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Muslim Man Sexually Harasses Coptic Woman to Convert to Islam and Marry Him

Lisa Nasim Basari, a 28-year-old Coptic Christian girl living with a very few remaining family in Minya province, Egypt, recently made a video descrying the advances of a Muslim man, who has been [...]

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Open Letter to President El-Sisi, on the Occasion of Commemorating the Maspero Massacre

Three years after the massacre of Maspero, in which 28 innocent Copts were killed, justice remains illusive. In an open letter to president Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, Coptic Solidarity demands that [...]

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Coptic Solidarity: Maspero Massacre Victims Still Without Justice in Egypt

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Three years ago, the Egyptian armed forces unleashed a violent attack against Coptic protesters, resulting in the deaths of at least 28 [...]

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Maspero Remembered Three Years Later

Few reports written on the Maspero Massacre of Oct 9-10, 2011   “Egypt: Don’t Cover Up Military Killing of Copt Protesters” , Report issued by Human Rights Watch, October [...]

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Islamic State Grants ‘Non-Infidel’ Certificates

During its conquests in Iraq and Syria, the Islamic State has had to come up with a method to allow all those non-Sunnis who ended up converting to Sunni Islam instead of being killed—the [...]

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‘Egypt Working Group’ Presents Biased Views to President Obama

The Working Group on Egypt sent President Obama a letter on September 24th, roundly criticizing him for meeting with Egyptian President, El-Sissi, on the sides of UNGA.  While Coptic [...]

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Egyptian Salafi Leader Bans “Mickey Mouse” and “Donald Duck”

Egypt’s Salafis, who were recently permitted to make a return to the mosques and media, once again are demonstrating their priorities for Egypt, a nation in economic and political turmoil. [...]

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Copts Urge El-Sissi to Implement Equality for All Egyptians

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — President El-Sissi addresses the UN this week. We support the overall progress he has brought to Egypt and recognize the plethora of issues he has [...]

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‘Daily Martyrdom’

Systematic discrimination and harassment against religious minorities in Egypt and the surrounding region often goes unreported as it does not catch international headlines such as stories of [...]

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One Copt Released, Many Still Captive or Dead

Wadi Ramsis, a Coptic doctor who was kidnapped in Sinai two months ago was released Monday after “payment of large sums of [ransom] money,” said authorities.   Targeting Copts—especially [...]