every day on social media we have an echo chamber. Folks on the left only listen to folks on the left. Folks on the right only listen to folks on the right. That creates a situation where a lot of half-truths or complete falsehoods are amplified. When we don't have a common set of facts or understand each other's perspective it's a challenge to come together at any point. I've always encouraged folks to try to listen to and read other points of view. If you're a Democrat, listen to Fox News. If you're a Republican, watch MSNBC. Just to break out of that bubble. And I think we need more of that.
How confident are you in the election process?
I really believe in our elections here in Georgia. I was really proud and impressed to see that Georgia is breaking some early voting records all across the state. And I think that's great and it puts to bed the myth that recent laws are unfairly restricting folks. It's clear more people are participating across the board, and we need more participation as a whole. So I'm very proud of where we are as a state. The only other part of it I think about is a lot of our election workers, poll workers, get unfairly attacked. They do a lot of hard work leading up to elections and on election day that really makes our republic happen. We need to give kudos to those folks who make that happen, who often do that work without a ton of compensation or credit.
Marion Butler, 76, retired in 2008 from a 34-year career as a developmental disabilities caretaker; lives in Cuthbert; single, widowed, lifelong Democrat.
When I think about democracy, I'm thinking about all of us having equal rights. And equal responsibilities. And it doesn't always have to be political. To me, there has to be a way to get people to get up and do for themselves.
But I will say democracy is under some threats. The places where we can vote, the polling places, have been reduced. They're trying to take away our voting rights. Randolph County used to have all these places you could go and vote; now there are less and we have to drive farther. That is especially challenging for some people who depend on others for rides. And then when you get there, sometimes they challenge you, and tell you that you can't vote there. That didn't use to happen so often. Seems like they're making it harder to vote, and doing it kind of underhandedly.
I feel kind of okay about the election process, I guess because I'm involved in it with my church as a volunteer and letting people know what their rights are. We're going door-to-door and letting people know what the ballot looks like, the choices they have, how to figure out where you're supposed to vote, if it's early or on November 8. We're trying to make sure every household in Randolph County is contacted. We're making plans to provide transportation to disabled folks and people who don't drive. And so far, that's going pretty well.
Ellis Davis, 19, political science major at Valdosta State College; Republican; hometown St. Mary's, in coastal Georgia.
My biggest concern is people not being confident in the election and believing conspiracy theories and falsehoods that are being shared. That makes people not go to the polls and vote, and their voices are not being heard and their rights are not being exercised. I believe that's what lost us the two Senate seats with the two runoffs in 2020. [U.S. Dist. 14 Rep.] Marjorie Taylor-Greene is partially to blame for that. People voted in the general election, and then after the conspiracies started flying everywhere, a lot of Republicans didn't vote in the runoff. hat is a huge concern when it comes to democracy.
Also, people not conceding elections – that falls on both Republicans and Democrats. President Trump and the Republicans did that after the 2020 election, and Stacey Abrams and some of the Democrats in 2018 did the same, never giving a proper concession. They never really admitted that they lost. I think [Governor Brian] Kemp and [Secretary of State Brad] Raffensberger are more with the common man and do what the law says and what their consciences say to do. Marjorie Taylor–Greene says her husband has proof of voter fraud. Well then, show us if you have that proof, so it can be investigated by the secretary of state. And [former U.S.] Senator [David] Perdue says, 'We have someone who has evidence of voter fraud.' And then they give out little to no evidence of it. I don't believe they have any proof. That kind of talk does not preserve our democracy.
In Georgia I'm absolutely confident. In my hometown in Camden County, we have Democratic and Republican poll watchers, and a lot of oversight, and it's all open to the public. I have faith in Brad Raffensberger to oversee the election fairly. With how he and Kemp handled 2020, I believe they did the right thing. Certain people asked them to do illegal things and take certain measures to ensure an outcome, and they didn't cave to the pressure, and they stood firm and confident. So I'm confident in Georgia. There are poll watchers and poll workers on both sides. If someone doesn't have a valid ID they'll be discovered and turned away. We had two people that Brad Raffensberger said committed voter fraud last time, in a state with millions of people voting–that's pretty good. The Georgia Votes program is awesome, where you can vote by absentee ballot or early vote. I'm very pleased with election bill SB 202. It gave a lot more opportunities to early vote. Democrats criticize our process but we have a lot more early voting days than other states.
