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How Egypt’s SCAF colluded in 2011 with the Brotherhood against the Coptic Christians

The following document, an email from Hillary R. Clinton (forwarding an email she’d received) , dating back to Nov. 2011, describes some interesting behind-the-scene interactions between [...]

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Egyptian Christians Left With Nowhere To Pray But The Street

By NPR – Morning Edition In the Egyptian province with the biggest percentage of Christians, the government has refused to grant permits for churches. Tens of thousands of people have [...]

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Seven Coptic Families Flee Their Home Village In Fear of Violence Against Them

By Watani – Seven Coptic families from the village of Ali Basha in Shousha, Samalout, Minya, some 250km south of Cairo, have fled their village in fear of violence that may erupt against [...]

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Why the EU is embracing Middle East strongmen

By Michael Peel – Financial Times – For the EU, the timing could hardly have been worse. Egypt’s parliament this month backed a proposal to extend President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s [...]

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Arabs laud Oscar-winner Rami Malek for ‘bringing pride to Egypt’

By Arab News –  Arab fans of Rami Malek, who scooped the Best Actor award at the 91st Academy Awards on Sunday night, lauded the American-Egyptian actor, describing him as the pride of [...]

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Egypt’s el-Sisi Welcomes European Union Leaders, but Not Their Scolding on Rights

By Declan Walsh – The New York Times – President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt, whose government has jailed critics, muzzled the independent press and executed nine prisoners in the past [...]

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Christians locked out of church building hold third funeral on streets of Egyptian village

By Barnabas Fund –  Christians in Egypt were forced to hold a third funeral on the streets of Koum al-Raheb village in the first week of February because their only church building was [...]

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El-Sisi May Rule Egypt Until 2034 Under Parliamentary Plan

By Declan Walsh – The New York Times – The Egyptian Parliament approved sweeping measures on Thursday that would allow President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to extend his rule until 2034, further [...]

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Pakistani Authorities Stopping Asia Bibi From Leaving Country, Despite Asylum Offer

By CBN NEWS – Christian mother Asia Bibi is reportedly being kept from leaving Pakistan, despite a final Supreme Court decision that rejected a final bid from hardline Islamists to have her [...]

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Policeman Sentenced to Death for Killing Two Copts in Minya

By Nader Shukry – Watani – Minya Criminal Court last week handed a death sentence to the policeman Rabie Mustafa Khalifa for shooting to death two Copts in the city of Minya some [...]