Tag:Copts

Palm Sunday Bombing Underscores Depth of Egypt’s Anti-Christian Bigotry

By John Rossomando - IPT NewsSuicide bombings of two Coptic churches in Egypt Sunday by ISIS terrorists should not be viewed in isolation. The...

What Palm Sunday Means to Egypt’s Copts

By Samuel Tadros - The Atlantic -Christianity was born in pain in the country. An attack on a holy day is another bloody symbol of...

‘They called my husband an infidel and killed him”

By Bel Trew - The Times (UK)Two Isis fighters wielding guns approached their target. Bahgat Zakhar, 58, was an Egyptian Copt on a “kill...

Despite setbacks for Islamic State, Egypt’s Coptic Christians remain at risk

By Sean Savage - JNS -As the Islamic State terror group faces setbacks in Syria and Iraq, its affiliate in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula has...

Egypt Defends Its Human Rights Record at UN Body

By - POMEDAccording to a Ministry statement , Shoukry also emphasized that the UNHRC must respect cultural diversity in discussing human rights and cannot...

Coptic exodus from al-Arish

By Watani InternationalThe plight of the Copts in the North Sinai town of al-Arish is irking Egypt in its entirety. Arish Copts have been...

Merkel under fire for downplaying concerns about Egyptian rights

By - ReutersA Christian cleric on Thursday criticised Chancellor Angela Merkel for kowtowing to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and downplaying human rights concerns...

Egyptian Copt widow: ‘Gunmen who killed my husband and son then ticked them off their IS hit-list’

By World Watch MonitorA Coptic Christian mother in North Sinai who saw her son and husband killed in front of her in their home...