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Christians in Egypt Pelted With Rocks in Attack on Town – Four Churches Forced to Shut

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. [...]

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Egyptian Lawyer Nabih Wahsh: It Is A National Duty To Rape Girls Who Wear Revealing Clothes, ‘We Are Against Homosexuals And Whores!’

By MEMRI –  Egyptian lawyer Nabih Wahsh caused an uproar in the studio during an Egyptian TV debate on a proposed bill to tighten the anti-prostitution laws in the country when he said: [...]

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Minya Copts Respond to Church Closings

By POMED –  Coptic Christians have called on security forces to increase anti-discrimination efforts after a number of attacks have led to the closing of Coptic churches in Minya. Bishop [...]

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The Wrong Target: Egypt Imprisons Nonviolent Coptic Christian For Terrorism

By POMED –  In a new POMED Snapshot, “The Wrong Target: Egypt Imprisons Nonviolent Coptic Christian For Terrorism,” Mahmoud Farouk writes about the case of Andrew Nasif, an Egyptian [...]

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Al-Sisi Shuffles Security Leaderships after Deadly Ambush

By POMED –  On October 28, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi initiated a shake-up of top security chiefs in the aftermath of a militant ambush on security forces on October 20. According to [...]

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Anba Macarius of Minya: Is Prayer a Crime?

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 [...]

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8th Annual Conference Video – Speeches by Members of U.S. Congress

View speeches made by U.S. legislators at Coptic Solidarity’s 8th Annual Policy Day. This event was hosted on June 15, 2017, at the U.S. House Visitor Center. The conference theme was Egypt: [...]

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Murdered priest exposes hidden aspects of sectarianism in popular Cairo neighborhood

By Karoline Kamel – Mada Masr – Father Samaan Shehata tried to propel himself forward with all the strength he could summon, after a cleanly-shaven young man in a galabeya with a [...]

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The Old Arab Fear Tactic That Came to Washington

By Nonie Darwish – Gatestone Institute – The true threat to the US, the West, and even stable Arab governments, as Egypt is realizing, is political Islam as furthered by groups such [...]

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