Selected Opinion

By Youssef Sidhom – Watani – Salemo is literal for “Live peaceably” or “Be at peace”. The command was given by Jesus Christ Himself, as cited in the Gospel of St Mark 9: 50 “Be at [...]

By Christopher Gurguis – Opinion article contributed by Coptic Solidarity supporter.  We should congratulate Rami Malek on winning the first Oscar for the Copts. Whether he is aware of [...]

By Michael Wahid Hanna – Financial Times – The vote on a plan to extend the Sisi presidency is an opportunity to voice dissent. Egypt’s Abdel Fattah el-Sisi stated unequivocally in 2017 that “it [...]

By Yasmine El Rashidi – The New York Times – Parliament wants to extend the president’s term. The people may not agree. CAIRO — It’s been eight years since we took to the [...]

By Majid Rafizadeh – Gatestone Institiute – “We created a people’s army to defend the country and also help in emergencies, but it turned into a monster.” — Mohsen [...]

By Faith McDonnell – The Stream EDITORIAL UPDATE: After much publicity and advocacy, Faith McDonnell’s Facebook account was reinstated on February 20, 2019. A Christian human rights [...]

By Mark Woods – Christian Today – Exactly four years ago, on a beach in Libya on February 15, 2015, 21 orange-clad men were beheaded by fighters of Islamic State. The actual moment of death [...]

By Candace Lukasik – TIMEP – On December 12, 2018, Emad Kamal Sadek, 49, and his son David Emad, 21, were shot and killed by Rabea Mustafa Khalefa, an Egyptian police officer and [...]

By Christopher White – The Tablet – Four years ago this week, 21 men were videotaped on a beach in Libya as their ISIS captors beheaded them one by one. Of the 21 victims, 20 were [...]

By Raymond Ibrahim – Gatestone Institute – The “Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together” is being portrayed as a “historic pledge of [...]