Art Gallegos, 48, Republican, community organizer with Latinos Conservative Organization; married, 5 children, lives in Gainesville, second generation Mexican-American.
Democracy is a huge foundation of our nation. It means we have the freedom to elect people as government officials, to govern the nation, and that the authority and power is always with the people, and those officials work for the people. That's what makes us different from other nations.
We see threats to democracy now with this administration, how radical they've gotten. When JFK was in office, the Democratic Party stood by fundamental beliefs. Now we see that socialist views have infiltrated the Democratic Party. For example, we never used to hear that education was going to be free. Sure, kindergarten through 12th grade education is provided, but education at the university level? We have this mentality now that we'll waive that cost, and we're going to have free this, free that – where people commit to doing certain things in their lives, and then want to pass that cost on to someone else. So now we have student loans and all these other programs paid for by taxpayers. Meanwhile, there's a lot of need in the homeless community, especially with local veterans that need help with health care, housing, recovery and addiction. And this administration is giving so much free stuff to people, including people who are not citizens, who are not coming into this country the right way. And for me, I take it personally; it's like a father supporting the neighbor's family and not taking care of his own household. It's a great deed to do so the world can see we're a melting pot and we help everyone; we're the big guy in the world, but at the same time there's rules and laws. And it's upsetting and if we don't watch that, our democracy is going to fade away, little by little. So people need to speak out against it and also go out and vote.
I want to believe that we have the freedom to vote for who we want to vote for, and that our vote is going to count. But so many things have happened that I have some reservations, and I wonder, will elections be rigged? Or will elections be truthful and run smoothly? There is that doubt in certain states run by a party that is not implementing the guidelines.
In Georgia, I believe that because of everything that happened in the past two years, and some flaws in voting in different cities and counties, it brings doubt that our elections will be accurate. When we see bad things happening with the machines, or voter fraud, it's a concern. But as citizens, we have to trust God, trust ourselves and trust officials in government that they'll implement better safeguards to the election process this time. I think many people have lost faith in government, and in elected officials, and we need to regain that, because the opposite of faith is hopelessness, and that's not the nation that God intended us to be or that I want to leave behind to my kids.
Casey Villarreal, 38, Conservative, mother of three children, lives in Cartersville.
I do have some concerns. It seems our nation in general has a pretty high tension level, and that things are always right on the surface of boiling over. It used to be that we could agree to disagree and have debates. We've lost that ability to respectfully disagree. People get so offended.
The way to preserve democracy is that we all need to be informed and get out there voting. You can't just complain. Get educated on what is affecting you and your family. People are not only so easily offended these days, but they're also lazy, and some people don't even show up at the polls. It's such an amazing right that we have, and we all need to take it more seriously. You're casting your vote to effect change at the state or national level. If we aren't heard in that, in a bipartisan way, we're not putting the people in place to best represent us.
I do think we've had some issues with our elections, with mail-in ballots, and making sure who's going in to cast a vote is actually that person. Just here in Georgia, it really came into play with Stacey Abrams and Brian Kemp in 2018. There were a ton of issues of possible voting fraud. People saying mail-in ballots weren't done correctly, identities not matched correctly in certain precincts, and that does give me some cause for concern. I really hope that the votes will be accurately counted this time.
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A few months ago, I received a call from a gentleman informing me that they were working on importing American Craft Beer to India and that got me all excited.
That's the first time I had heard about Franconia Brewing Co. It's not a Craft brewery that is massive such as the likes of Stone Brewing or Sierra Nevada but is very popular in it's hometown of McKinney, Texas. I later came to know that one of my fellow Beer enthusiast and founder of soon to be launched Bombay Duck Brewing Co, Chinsi from Mumbai had in fact attended homebrewing meet ups at Franconia's brewery. What a small world indeed eh?
So what's the deal with Franconia you ask? Let's take a look at the brand and its offerings.
The name Franconia refers to a German region by the same name. Franconia's founder Dennis Wehrmann comes from a lineage of brewers. His great great grandfather founded a brewery in Tanna, Germany in 1800.
