Tag:church law

Church Under Legalisation Attacked In Beheira

By Watani - A church in the village of al-Shuqaf in Housh Eissa in the west Delta province of Beheira was attacked by a mob...

Disputed status of Beni Suef church sparks sectarian violence

By Hadeer El-Mahdawy - Mada Masr -The homes of several Coptic Christians in the Beni Suef village of Beni Menin were set ablaze by...

Rubio, Menendez, Colleagues Urge Secretary Tillerson to Reaffirm U.S. Commitment to Democracy, Human Rights in Egypt

March 7, 2018Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Susan Collins, (R-ME), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Tim Kaine (D-VA), John...

الجنايات» تؤيد سجن الصحفي أحمد الخطيب 4 سنوات بعد إدانته بإهانة الأزهر

كتب- محمد مجدى:قضت محكمة جنايات الجيزة المنعقدة بمحكمة «زينهم»، برئاسة المستشار جمال عبد اللاه، بتأييد حكم سجن الصحفي أحمد الخطيب رئيس القسم السياسي في...

Coptic Solidarity Responds to Egyptian Parliament Meeting with USCIRF

By Coptic Solidarity(Washington, DC) March 9, 2018Editors Note: Coptic Solidarity addresses the specific comments reportedly made by Egyptian Parliamentarians. No reporting on USCIRF policy...

The government agrees to settle the situation of 53 churches and affiliated services buildings in the governorates

Coptic Solidarity Editorial Note:It is reported (see below) that the Egyptian cabinet has authorized 53 Christian worship buildings. The complete list presented last November...

Egypt’s Copts decry recent spate of church closings

By Shahira Amin - Al-MonitorWhen a long-awaited law on building and restoring churches went into effect in Egypt in September 2016, several Christian members...

Egypt: Christians Still Denied Churches While Government Opens 10 Mosques Every Week

By Raymond Ibrahim - Special to Coptic SolidarityEgyptian authorities and politicians recently held a meeting sponsored by Al Azhar, the nation’s topmost authority on...