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By Wael Eskandar – It didn’t take long for the regime to crack down on Islamist and secular opposition after the military takeover on 3 July 2013. Anyone speaking out against regime [...]

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 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 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 [...]

تصحيح المفاهيم الملتبسة لدى الأستاذة فاطمة ناعوت مجدى خليل أول الملاحظات أن الأستاذة فاطمة ناعوت تحدثت بالعربية مبررة ذلك أنها تريد أن توجه كلامها إلى «الدول العربية» وليس «الحكومات الغربية» [...]

By Coptic Solidarity – Although it has made some progress in religious freedom, Egypt still deserves to be labeled as a Country of Particular Concern—the worst designation, which would [...]

By World Watch Monitor –  Churches in Algeria are facing intimidation and harassment, despite constitutional provisions guaranteeing freedom of worship in the country. On Sunday 24 April, [...]

By Office of Senator Marco Rubio – For Immediate Release Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) today introduced a bill which would give the State Department new tools to [...]

By Doug Bandow – Cato Institute – The Middle East has long been hostile to Christians and other religious minorities. Among those at risk are Egypt’s Copts. During the reign of [...]