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Egypt’s Top Court Rejects Religious Slogans in Election Law

Opposition politicians had denounced the text of the revised election law approved by parliament and repeated threats to boycott the vote.The court ruled that...

In Brotherhood’s Egypt, Blasphemy Charges Against Christians Surge Ahead

Dozens of lawyers crowded a small, hot courtroom yesterday, eager to participate in the case against Dimyana Abdel Nour, a primary school teacher from...

Coptic Family in Wasta Further Detained

The family of the young Coptic man, Abra’am Zaky, who is in hiding and who is alleged to have helped the Muslim young woman...

Catholic Cardinal Calls for End to Blasphemy Laws

Once favored to become pope, Scola made his remarks at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart for the opening of a conference focusing...

Islamists in Egypt Threaten Copts and Judicial Integrity, Says Ex-Court Official

He added that there are Islamic elements in the Egyptian judiciary who let their religious views affect the cases they oversee after witnessing such...

With Conservative Islamists in Power, Blasphemy Cases Surge in Egypt

The case against Dimyana Abdel-Nour in southern Egypt's ancient city of Luxor began when parents of three of her pupils claimed that their children,...

Two Coptic Churches in Egypt Attacked By Muslims in One Week

On Friday, the church of St. Mary, in the Dakhela district, west of Alexandria, was attacked by Molotov cocktails and bricks, causing the gate...

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