Egypt’s Top High School Graduates: Thirty Muslims, No Copts
By Coptic Solidarity – The Egyptian Ministry of Education has announced on Wednesday the names of the top ten students in each of the country’s three General Secondary Certificate [...]
Al-Azhar Expands Its Reach into Egypt’s Public Education System
By Coptic Solidarity – The Egyptian government has taken another significant step toward integrating Al-Azhar into the country’s general education system, signing a broad cooperation [...]
Ibrahim Issa calls for Christian history to be taught in schools, dreams of bright 2021
By Egypt Independent Egyptian journalist and media personality Ibrahim Issa has called for Christian history and culture to be included as part of the nation’s educational curricula, both in [...]
Christians Warn Against al-Azhar Influence in Egypt’s Curriculum
By Claire Evans – International Christian Concern – During the last year, Egypt’s Christians experienced persecution in ever increasing waves. Though ISIS accounted for the vast [...]
Copts in Egyptian history textbooks (Part 2): Issues today and hidden gems from earlier textbooks
By Ehaab Abdou – MadaMasr – (Part 1) – Before delving into a wider analysis of Egypt’s high school history textbooks, it is important to acknowledge that those from the past two [...]
Copts in Egyptian history textbooks since 1890 (Part 1): Are we asking the right questions?
By Ehaab Abdou – Mada Masr – Over the past few years, we’ve been hearing recurring demands for the inclusion of Coptic history in textbooks, echoed in Pope Tawadros’s call to “teach [...]
Egypt: Facing sectarianism in the short and long term
By Ziad Bahaa-Eldin – Ahram Online – It’s no wonder the terrorist attacks on Christian families in Sinai last week sparked such anger and so much sympathy and solidarity with the [...]
Egyptian Journalist: Discrimination Of Egyptian Copts The Result Of Fanaticism In Education System
By – MEMRI – Following the expulsion by ISIS of Coptic families from their homes in north Sinai,[1] Egyptian journalist Fathia Al-Dakhakhni wrote an article in the daily Al-Masri [...]
Egypt’s New Sexual Assault Law Faces Major Obstacle In Police Who Still Blame The Victims
By Sophia Jones – The World Post – In Egypt, sexual harassment and assault can be seen everywhere: in a crowded market, where a man rubs his hand against a veiled woman’s breasts; [...]
Christianity Erased from Jordanian Textbooks
By Raymond Ibrahim – During a recent conference in Amman, Jordan, titled “Toward a Complete Strategy to Combat Extremism,” hosted by the Jerusalem Center for Political Studies. [...]
