During a recent interview, Dr. Mahmoud Shu'ban, a professor at Al Azhar University, made clear that the Copts, Egypt's Christian minority, will pay the jizya--what is often referred to in the West as an Islamic "poll tax."
According to the Al Azhar professor, "If non-Muslims were to learn the meaning of 'jizya,' they would ask for it to be applied--and we will apply it, just like Islam commands us to." His logic is that, if Christians pay the jizya, they would buy for themselves "protection," hence why they themselves should want to pay it. [Assyrian International News Agency] Read more
