Said Abdel Razek’s Trial Delayed to Sept.
A hearing was held on Monday, June 15, in Case No. 5664 of 2025, in which Mr. Said Mansour Rizq Abdel Razek (Said Abu Mostafa) is the defendant, before the competent chamber of the Supreme State [...]
Jerusalem Patriarch Brings Concerns Over Middle East Christians to Trump
By Tovima News – Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem needed little introduction when he arrived in the Oval Office. President Trump remembered him from a visit nearly a decade earlier, [...]
Coptic Solidarity Annual Conference (June 8-9): Quick Update
June 8 – Policy DayU.S. Capitol Visitor Center, Room HVC-201 | 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM Coptic Solidarity’s 2026 Policy Day, “Egypt’s Theocratic Governance Backsliding: More Risks for [...]
Coordination of Cultural Relations Between Dar al-Ifta and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
By Al-Ahram – Dr. Nazir Mohamed Ayyad, Egypt’s Grand Mufti and Secretary-General of the General Secretariat for Fatwa Authorities Worldwide, received Ambassador Wael El-Naggar, Assistant Foreign [...]
Raymond Ibrahim: St. Catherine’s Monastery and the Holy Family Trail in Egypt
Raymond Ibrahim: The Egyptian government is appropriating St. Catherine’s Monastery and the Holy Family Trail in Egypt. Now that they can be used and exploited as tourism sites the Egyptian [...]
WHW Recommends Urgent Monitoring Mission to St. Catherine’s Site
By World Heritage Watch – Reports on Ongoing Construction and Road Development in the Saint Catherine Area. This note is submitted as a supplementary update to the serious concerns already [...]
Coptic Solidarity Releases CoptWatch Methodology and Database Codebook
Washington, D.C. — June 7, 2026 — Coptic Solidarity announces the release of CoptWatch Methodology and Database Codebook, the foundational document for CoptWatch, a new public, event-based human [...]
The Campus, the Riwaq, and “Azharization”
By Wagih Wahba – A few days ago, the media carried news of the signing of a cooperation protocol between Benha University and Al-Azhar Mosque, aimed at supporting and strengthening [...]
Is This an Arabic Language Exam or a Religion Exam?
By Khaled Montaser – This is Arabic Language Exam paper for Giza Governorate Preparatory Schools This Year. The compulsory literature/texts question is a Qur’anic verse from Surat [...]
Egypt’s 2026 Diplomatic Appointments: One Copt (to Madagascar) out of 41!
By Coptic Solidarity – A new round of diplomatic appointments for 2026 has been announced, involving ambassadorial postings across North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the [...]
