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Girls’ schools in Afghanistan ordered to shut just hours after reopening

By FR-24 – The Taliban ordered girls’ secondary schools in Afghanistan to shut Wednesday just hours after they reopened, an official confirmed, sparking confusion and heartbreak over [...]

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Egypt: Politicians Call For Prison Reform, Speech and Assembly Rights

By POMED – The Egyptian government’s National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) held a meeting, on March 20, with the representatives of several political parties, all of whom operate in a [...]

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Religion-Fueled Mobs on the Rise (Again) in Pakistan

By  The New York Times – The recent lynching of a man accused of burning pages from a Quran underscored Pakistan’s leading status as a site of religious violence. KARACHI, Pakistan — [...]

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South Sinai’s Saint Catherine ‘destroyed’ by new development project

By M.E.E. – Egypt’s government has grand plans to transform a Unesco-listed World Heritage Site, but locals watch the construction works with unease. A development project in the ancient [...]

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Disappeared Veronica, 15, is reported to be located by police..

It was reported that 15-year-old girl, Veronica Shehata Beshai Khalil, who was “missing” since March 6, has been located by the security services. She’s said to be in a police station in order [...]

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The Story Behind the Coptic Cross Tattoo

By Farah Rafik – Egyptian Streets – Drawn with grace and simplicity, the Coptic cross tattoo tells stories of faith, resistance, and tradition, worldwide, but particularly in Egypt. [...]

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3 Copts killed and their bodies mutilated in Minya

From media – A heinous crime shook Minya Governorate, as three Copts in the village of Ibshadat, Mallawi district, were shot by individuals from the village of Jaweer, which resulted in [...]

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President Sisi ‘Redefines’ Human Rights

By POMED – President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s comments during the launch of the “National Project to Develop the Egyptian Family” on Monday yielded further evidence that the [...]

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The Cave Church of St. Simon of Mukattam Hill

By Mona Abdou – Egyptian Streets – Tucked into the cliffside is a sight unlike any other: etched likenesses of the Holy Family are paired with pale sunlight, rows of modest pews and [...]

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‘General Intelligence Service’ gains permission to establish companies

By Mada Masr – Egypt’s General Intelligence Service (GIS) is to be granted a sanctioned space in the national economy after lawmakers on Tuesday unanimously approved legislation that was [...]