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Commemorating the Genocide of the Greeks of Asia Minor by Turkey

By AINA- On September 14 each year, Greek communities worldwide commemorate the Greeks of Asia Minor who were murdered by the governments of the Young Turks and Mustafa Kemal Pasha. This [...]

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US lawmakers grapple with Egypt policy as Sisi’s clampdown continues

By Elizabeth Hagedorn – Al-Monitor – As President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ratchets up the rights abuses, some in Congress say the Trump administration is giving the Egyptian strongman a [...]

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Acting Brotherhood General Guide’s Arrest a Major Blow to the Group

By Hany Ghoraba – Special to IPT News Egypt’s arrest of a long-sought Muslim Brotherhood leader Aug. 28 is sure to create new challenges for the Islamist group. Acting General [...]

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“COPTIC POPE DEPOSED IN SADAT CRACKDOWN ON RELIGIOUS GROUPS”

By William E. Farrell, Special To the New York Times – Cairo – September 5, 1981 – President Anwar el-Sadat, denouncing religious factionalism, deposed the nation’s Coptic Pope [...]

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The Murder of an American “Blasphemer” in Pakistan

by Raymond Ibrahim– Gatestone Institute – Although Tahir Naseem’s teenage killer was apprehended and is being charged with murder, he is, among many people in Pakistan, a [...]

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Sudan Ends 30 Years of Islamic Law by Separating Religion, State

By Bloomberg – Sudan’s transitional government agreed to separate religion from the state, ending 30 years of Islamic rule in the North African nation. Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla [...]

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Coptic Art: A Visual Tale of Death and Resurrection

By Egyptian Streets Christian art is often associated with Western imagery, yet it isn’t much acknowledged that Eastern forms of Christian art are also products of their own history, spiritual [...]

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MEPs condemn Egypt’s Terrorist Court Circuit prison sentence against human rights defender Bahey el-Din Hassan

Statement by Maria Arena, Chair of Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI), Isabel Santos, Chair of the delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries and Mounir Satouri, Foreign [...]

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Pakistan: Accusations of blasphemy continue to endanger lives

By Amnesty International The alarming uptick in blasphemy accusations across Pakistan underscores the urgency with which the draconian laws that enable abuse and risk lives must be repealed, [...]

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Egypt: Human rights defender Bahey el-Din Hassan handed outrageous 15-year prison sentence

By Amnesty International The Fifth Terrorism Circuit Court in Cairo today sentenced exiled Bahey el-Din Hassan, a prominent human rights defender, to 15 years in prison on fabricated charges [...]