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Call for a peaceful demonstration in front of the White House – August 2, 2016

By Coptic Solidarity – Coptic Solidarity, in collaboration with activists concerned with the conditions in Egypt and the on going attacks on the Copts, invites you to participate in a [...]

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Muslim Brotherhood: From the Ballot Box to the Caliphate

By Eric Trager –  Wall Street Journal – Even when elected, Islamists foment instability. In June 2012, Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed Morsi narrowly won Egypt’s first fair and [...]

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EIPR warns of increasing sectarian attacks in Minya governorate and urges state institutions to enforce the law and initiate social dialogue on the church construction law

By EIPR – The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights is extremely concerned with the increasing frequency of sectarian violence in the Minya governorate, which has been the scene of [...]

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As Erdoğan moves, a precarious situation for Christians in Turkey

By Max Lindenman – Aleteia – Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is in a snit, and on a tear. Having survived last Friday’s military coup, the Turkish president has declared a three-month “state of [...]

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‘Consolations Are Not Enough’ Says Minya Bishop After Sunday Sectarian Violence

By Al-Ahram – Sunday’s attack in Minya followed May violence in which Christian houses were set ablaze and a woman was paraded naked through the streets Anger is mounting amongst [...]

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One Dead, Several Injured in Islamist Attacks on Copts in Egypt

By Morning Star News – One Christian is dead, several others have been wounded and a fire gutted a church building after Muslims across Egypt waged a weekend of violence against Copts. In [...]

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Egypt: Hundreds disappeared and tortured amid wave of brutal repression

By Amnesty International – Egypt’s National Security Agency (NSA) is abducting, torturing and forcibly disappearing people in an effort to intimidate opponents and wipe out peaceful [...]

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Egypt Court Accuses Andalus Institute of ‘Harming National Security by Reporting that Copts and Baha’is Face Discrimination’

By Aswat Masriya – Director of the Andalus Institute Ahmed Samih spread false news about religious discrimination in Egypt, according to the court reasoning, which was released on Monday. A [...]

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Christian in Pakistan Charged with ‘Blasphemy’ after Argument with Muslim

By Morning Star News – A Christian father of two in Pakistan was arrested last night under blasphemy charges after a Muslim friend accused him of forwarding a poem on an instant messaging [...]

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Wave of Kidnappings Rock Upper Egypt’s Christian Community – Part 6

By Sandra Elliot – International Christian Concern – In the final account reflecting the resurgence of bride-snatching and forced conversions in Upper Egypt, Mariam, 16, was kidnapped [...]