Muslims Protest At Church in Cairo
At the time of the Muslim demonstrations, His Holiness Pope Shenouda III was not present in his residence within the grounds of the Cathedral. The head of security at the Cathedral [...]
Collective Punishment of Egyptian Christians For Death of Two Muslims
“Muslims threw my old mother out of the second floor balcony and torched my home,” said Adel Abdulllah to Hazem Refaat of Free Copts advocacy. His business and home were torched and [...]
USCIRF Identifies World’s Worst Religious Freedom Violators: Egypt Cited for First Time
“CPCs are nations whose conduct marks them as the world’s worst religious freedom violators and human rights abusers,” said USCIRF Chair Leonard Leo. “In the case of Egypt, instances of [...]
Twelve Q’s to the Muslim Brotherhood
I. Muslim Brothers’ Political ThoughtThe Brotherhood remains extremely opposed to Western civilization and to a political peaceful settlement to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Hamas is a Palestinian [...]
Three Churches Attacked, Egyptian Military Sides With Radical Muslims
The latest of these incidents took place in the village of Kamadeer, in Samalout, Minya province on April 5, which escalated to the point where it was feared the church would be torched and [...]
Fundamentalists Apply Islamic Penalty Law on Christians in Egypt
It turned out since that similar incident took place, which raised concern and alarm, not only among the Copts, but among the majority of Egyptians who are aware of the seriousness of these [...]
Who’s Really Running the Muslim Brotherhood.
I was in Cairo to understand that confusing silence. In days packed with meetings with leaders and grassroots activists of the Islamist group, Egypt’s largest and best organized, I pressed [...]
