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New Evidence Ties Ousted Morsi Government to Al-Qaeda

 That, of course, happened—and in a dramatic fashion, especially the attacks on the Christian Copts, who were scapegoated by the Muslim Brotherhood and al-Qaeda. Indeed,...

Islamists Hardliners Dislodged, but Still No Respite for Copts in Egypt’s Town Dalga

This week, a large contingent of troops and police rolled into Dalga, backed by helicopter gunships, breaking the hold of Islamist hard-liners who seized...

Islamists Force Delga Copts to Sign Affidavits Stating Arrested Assailants Are Innocent

Prosecutor-general Hesham Barakat had ordered the detention of 51 men, and an investigating of their involvement in the violence and terrorism witnessed in the...

House Passes Bipartisan Religious Minorities Special Envoy Legislation by 402-20 Vote

Washington, D.C. (September 18, 2013) – The House today overwhelmingly passed legislation introduced by Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) and Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA) to...

Summit on the Plight of Christians in the Middle East Starts in Jordan

King Abdullah II of Jordan had mentioned the summit during his recent meeting at the Vatican with Pope Francis on August 29. The uniqueness...

Uncertainty Over The Fate Of Egypt’s Christians

After the July overthrow of President Morsi, and the subsequent murder of hundreds of his supporters, many hard-line Islamists claimed the Christians were partially behind...

Egyptian Authorities Recapture Islamist-Held Town

Armed crowds in Delga, a remote town of 120,000 people in Egypt's Minya province, first scared away its meagre police force following Morsi's overthrow...

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Another Copt Shot in Libya

Another Coptic Christian was shot in Benghazi, Libya—just a...