Dennis was born in the heart of brewing country in Germany, Bavaria. His mother was a brewery lab technician and his uncles were all involved in the brewing business. At an early age Dennis spent time working for a local brewery and soon after high school attended brewing school and interned at a local brewery. He later worked full time for a small brewpub in his hometown of Nuremberg.
Several years later Dennis graduated with a Masters in Brewing for the well renowned Doemans institute of brewing and soon after moved to the US, where he worked for a local craft brewery before moving on to form Franconia Brewing Company in 2008.
The rich history of brewing behind this brand is simply an indicator that brews made here are as German as you can get outside the confines of Germany and the famed Reinheitsegbot purity law.
Franconia got featured in Paste Magazine's " The 50 Most Underrated Craft Breweries In The USA" in June 2016.
It's nice to know that these Beers have found their way to India isn't it?
Franconia typically brews several staple German style beers and some seasonal ones.
For the Indian market, since this was to be the first shipment, it was decided to ship just 4 styles – Kolsch, Hefeweizen (Wheat), Dunkel Lager & Amber.
The importer, Dion Lion Saumabaan Distributors were kind enough to send me a few samples once stocks were cleared by the Karnataka State Excise Dept.
Kolsch beers originated from the German town of Cologne (Koln) are ales that have been lagered and are meant to be clean, crisp, balanced with hints of fruit and hop character.
The Franconia Kolsch was light gold in color, clear with good carbonation, a smooth fine head with excellent head retention. On the nose- malty with some metallic and buttery notes. On the palate – light bodied, malty with a subtle hint of sweetness, smooth and a slight bitter finish. We did detect metallic notes in the finish.
Overall – a refreshing alternative to a lager and great for drinking at any time or season.
India's most favorite Craft Beer style has to be the Hefeweizen (Hefe means yeast and Weizen means Wheat). Know for it's cloudy unfiltered appearance, dense head, fruity and spicy esters and phenols (from the yeast), this medium bodied wheat based ale is refreshing and sweet hence well suited to the Indian palate.
The Franconia Hefe scored well on appearance – hazy, golden with a dense, fluffy long lasting head and excellent carbonation. On the nose, your tell tale notes of banana dominates the profile along with hints of clove. We did pick up metallic notes once again. On the palate, light to medium bodied, slightly sweet, fruity with an excellent mouthfeel with a nice low bitter finish however those metallic notes did linger as an aftertaste.
This brew is definitely true to style and one that will continue to woo Indians for years to come.
One of my personal favorites has to be any Beer, Lager or Ale that is typically brewed with munich, vienna and caramel malts giving you that rich, amber/copper color with plenty of nutty, caramel like notes on the palate.
The Fraconia Amber did not disappoint in appearance. The first sample we tried had a problem. It seemed like the crown wasn't attached securely and we did have a loss of liquid and carbonation. Our second sample was fine however we didn't take a photo of that.
Well made, with good carbonation and nice rich head. On the nose, the nutty & caramel like aromas dominate and this is mirrored on the palate along with hints of sweetness, a medium bodied mouthfeel and a pleasant hint of hop bitterness in the finish.
Dunkel lagers are traditionally rich and complex beers with plenty of malt and chocolate character, never harsh yet balanced and easy to drink.
Franconia's Dunkel is an excellent example of this. Rich, dark brown in appearance with a nice off white long lasting head, good carbonation and aromas that are heavy with dark chocolate and roasted malt with some hints of burnt caramel. This is mirrored on the palate – medium bodied, roasty, rich in chocolate flavor, nutty and caramel undertones, hints of sweetness but low in bitterness, smooth, well carbonated.
Overall an excellent, smooth balanced lager with plenty of malt complexity. Easy to drink and extremely likable. This one is a winner!
Shipping Beers to India and getting them to a liquor outlet in good condition is a tedious task. Customs and Excise delays coupled with a lack of climate controlled logistics typically plays havoc with imports here.
The Franconia Beers are all drinkable however we did find mild signs of oxidation in all the varieties except the Dunkel lager. This feedback has been passed along to the importer and Dennis from Franconia and future batches are going to be better!
Our recommendations would have to be the Amber Lager and Dunkel Lager. It would be wonderful if Franconia does indeed send over some of their other seasonals such as their Ice Bock, IPA and Porter.


