Selected Opinion

By Timothy E. Kaldas – TIMEP – In late December, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El Sisi announced the formation of a committee to combat sectarianism in Egypt. On its face, Sisi’s [...]

By Youssef Sidhom – Watani – Watani’s issue of 20 January 2019 could have very well held the headline “Special issue on the attack against Copts and closure of their church in the [...]

Center for Democracy and Human Rights in Saudi Arabia –  As this article demonstrates, Muslim religious establishments and institutions are and have been subservient to Muslim ruling [...]

By Coptic Orthodox Archbishopric Diocese of Minya & Abo-Qorqas – Translation by Coptic Solidarity We remained silent since the infringements that took place midday today; Friday, [...]

By by Sam Westrop – The Spectator – When a prominent Muslim Brotherhood bewails scarcity of free expression in today’s Egypt – The Washington Post insists on presenting [...]

By International Christian Concern – President al-Sisi Opens Cathedral in the Desert, but Closes Churches in Populous Upper Egypt. International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that [...]

By Jared Malsin and Courtney McBride – Wall Street Journal – Speaking in Cairo, secretary of state casts the Islamic Republic as the Trump administration’s top concern in the region while [...]

By Julia A. Seymour – World – Ahead of the Egyptian Coptic Christians’ Christmas celebration on Monday, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced the formation of a committee to [...]

د. خالد منتصر ـ فى نهاية 2018، تم إعدام «عسلية» قاتل «يوسف لمعى»، لكن السؤال هل تم إعدام الفكر الذى أفرز وشكل عجينة «عسلية» الذهنية والعقلية؟ «عسلية» البائع المتجول ذبح «لمعى» صاحب المحمصة بسكين. [...]

By International Christian Concern – On December 22, 2018, an appeals court in Upper Egypt upheld a three-year prison sentence against Coptic Christian Abd Adel Bebawy. This disappointing [...]