تجدد أزمة محاولة هدم كنيسة العذراء الأثرية برشيد
وطني ـ تجددت أزمة كنيسة السيدة العذراء الأثرية برشيد، بمحافظة البحيرة، بعد محاولة أبناء مستشار بمحكمة الجنايات، استكمال هدم ما تبقي من الكنيسة لإخفاء معالمها قبل ورود لجنة خبراء يوم الأربعاء [...]
Egypt: Saint Catherine’s Monastery at Risk from Al-Sisi’s Ambitions
By Corriere della Sera – The Egyptian general wants to turn the religious and archaeological site into a tourist hub. Greece is outraged. In the end, at bottom, it’s just a Christian monastery. [...]
Al-Shara‘ and the Syrian Christians
By Sameh Fawzi – Al-Shorouk – No one knew what transpired during the visit of Patriarch John X Yazigi, Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church, to Syrian President Ahmad al-Shara‘. Yet the [...]
Displacement and Church Burnings Deepen Humanitarian Crisis in Syria
By Syriac Press (via AINA) – Parishioners from six churches in Suwayda, Syria, have been displaced in recent weeks, underscoring the mounting humanitarian crisis in the governorate, [...]
Coptic Solidarity Analysis of USCIRF’s Egypt Country Update & Annual Report
By Coptic Solidarity – In February of this year, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released a Country Update: Egypt which examines the state of religious freedom [...]
Attacks On Christians In Eastern Congo: 76 Killed, 14 By Beheading
By MEMRI – Over recent days, the Islamic State Central Africa Province (ISCAP) has continued to claim attacks on Christian civilians in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). [...]
Egypt’s Land Grab Threatens the World’s Oldest Christian Monastery
By Sophia Mandt – In the sixth century, Christian monks built St. Catherine’s Monastery in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. The monastery is believed to be located at the very [...]
Abduction of Christian Women and Girls in the Middle East
By Rick Plasterer – Juicy Ecumenism – The Institute on Religion & Democracy’s Blog The abduction and trafficking of women and girls from religious minority communities in [...]
Egypt’s Hidden Persecution: The Cost of Leaving Islam
By Coptic Solidrity – Egypt’s constitution boldly proclaims that “freedom of belief is absolute” (Article 64). An impressive declaration—until one reads the unwritten caveat: “as [...]
Khiralla Interviews Magdi Khalil on the Plight of Egypt’s Copts (2/3)
By Mohamed Saad Khiralla – After exploring in the first part of this interview with human rights activist and political analyst Magdi Khalil the historical and political background of the Coptic [...]
