News & Reports

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

By Watani – The heartbreaking case of five-year old Shenouda who was taken away from the arms of his adoptive parents and placed in an orphanage has been the focus of Egyptian public [...]

By TIMEP – Since 2014, Egyptian lawyers defending minorities against unjust prosecution have been facing increasing difficulties in doing their jobs. This is especially the case when [...]