Selected Opinion

Mona Eltahawy – The New York Times – The Dec. 11 bombing of a church in the Cairo cathedral complex — the seat of the Coptic pope — has been claimed by the Islamic State, although the [...]

By  Carey Lodge – Christian Today – Coptic Christians who survived the deadly church bombing in Cairo on December 11 have said they forgive their attacker, and are ready to die [...]

By Samuel Tadros – Wall Street Journal – Egypt’s minorities, long persecuted, are counting on the U.S. president to defend religious freedom. Islamic State’s local affiliate in Sinai [...]

By Congressman Dave Trott – U.S. Representative Dave Trott (MI-11), Michigan’s only Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, recently led a bipartisan effort in Congress condemning [...]

By Gabriel Said Reynolds- First Things – On Monday, December 12, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi walked alongside the Coptic Pope Tawadros (Theodore) II at the funeral procession for [...]

By Philippe Nassif – The Hill – The ISIS bombing of St. Mark’s cathedral in Cairo on Dec. 11 2016, the largest church in the Middle East, momentarily brought the suffering of Middle [...]

By Frederick Deknatel – World Politics Review – A bomb ripped through a church in central Cairo last week, killing at least 26 people in the most brutal and brazen attack on Egypt’s [...]

By Tom Strode – brnow (via AINA) – Congress has approved legislation promoted by religious freedom advocates that should strengthen the United States’ effort to combat persecution of [...]

Samuel Tadros – The Atlantic – Egypt’s Copts Are Under Attack. Little could dampen the enthusiasm of 13-year-old Tony Atef as he wore his soccer outfit and headed to Egypt’s most successful [...]

By Maged Atiya – This is a historic site, and excellent restoration can be done, but likely at a painstaking pace. It deserves no less. *** Several days after the terrorist explosion at the [...]