CS Releases & Articles

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

The following is an urgent call for help, circulated in a number of sites and posted by the prominent secularist writer Khaled Montaser in his Facebook page. Far from being unique, it highlights [...]

In a move that has many forward-looking Egyptians concerned, the government recently allowed the Salafis to return to preaching in mosques and on television.   Soon after the June 2013 [...]

According to Dr. Muhammad ‘Afifi, Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Culture in Egypt, the Islamic State does not acknowledge the sovereignty of any state or their boundaries and seeks [...]

Earlier this week, Reuters confirmed what many suspected…ISIS has been coaching the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. The growth of ISIS influence in a country already struggling to contain terrorist [...]

 NGO Briefing and Press Conference will be held in House Cannon Building 402 (CHOB)on Tuesday September 9th at 5:30 PM Theme:  For an internationally protected zone for Yazidis, Christians and [...]