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DNA testing disproves allegations that five-year-old Shenouda was born to Muslim mother

By Watani – In the latest development in the case of five-year-old Shenouda, Naguib Gabrail, member of the defence team who represent Farouq Fawzy Boulos, Shenouda’s adoptive father, [...]

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Five Coptic Women “Disappeared” in just three weeks

Several reports and social media posts show that at least five Coptic women and young women have “disappeared” over the span of three weeks. In all these cases, their families have [...]

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Blasphemy Laws in Pakistan Grow Harsher

By Mohshin Habib – Gatestone Institute – Between 1987 and 2017, blasphemy charges were brought against 1,549 people. Among these, 829 people were non-Muslims. Since 1990, more than 70 [...]

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UN Body examines Egypt’s Record on Civil and Political Rights

By POMED – Today marked the second and final day of the UN Human Rights Committee’s examination of the Egyptian government’s implementation of the International Covenant on [...]

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How Many Days Do Coptic Orthodox Christians Fast?

By Marina Makary – Egyptian Streets – Fasting is one of the major pillars of the Coptic Orthodox church in Egypt. Most Egyptians are not aware that Copts fast for more than half the [...]

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President El-Sisi’s difficult economic makeover

By DW – Inflation, IMF demands and the end of unconditional funds from the Gulf states mean Egypt needs foreign investments. But military-run trademark projects could hamper any real [...]

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Fire devours a Coptic church in Giza gov.

A fire broke out on Sunday in the Church of the Virgin in the village of Asker, Al-Saff District, Giza Governorate, and devoured the contents of the church, which is located on the ground floor. [...]

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Did You Know that the Coptic Calendar is Still Used in Egypt?

By Farah Rafik – Egyptian Streets – For millennia, the Coptic Christian community has formed an essential strand in the fabric of Egyptian culture. As can be seen through the remnants of [...]

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Egypt Arrests Social-Media Influencers in Deepening Crackdown

By The Wall Street Journal – Egyptians who post viral content, even if it appears apolitical, are increasingly being charged with terrorism CAIRO—Last month, Mohamed Hossam El-Din, an [...]

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Egypt’s Coptic Christians outraged at government’s mishandling of adoption case

By Al-Monitor – The case of a little boy who was taken from his adoptive Christian parents by the Egyptian authorities and placed in an orphanage after being registered as a Muslim has [...]