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Egyptian Parliament debates Quran’s place in curriculum

By Al-Monitor – When the Egyptian Parliament recently considered a bill intended to support the use of Standard Arabic, the discussion grew heated between a a representative of [...]

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CPJ: With 25 journalists detained, Egypt 3rd worst jailor of media workers globally

By Mada Masr – Egypt was the third worst jailor of journalists in the world in 2021, with 25 reporters held in custody by governments, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists’ [...]

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Patrick Zaki gets release order from emergency court after 22 months in custody on false news charges

By Mada Masr – After 22 months in custody, the Mansoura Emergency State Security Misdemeanour Court decided to release Patrick George Zaki, a researcher at the Egyptian Initiative for [...]

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The oldest Christian monastery in the world?

By Martyn Whittock  – Christianity Today – A few years ago, before the ‘Arab Spring’ reached Egypt in 2011, I rode out on a camel to the ruins of the monastery [...]

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Christian students in Egypt beaten at school, ordered to remove all jewelry bearing a cross

By Christian Post – Coptic students at an elementary and middle school in Egypt’s Minya Governorate were beaten up by teachers and fellow students after the headmaster ordered all Christian [...]

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How Egyptian airports have been turned into a trap for critics and opponents

By POMED –On November 14, the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) released a report detailing how Egyptian airports have been turned into “a trap for critics and opponents,” [...]

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US, Egypt conclude first ‘strategic dialogue’ under Biden

By Al-Monitor – In a joint statement, the two countries pledged to continue their dialogue on the US-Egypt strategic partnership, regional cooperation and human rights. Read [...]

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U.S., Egypt Open Strategic Dialog

“Making tangible and lasting improvements on human rights is also essential to strengthening our bilateral relationship, and the United States.” Blinken. By US Department of State [...]

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US-Egypt Strategic Dialogue: What’s on the agenda?

By Mada Masr – Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry arrived in Washington on Friday to restart for the first time in six years the US-Egypt Strategic Dialogue with US Secretary of State Antony [...]

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The Maspero Massacre: Ten Years On

By TIMEP – On October 9, 2011, thousands of peaceful protesters marched toward the Maspero building, the headquarters of the Egyptian Radio and Television Union, to demonstrate against the [...]