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By Shahira Amin – Al-Monitor –  When a long-awaited law on building and restoring churches went into effect in Egypt in September 2016, several Christian members of parliament hailed [...]

By Coptic Solidarity – On November 1, a group of American Evangelical leaders made history by becoming the first such delegation to meet with Egyptian President el-Sisi. The three-hour-long [...]

By Joey Millar – The Express UK (via AINA) – The coordinated attacks took place in the Egyptian region of Minya, south of Cairo, where church leaders are now pleading for support. [...]

By Nader Shukry – Watani –  Anba Macarius, Coptic Orthodox Bishop of Minya, has issued a statement that tackled the recent closure of churches in Minya villages at the hands of the [...]

By World Watch Monitor – Two Coptic Christians in a village in Minya, Upper Egypt are facing charges of inciting sectarian strife and insulting Islamic leaders, after comments from one of [...]

By Coptic Solidarity – Egypt’s indigenous Christians, the Copts, are under attack in a myriad of ways—from institutional and daily systematic discrimination to sporadic terrorization. While [...]

By Coptic Solidarity – Updated on September 18, 2017 Due to increasing attacks on Copts in Egypt, Coptic Solidarity has compiled this list which represents various types of persecution [...]

By Sameh Sabri – Ahram Canada– We are disappointed because you appointed an extremist man of dark ideas, Dr. Mohammad Othman el-Khosht, a president of Cairo University, and you [...]

 سامح صبرى ـ الأهرام الكندي ـ نعاتبك لأنك عينت رجلا متعصبا صاحب أفكار ظلامية وهو الدكتور محمد عثمان الخوشت رئيسا لجامعة القاهرة !! كما قمت بتعيين السلفي علاء البسيوني رئيسا للقناة الأولى .. [...]

By World Watch Monitor – Tensions between Muslims and Coptic Christians in a village in Upper Egypt have reportedly softened following clashes at the weekend. Copts in the village of Ezbat [...]