Selected Opinion

By Amy Austin Holmes – The Washington Post –  Amy Austin Holmes is an associate professor at the American University in Cairo and is a fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center. As Abdel [...]

By Sara Salama – Coptic Voice Due to the milieu in which I work, I have been informed that the Copts of Egypt as a people have been nominated by a qualified nominator in the United States [...]

By Sirwan Kajjo – Gatestone Institute Despite losing control of Raqqa and other major strongholds in Syria and Iraq, ISIS continues to keep many of the women it kidnapped during its [...]

By Dina Ezzat – Ahram Online On the occasion of Easter, some in Egypt are examining the limited awareness about the history and traditions of Christians in the country At a small but very [...]

By Lord David Alton (CB)- Speech given during Maundy Thursday House of Lords Debate on Syria A modern day Calvary …. 3.09 pm My Lords, I begin by paying tribute to the noble Lord, Lord [...]

By Uzay Bulut – providencemag (via AINA) – In the Turkish city Trabzon, where few Christians are left, St. Maria Catholic Church has suffered its second attack this year. A gunman [...]

By The Editorial Board: The Wall Street Journal – Sisi wins a second term but could learn from Mubarak’s mistakes. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi won his second term as [...]

By Uzay Bulut – Christian Post (via AINA) ـ Yazidis, a historically persecuted non-Muslim people in the Middle East, are yet again fleeing for their lives — this time from [...]

By Nina Shea (via AINA) – In the Nineveh Plains, only a third of the Christian population that was driven by ISIS from their homes nearly four years ago has returned. A traumatized [...]

By Thomas Farr  – Religious Freedom Institute – The Trump administration released its first National Security Strategy (NSS) report at the end of last year. Unlike those of the [...]