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Two Christians Murdered by Muslim Policeman Guarding Their Church in Egypt

By Raymond Ibrahim – Special for Coptic Solidarity – A Muslim policeman charged with guarding a Coptic Christian church shot and killed two Copts—a father, 49, and his son, [...]

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Report – Prayers Unanswered: Assessing the Impact of Egypt’s 2016 Church Construction Law

By POMED –  EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has promised to improve the situation of the country’s Christians, who by many estimates constitute about ten percent [...]

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Agreement partially reopens St. Samuel Monastery road, but leaves broader security concerns unresolved

By – Mada Masr –  Security measures on the road leading to the St. Samuel Monastery in Minya where seven Coptic Christians were killed in a militant attack in early November were once [...]

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Egypt Approves Legalization of 168 New Churches

By Egyptian Streets –  A committee headed by Prime Minister and Housing Minister Mostafa Madbouly approved the legalization of 168 churches and buildings on Friday. The committee officially [...]

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Garnett Genuis: Christian minorities around the world facing persecution

By MP Garnett Genuis – Good News Journal – I was very saddened to learn of yet another attack on the Egyptian Christian community. Seven Egyptian Christian pilgrims were recently [...]

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Rights group: Christian religious freedoms decline in Egypt

By AP –   An Egyptian rights group says the country’s Christians are suffering increased discrimination despite official efforts to address their grievances. The finding comes in a report [...]

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Christian Children Face the Dark Realities of Persecution

By Claire Evans – International Christian Concern “Why does God let these people kill innocent people?” Mariam is only 11 years old, but her question was long expected by her parents. Her [...]

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Egypt looks to remove religion from ID cards — but is it too little, too late?

Shahira Amin – Al-Monitor – Legislator Ismail Nasreddin has announced plans to submit a bill to Egypt’s parliament that would remove religious affiliation from national ID [...]

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Islamist Terrorist Ambush, Kill Seven Christians near Monastery in Minya, Egypt

By Morning Star News – Funerals were held over the weekend in Egypt for seven Christians ambushed and killed on Friday (Nov. 2) in Islamist attacks. Hundreds of people attended the funeral [...]

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‘We will kill the men and children and leave you to live the rest of your lives in misery’

By Nourhan Mostafa – Mada Masr – Translated by Ian Louie Safwat Shehata, a man from Minya who lost six relatives in Friday’s attack, recounts the ordeal Safwat Shehata, a man in his [...]