Coptic exodus from al-Arish
By Watani International – The plight of the Copts in the North Sinai town of al-Arish is irking Egypt in its entirety. Arish Copts have been fleeing town since 22 February 2017 in the wake [...]
Merkel under fire for downplaying concerns about Egyptian rights
By Reuters – A Christian cleric on Thursday criticised Chancellor Angela Merkel for kowtowing to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and downplaying human rights concerns as she headed [...]
Egyptian Copt widow: ‘Gunmen who killed my husband and son then ticked them off their IS hit-list’
By World Watch Monitor – A Coptic Christian mother in North Sinai who saw her son and husband killed in front of her in their home says she then saw the gunman calmly tick off her loved [...]
American, Egyptian Politicians Condemn Sadat’s Expulsion from Parliament
By POMED – U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) issued a statement yesterday regarding the dismissal of MP Mohamed Anwar al-Sadat from Parliament. McCain stated that al-Sadat’s “dismissal [...]
A New Genocide for Egypt’s Christians?
By Raymond Ibrahim – FrontPage Magazine Yet another murderous wave is taking Egypt’s Coptic Christian minority by storm, leading to another exodus from their homes. Last week in al-Arish, [...]
Amnesty says Egypt Government must protect Coptic Christians targeted in string of deadly attacks in North Sinai
By Amnesty International – The Egyptian authorities must offer urgent protection to Coptic Christians in North Sinai and provide essential services and accommodation to hundreds who were [...]
Jihadis Target Copts, Triggering Fears of Broader Assaults Against Religious Minority
By Heba Saleh – Financial Times – Issaf Sameh, 10, tapped the side of his head and then his forehead to indicate where the bullets that killed his grandfather struck. Masked Isis militants [...]
Copts Flee Sinai Amid ISIS Campaign Of Murder, Threats
By R. Green – MEMRI – The following report is now a complimentary offering from MEMRI’s Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM). For JTTM subscription information, click [...]
L’exode ou la mort : les chrétiens fuient le Nord-Sinaï par centaines
Isabelle Cousturie – Aleteia – Après la vague d’homicides annoncée par Daesh, les familles chrétiennes s’enfuient par centaines et confirment “la chasse aux [...]
Anger and desperation accompany Copts from their homes in Arish to Ismailia
By Karoline Kamel – Mada Masr – The fate of Sinai’s Coptic Christians is held between a church that closed its doors to them and a state that intervened too late The sounds of crows [...]
