Selected Opinion

By Muhammad Mansour – Foreign Affairs – In recent days, Egyptian President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi has seemed less interested in his usual repression of Islamists and more determined to [...]

By Magdi Khalil – Coptic Solidarity Executive Committee Member In January 2015, Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi gave a speech in front of Islamic scholars at Al-Azhar University, [...]

By Josh Rogin and Eli Lake – Bloomberg View –  Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has been trampling human rights, the rule of law and freedom of the press since he became Egypt’s president [...]

By Doug Bandow – Cato Institute – The Middle East has long been hostile to Christians and other religious minorities. Among those at risk are Egypt’s Copts. During the reign of [...]

By Raymond Ibrahim – The Gatestone Institute – Despite Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s many pluralistic words and gestures, which have won him much praise from the [...]

By Raymond Ibrahim – Despite Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s many pluralistic words and gestures, which have won him much praise from the nation’s Christians and moderates, he [...]

By Eric Trager – The Washington Institute – Given the risks associated with further economic reform, Egypt’s appointment of new and highly qualified cabinet ministers will not [...]

By Raymond Ibrahim – 2015 was the “worst year in modern history for Christian persecution,” according to Open Doors, a human rights organization that has been documenting the persecution of [...]

By His Grace Bishop Angaelos –  His Grace Bishop Angaelos, General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom, spoke at a Press Conference regarding a potential U.S. [...]

By Elliott Abrams – Council on Foreign Relations – There are a lot of fans of Egypt’s President Sisi nowadays in Washington, who argue that he is fighting terrorism and deserves [...]