Iran’s Role in Persecution of Mideast Christians Is Overlooked
By David Isaac – JNS – The West is missing a critical component of the story when it comes to the persecution of Middle East Christians, said Farhad Rezaei, a visiting lecturer [...]
الحكم على أمين شرطة بالمنيا قاتل القبطي عادل لطفي بالسجن 10 سنوات
وطني ـ أصدرت محكمة جنايات المنيا حكمها على أمين الشرطة أيمن حسين بالحكم 10 سنوات بتهمة قتل المواطن عادل لطفي من مؤسسة «أنا المصري للقروض» بالمنيا. وأبدى شقيق الضحية غضبه من الحكم نظرًا لأن القاتل [...]
Egypt: Copt stabbed seven times by neighbour who’d lured in his son
By World Watch Monitor – An Egyptian Christian was stabbed multiple times when he tried to rescue his son who was held against his will by a Muslim neighbour in Alexandria. On the night of [...]
Girls’ schools in Afghanistan ordered to shut just hours after reopening
By FR-24 – The Taliban ordered girls’ secondary schools in Afghanistan to shut Wednesday just hours after they reopened, an official confirmed, sparking confusion and heartbreak over [...]
U.N. Foists ‘Combat Islamophobia’ Day on the World
by Raymond Ibrahim – It’s official: The United Nations, following the Muslim world’s lead, has formally accepted the concept of “Islamophobia,” a move that will undoubtedly [...]
Egypt: Politicians Call For Prison Reform, Speech and Assembly Rights
By POMED – The Egyptian government’s National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) held a meeting, on March 20, with the representatives of several political parties, all of whom operate in a [...]
Religion-Fueled Mobs on the Rise (Again) in Pakistan
By The New York Times – The recent lynching of a man accused of burning pages from a Quran underscored Pakistan’s leading status as a site of religious violence. KARACHI, Pakistan — [...]
الطباعة والنشر في الكنيسة القبطية: بين الجرائد والمجلات تعددت الكتب وكثرت المؤلفات
ماري البدراوي ـ الفجر ـ عرفت مصر الطباعة من خلال المطبعة التي جاءت مع الحملة الفرنسية على مصر عام 1798؛ وكانت أول جريدتين تهتم بطباعتها هي “كورييه ديليبجيبت”، و”لا ديكان [...]
Pope Shenouda III: His challenging years on the St. Mark Seat
By Coptic Solidarity – On the tenth anniversary of the departure of Pope Shenouda III, here are excerpts related to his years on the St. Mark Seat, taken from Adel Guindy’s book “A Sword [...]
Intertwined Hierarchies: Religion and Gender in the Personal Status Laws of Orthodox Copts in Egypt
Marina Samir – Rowaq CIHRS – Abstract : This paper raises questions about the extent to which the demand for a uniform civil personal status law, as advocated by progressive forces in [...]
