At the 2005 UN World Summit, the Heads of State and Government agreed that, "when a state is “manifestly failing” to protect its population from the four specified crimes [genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing, and crimes against humanity],..the international community [is] prepared to take collective action, through the Security Council and in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations."

Let's petition the UN Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide to investigate the activities of the Muslim Brotherhood directed toward the Coptic Christian minority in Egypt. To date, as of August 19th, 2013, 40 Coptic churches have been torched, and many Copts have been kidnapped, only to be released after a large ransom has been paid or are never seen again.

The Coptic Christian minority of Egypt comprise 10 to 20 percent of the population. They have continued to be terrorized for years without international intervention or aid. With the political unrest in the country and removal of Morsi, the Copts serve as an easy target and scapegoat for the Brotherhood. Before matters get worse -- as they surely will -- let's get involvement to protect this compromised group of people.