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Coptic Christian Arrested for Offending Muslims, Witch-Hunt for 5 Others

Earlier this week, security agents arrested Gad Yusif Yunan, a 22-year-old Coptic Christian man who works as an English teacher in Nasriya village, Upper Egypt, on the charge of “contempt [...]

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Muslim Rioters Destroy Crops of Coptic Farmers

In the context of the recent Muslim uprisings against Coptic Christian minorities in the Egyptian village of al-Gala’, Samalout region, unknown persons destroyed the agricultural crops of [...]

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Muslims Attack Copts Because of Proposed Church Renovation

Although Coptic Christians in the village of Gala’, Samalout district, Upper Egypt, had received all the proper permits and legal paperwork to renovate the building they have been using as [...]

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Coptic Priest: Islamic Law Trumps Egyptian Law in Case of Martyr’s Church

According to the local priest and Coptic spokesman, last Friday’s assault on a proposed Coptic Christian church proposed to be built, with President Sisi’s permission, to honor the 21 [...]

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Advocacy in Action

Coptic Solidarity is continuously engaged in advocacy on behalf of Copts and other religious minorities in the region, although some of our efforts are conducted behind the scenes.   We [...]

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Rights Groups Condemn Shutting Down Radio Free Iraq

Mideast Christians, Yezidis and moderate Muslim groups accuse the pro-Iran lobbyof “shutting down the only U.S. broadcast reporting fairly to the region” Washington, D.C., A joint [...]

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Islam’s Improbable Reformer: Sisi Interviewed by WSJ

Egypt’s president Al-Sisi was interviewed by Bret Stephens, the ‘Global View’ columnist of The Wall Street Journal. Excerpts: “We are keen on a strategic relationship with [...]

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Senator Dianne Feinstein: We Must Confront ISIL

Coptic Solidarity issued an action alert on Feb. 22, asking its members and supporters to ensure Congress speaks out for the 21 Coptic Martyrs and leads efforts to condemn Islamic Terrorism. [...]

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Muslim Strength Decides if Christian Churches Stand or Fall

A video recording made on December 14, 2013 of Dr. Yusuf al-Burhami, a leading cleric in Egypt’s Salafi movement, was recently publicized on Arabic media due to its controversial nature. [...]

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Middle East Minorities Call on UN to Establish “Interim Protected Areas” in Iraq & Syria

Representatives of Middle East minorities met on March 13 with missions of permanent members of UNSC as well as the Secretary General’s Political Department  (see [...]