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Pakistani Christians brace for more persecution under revised blasphemy law

By John Burger – Aleteia – Arecent move to make Pakistan’s so-called blasphemy laws stricter will make it easier to convict innocent people, including religious minorities, says a [...]

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In a first, Egypt’s Coptic Church holds mass for Christians in Saudi Arabia

By Egypt Independent – The Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church held a mass for Christians in Saudi Arabia, for the first time in history. The Metropolitan of Shubra al-Khaima, Bishop Morcos, [...]

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Italian FM Asked for “Cooperation” in cases of Regeni and Zaki

By POMED – During a trip to Cairo (on Jan. 22), Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani met with his counterpart Sameh Shoukry and President al-Sisi, discussing energy security and [...]

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Why do Coptic Christians in Egypt Eat Taro on Feast of the Epiphany?

By Marina Makary – EgyptianStreets- “Dinner is ready!” As mom calls us for dinner, I begin to notice a delicious aroma that I had almost forgotten. I look to see what it is — the annual [...]

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Door of justice slammed shut in high-profile sectarian case, Thabet now faces civil suit from men who assaulted her

By Mada Masr – The door was shut on the possibility of justice in a high profile sectarian case last week when the Court of Cassation upheld the acquittal of three men who assaulted Soad [...]

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In Egypt, massive funding for new mosques questioned amid economic crisis

By Al-Monitor – The Egyptian Ministry of Endowments has built thousands of new mosques in President Sisi’s time in office, despite pressing needs for education, health care, and other [...]

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Egypt’s Court of Cassation rejects the appeal in the case of stripping Souad Thabet; acquits defendants

The Court of Cassation ruled to accept the two appeals in cassation, that were submitted by the Public Prosecution and Mrs. Souad Thabet, the civil claimant, but only in form and rejected them in [...]

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Copts attacked in a Minya village; Police restore order

Watani- Police has restored calm and order to the village of Ashrouba in Beni Mazar, Minya, some 230km south of Cairo, following an attack against Copts. The attack occurred on 8 January in the [...]

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Chaldean Patriarch Criticizes Forced Conversion Of Christian Minors To Islam; Adds: “In Iraq, Christians Are Treated As Second-Class Citizens”

By MEMRI – Cardinal Louis Raphaël I Sako, the Chaldean Catholic Patriarch of Babylon, said in a December 30, 2022 interview on Al-Sharqiya News TV (Iraq) that Christians are treated as [...]

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Egypt Is Spending Billions on a New Capital That Egyptians May Not Visit

By: The Wall Street Journal – CAIRO—In a desert plain 40 miles east of central Cairo, a sprawling new capital city is taking shape, with skyscrapers, luxury residences and pedestrian malls [...]