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Verdict in Marco Gerges case, accused of contempt of religion, is set for Sept. 12

According to Hoda Nasrallah, a lawyer with the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, the Misdemeanors Court of Appeal in the Economic Court decided to reserve the case of Marco Gerges Salib [...]

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How the Armenian Community Made Egypt a Home

By Farah Rafik – Egyptian Streets – Small in number but large in influence is the Armenian population in Egypt. Nestled with Egypt since ancient times, the Armenian population in [...]

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Syrian Christians: Life Between War and Migration

By Vicken Cheterian – Agos (via AINA)- The church of the Virgin Martyr Febronia of Nisibis (Nusaybin) of Syrian Orthodox church is located in the village of Himo few kilometres to the west [...]

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Pakistani High Court Upholds Death Sentence of Christian Brothers Charged with Blasphemy

by Nasir Saeeid – Gatestone Institute – They were accused of posting blasphemous contents on the internet… Judge Javed Iqbal Bosal sentenced them to death, with a 100,000 rupee [...]

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Egyptian Liberals: Expunging Islamic Terrorism Requires Eliminating Extremism From Curricula, Fostering Knowledge, Tolerance And Humanism

By MEMRI- Amid the recent spate of ISIS attacks in Sinai,[1] the Egyptian press published several articles that called to eliminate terror by expunging fundamentalist Islam, which forms the [...]

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Diaa Rashwan appointed coordinator of national dialogue; sessions to start early July

By MadaMasr- After weeks of speculations and general preparation, the national dialogue sessions called for by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the end of Ramadan finally have a bit of [...]

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Coptic man from Sohag, victim of attack by a Muslim, succumbs to his wounds

Kirollos (Cyril) Nagah Megali, from the village of Arab Mahdi in Akhmim, Sohag governorate (Upper Egypt), died on Wednesday morning of his injuries after being attacked by a Muslim (extremist), [...]

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Egyptian Author Salwa Bakr: Our Education System Has Been Dominated By Terrorist Groups

By MEMRI – “…Sports, Arts Are Not In The Curricula, Little Girls Are Forced To Wear Hijabs – This Is A Breeding Ground For ISIS.” Egyptian author Salwa Bakr said in a May [...]

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Dozens Feared Dead in Church Attack in Nigeria

By The New York Times – Gunmen fired on Catholics celebrating Mass in a usually peaceful part of the country. There was no claim of responsibility. Dozens were believed to be dead after [...]

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Nigeria: gunmen kill dozens in ‘satanic’ attack on a church

By The Guardian – At least 50 people killed and dozens more injured in assault during Sunday mass in Ondo state. Gunmen launched an assault on a Catholic church in Ondo state [...]