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Convicted Show Host Acquitted of Contempt of Religion Charge

  A misdemeanor court acquitted on Wednesday Islamic show host Islam al-Beheiry of the charge of being in contempt of religion.   The plaintiff had sued Beheiry and...

For Egypt, TV Show’s Shocking Twist Is Its Sympathetic Jews

  Her revelation sets up the central conflict in this year’s most talked-about Egyptian television series, “The Jewish Quarter,” which has astonished Egyptians with its...

New USCIRF Chair: Religious Freedom Shouldn’t Be a “Second or Third Class Concern” for U.S. Policymakers

  News coming out of Christian communities in northern Iraq and other parts of the Middle East has seemingly been so bad since last summer's...

Saudi Cables Suggest Money Links With Media

  That's the picture that has emerged from Saudi diplomatic correspondence published by the WikiLeaks group, backing long-held suspicions the kingdom uses its oil wealth to...

ISIL Crucifies Two Children for Violating Fast, Orders ‘Calamity for Infidels’ During Ramadan

  According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the two boys, who were discovered eating, had signs around their necks that announced “no religious...

In Egypt, 152 Strikers Disciplined for ‘Violating Sharia’ by Work Stoppage

  Judge Mohamed Hamed Diab agreed Sunday to send the 152 workers to a disciplinary committee in accordance with a new verdict issued in April...

Islamic State Lay Mines in Syria’s Ancient Palmyra Ruins

  Militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) have reportedly carpeted parts of the Roman amphitheatre with bombs and explosives, according...

When Sectarian Conflict Finds a Local Solution, Copts Lose

  A new report by the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) says this problem runs far deeper than Sisi and Tawfiq. Over the past...

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