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House Foreign Affair Committee Issues Statement on Situation in Egypt

Washington D.C.—Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chairman Eliot L. Engel (D-NY) of the House Foreign Affairs Committee today released the following statement on ongoing protests in Egypt [...]

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More than 1,100 detained in Egypt after protests – rights monitors

By Reuters – Egyptian authorities have detained more than 1,100 people, including several high-profile individuals, since the weekend, when protests were held in several cities calling on [...]

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Trump Tells Businesses To Protect Religious Freedom

By Ewelina U. Ochab – Forbes – On September 23, 2019, the U.S. held an event at the U.N. General Assembly entitled “Global Call to Protect Religious Freedom.” Among the speakers was [...]

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Egypt Protests Came as a Total Shock. The Man Behind Them Is Just as Surprising

By Vivian Yee and Nada Rashwan – The New York Times – Under the government of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt, so little dissent is allowed — and what little there is comes at such [...]

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Egypt Braces for More Unrest as Protesters Call for President’s Ouster

By Jared Malsin and Amira El-Fekki – The Wall Street Journal – Demonstrators defy government crackdown to make first sizable showing since 2016, as Sisi grapples [...]

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Rubio, Menendez, Gardner, Durbin, Coons, Introduce Bill to Reauthorize U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom

Press Release published by Office of Senator Rubio – Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Chris Coons [...]

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Long read: The forgotten faces and hidden history of Pakistan’s blasphemy laws

By FoRB in Full – A Blog by CSW – No case highlights the fervour and frustration associated with blasphemy more than that of Asia Noreen (better known as Asia Bibi), the Pakistani [...]

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Trump, Awaiting Egyptian Counterpart at Summit, Called Out for ‘My Favorite Dictator’

By Wall Street Journal – By Nancy A. Youssef, Vivian Salama and Michael C. Bender —Jared Malsin contributed to this article. Quip drew attention to uncomfortable facet of U.S.-Egypt [...]

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Hopeful Signs for Change in Sudan Meet with Cautious Pessimism

By Morning Star News – The appointment of a Christian woman to the council overseeing transition to civilian rule in Sudan is a hopeful sign, but some persecution-weary Christians are less [...]

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‘We’re at War’: A Covert Social Media Campaign Boosts Military Rulers

By Declan Walsh and Nada Rashwan – The New York Times –  Days after Sudanese soldiers massacred pro-democracy demonstrators in Khartoum in June, an obscure digital marketing company [...]