Selected Opinion

By Nina Shea – The National Review – Islamist extremists are waging a religious persecution so severe that, as Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill stated in their historic joint [...]

By Watani – The issue of contempt of religion has gained ominous proportions lately with recent court rulings against intellectuals and writers. Many in Egypt see these rulings as going [...]

Egyptian TV host Muhammad Al-Dasuqi Rushdi criticized the religious institutions of his country in a January 16 address on Al-Nahar TV, saying that a recent “catastrophic” fatwa [...]

By Lord David Alton of Liverpool – What is happening to Christians and minorities in the region is nothing short of Genocide and we must not stand by and watch as whole communities  are [...]

Christians throughout the world will mark Monday, Feb. 15, as a day to remember the courage and religious fortitude of 21 Coptic Christians who were executed one year ago by Islamic State [...]

Statement by His Grace Bishop Angaelos, General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom The Egyptians and their friend from Ghana who were brutally murdered, were not [...]

By The Washinton Post – The self-declared “caliphate” that in June 2014 was localized in Iraq and Syria now has nearly 50 affiliates or supporting groups in 21 countries. It has declared [...]

By Lord David Alton of Liverpool – Catholic Herald – Just before Christmas 75 parliamentarians, from both Houses and all parties – including the former head of our Armed Forces, the [...]

By Farid Farid in Cairo – International Business Times – It is a cruel irony that Hegazy’s first arrest came in December 2013, some six months after general Abdel Fattah el-Sisi [...]

By Mona Eltahawy – The New York Times – The officer, who identified himself by rank and first name only, did correctly name other places I had visited, including some I had not [...]