Algerian Christian gets maximum sentence for ‘blasphemy’
By WorldWatch Monitor – A Christian in Algeria has been sentenced to five years in prison – the maximum term – and given a heavy fine for blasphemy against Islam and its prophet, for a [...]
Egypt: Hundreds disappeared and tortured amid wave of brutal repression
By Amnesty International – Egypt’s National Security Agency (NSA) is abducting, torturing and forcibly disappearing people in an effort to intimidate opponents and wipe out peaceful [...]
Egypt Court Accuses Andalus Institute of ‘Harming National Security by Reporting that Copts and Baha’is Face Discrimination’
By Aswat Masriya – Director of the Andalus Institute Ahmed Samih spread false news about religious discrimination in Egypt, according to the court reasoning, which was released on Monday. A [...]
Christian in Pakistan Charged with ‘Blasphemy’ after Argument with Muslim
By Morning Star News – A Christian father of two in Pakistan was arrested last night under blasphemy charges after a Muslim friend accused him of forwarding a poem on an instant messaging [...]
Pakistani Christian who sought police help instead faces death for ‘blasphemy’
By Asif Aqeel – WorldWatchMonitor – An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has sentenced a Christian man to death for committing blasphemy against the prophet of Islam. Anjum Sandhu, 60, [...]
Egypt’s Top “Moderate” Cleric: Apostasy a “Crime,” Punishable by Death
By Coptic Solidarity – The line between “moderate” and “radical” Muslim continues to fade. On the question of apostasy in Islam—whether a born or converted Muslim has the right to abandon [...]
Government in Egypt Fights Efforts to Repeal Controversial ‘Blasphemy Law’ Justice Ministry says any change would be ‘unconstitutional
By Morning Star News – Parliamentary efforts in Egypt to repeal the country’s equivalent of a “blasphemy law” are facing stiff opposition from the Ministry of Justice. The ministry’s [...]
Is al-Sisi following in the Footsteps of late Pakistani President Zia ul Haq?
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, [...]
Egyptian Islamic Jihad founder: annihilate terror groups or they annihilate you
By Khalid Hassan – Al-Monitor – The Egyptian army’s military campaigns continue to target the hideouts of terrorist groups in Sinai Peninsula that from time to time claim [...]
Blasphemy Convictions Intensify in Sisi’s Egypt
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 [...]
