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Shahira Amin – Egyptian Streets – A photo released by Egypt’s official Middle East News Agency (MENA) shows Egyptian President Abdulfattah Al-Sisi (second right), the Grand Sheik of [...]

By John L. Allen Jr., CRUX – Few would suggest that Egypt’s Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is a savior figure, with a dubious approach to human rights and a mixed record on protecting the [...]

By Sandra Elliot – International Christian Concern – In the recent wave of kidnappings that are plaguing Upper Egypt, Christian women and girls are being taken off the streets and [...]

By Egyptian Streets – A snapshot from a video released on Twitter by Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis on August 28, 2014. In a statement claiming responsibility, the ISIS-affiliated Ansar Bait [...]

By Mai Shams El-Din – Mada Masr – June 4, 2013: Pope Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church stood behind then Chief of the Armed Forces Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as he announced the end [...]

By Ahram Online – In late May, Muslim villagers set ablaze a number of Christians’ homes and a woman was paraded naked in public, according to the Coptic Church An Egyptian court [...]

By Raymond Ibrahim – Originally published by Gatestone Institute under the title, “Egypt: New Attacks on Christians.” In a chronically familiar scene, angry, rioting Muslims in Egypt burned [...]

By Coptic Solidarity – For Immediate Release  Coptic Solidarity’s 7th Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. entitled The Future of Egypt’s Religious Minorities: Status of Copts after Two [...]

By POMED – Researcher and rights activist Mina Thabet was released on LE10,000 bail after a court ordered his release on Saturday. Thabet is the director for minorities and marginalized [...]

By Amira El-Fekki- Daily News Egypt – Attackers chanted ‘we don’t want a church’ while police let them go, arresting victims instead. Copts in the village of Qaryat Al Bayda reported Friday [...]