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Born in 1976 in New York, Melissa found early success in the acting career as a teenager. This was probably due to how talented she was. She made it get the first four commercials which she had auditioned for. She did school like other kids. Instead, she had tutors to take her through education. Her star shone most when she took up a role in Clarissa, which ended in 1994. She then joined Sabrina, which she later quit to start a family, though she returned in 2009 to complete the ninth season of ABC's dance competition. In 2010, she went back to full-time television.
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Egypt Mosque attack sheds light on targets of Islamist extremism
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A Mosque in Sinai (PHOTO: Mission Network News).
Originally published in Mission Network News
Over 300 Muslims died after their mosque in northern Sinai was bombed and they were gunned down during prayer. Authorities have blamed the ISIS-linked terror group, Sinai Province.
Up to this point, Christians were largely thought to be the main target of extremist violence in Egypt. But this latest and worst attack in modern Egyptian history highlights an issue that is lesser known: Muslim extremists are also attacking Muslims in Egypt.
We spoke with Daniel Hoffman, executive director of Middle East Concern, to get some insight on this dynamic. He says that the northern Sinai region lends itself to this type of activity.
"It's an area that's historically been only loosely controlled from Cairo. It's been an area that has, for a long time, been able to kind of find its own way. It's been an area, also, that historically has been a conservative area, both socially, religiously, and in any other way.
"So when more extreme Muslims were looking for a place to group and organise themselves, they found here a place that is, again, religiously conservative and outside of the reach and influence, by and large, of the powers in Cairo. So they found a fertile ground to kind of build their group."
Additionally, he says that many of the worshippers in the mosque on Friday follow Sufi Islam—a more mystic interpretation that involves practices many other Muslims consider blasphemous. "This is a particular strand of Islam called Sufi Islam which is by many, more conservative Muslims considered to be not a real form of Islam."
These two factors combined—differences of belief in a loosely controlled region—mean that Friday's attack wasn't unusual, it just got more international notice.
"In this area, there is a history of violence against Sufi Muslims by more extreme Muslims. And more than a year ago, one of the most well-known elderly Sufi sheiks was … abducted by Muslim extremists as well and beheaded on video."
And more recently, Hoffman says, Sufi believers were warned not to practice their Sufi beliefs.
Hoffman explains that terrorist groups like this will often declare that anyone who does not follow their interpretation of Islam cannot be true Muslims.
Egypt's government and many within the attacked community have sworn retaliation. The government has already targeted suspected hiding places of the Sinai Province. But until terrorism can be eradicated from Egypt altogether, will attacks like these continue?
Hoffman responds, "For as long as these groups are active, yes. They will continue to fight against anyone who stands against them which is other forms of … Islam, it is Christians (just earlier this year, they chased, basically, the whole Christian community out of northern Sinai Peninsula), and it also involves Muslims who, in one way or another, cooperate with the government."
The Christian community has been the victim of multiple attacks in Egypt, and many times the attacks take place around major religious holidays. The attack against Muslims no doubt reminds them of the heightened danger heading towards Christmas, but Hoffman says they are not bowing to fear.
"In Egypt, the Church responds by basically telling the extremist Muslims that they will not retaliate against them, that they are taught by their Lord and Savior to forgive those who persecute them."
Church leaders have used media to encourage believers to embrace this Christian teaching, and also tell their attackers that they are forgiven. Even family members of victims have stunned their neighbors through the very act of forgiveness. And this, Hoffman explains, is an incredible witness to the people of Egypt.
"Just in general, the way that they respond to the extremist attacks, they are showing what it truly means to react to this kind of violence and attack in a Christian way and … not to repay violence with violence or hatred with hatred, but to try to overcome evil with their love. And I think it is really touching a lot of people in Egypt—Muslims and the Christians and others as well."
While these believers do trust in God for their safety, they're also asking the government to help bring protection to their churches.
But no matter what, there are ways you can be helping from wherever you are.
"I think in these difficult and stressful times, it is important for them to know that they are not forgotten, of course. They are not forgotten by God, but also that they are not forgotten by the wider Body of Christ and that there are people who are thinking of them, that there are people who are praying for them as well."
Ask God to protect and strengthen these believers. Pray for their perseverance and love to open the eyes of their neighbors to the Gospel.
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