11/09/2026
Effat Jerges ( Egyptian christian) says:
“Honestly, I like drinking alcohol. When I was living in Egypt, I used to travel all over the country just to find someone who sold alcohol. And even if I found someone, I would find the man selling it sitting in a very cramped place, looking left and right, afraid that the government might see him—or afraid that I might be working for the government.
He would ask me, ‘Where are you from? What’s your name?’ He was anxious, terrified, and extremely cautious.
When I left Egypt and traveled to Europe, the first thing I did was unbutton my shirt and make my cross clearly visible. I thought Christians were highly respected there and that people would welcome me. But I found that Europeans had no particular interest in the cross or in Christianity at all. I realized that this was an idea I had been raised with since childhood, and that it simply wasn’t true.
The country was secular, and many of those who are considered Christians there turned out to be atheists or people who knew very little about religion.
I found alcohol being sold in stores just like water. I saw millions of children who didn’t know who their fathers or mothers were. I saw mixed-gender relationships and everything being available.
I saw young men dating women and having children together, then getting married 20 years later. Cristiano Ronaldo is a prime example.
And if that young man died in an accident, the children he had fathered might end up in foster care. The woman would then find someone else, start a relationship with him, and perhaps marry him 20 years later.
I saw women marrying women and men marrying men. I saw mothers reaching the age of 70 and being placed in nursing homes, while their own son would take them there, visit them once a month or once a year—or perhaps never visit them at all.
I saw unbelievable things—things that were, in my view, all forbidden and immoral.
So I swear to God, I am saying this as a matter of truth, not because I want to gain the sympathy of Muslims. Muslims really have preserved Egypt and protected their women and families. And not just Egypt—all the Arab countries.
I genuinely respect this Islamic creed. These are people who have honor, principles, and a strong sense of responsibility.
And I, as a Christian who was raised in the East, say this openly and explicitly: Islam is not merely a religion. Islam is the last line of defense protecting morality in the entire world.
Muslims regard the prohibition of what is forbidden as absolute. Their sense of protective jealousy is not backwardness; it is a form of protecting the home and family honor. A Muslim man would sacrifice his own life rather than allow his mother, sister, or wife to be humiliated.
That is what keeps society cohesive and firmly grounded.
If the West had the same restraints, masculinity, honor, and chivalry that Islamic law instills in Muslims, it would not have reached the swamp and the absurdities that I witnessed with my own eyes.
And I have also seen European Muslim men and women who remain deeply committed to their religion, morality, principles, beliefs, and values despite all the temptations surrounding them.”
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