Tag:Egyptian government

Christians in Egypt: The invisible minority

Christians in Egypt: The invisible minorityBy Nash Naam -Effingham Daily NewsSeptember 2, 2016The magnificent Rio Olympic games ended last week. Some of the shiniest moments...

Reproducing the Status Quo: New Church Construction Law Consolidates Discriminatory State Policies and Confiscates Citizenship Rights of Future Generations

Reproducing the Status Quo: New Church Construction Law Consolidates Discriminatory State Policies and Confiscates Citizenship Rights of Future GenerationsEIPRAugust 31, 2016The Egyptian Initiative for Personal...

En Egypte, une loi sur la construction des églises crée le malaise chez les chrétiens

En Egypte, une loi sur la construction des églises crée le malaise chez les chrétiensLe Monde02.09.2016L’Egypte a voté pour la première fois, mardi 30...

Egypt’s Christians, Facing Hostility, Reach a ‘Breaking Point’

Egypt’s Christians, Facing Hostility, Reach a ‘Breaking Point’The New York TimesSeptember 2, 2016The Egyptian government has appointed Imam Mahmoud Gomaa, a Muslim cleric, to...

Locals Break into and Rob Church in Yemen

Locals Break into and Rob Church in YemenBy Raymond Ibrahim – Special for Coptic SolidaritySeptember 2, 2016On Friday August 26, unidentified and armed militants...

New Law on Church Construction Prompts Criticism

New Law on Church Construction Prompts CriticismBy POMEDOn Tuesday, Egypt's parliament approved a long-awaited change to the law governing the construction and renovation of...

Egypt: Lawmakers fear that new church law will discriminate against Christians

Egypt: Lawmakers fear that new church law will discriminate against ChristiansBy Carey Lodge, Christian TodayAugust 31, 2016Egypt has passed a law on building and...

Egyptian parliament approves long-awaited church building law

Egyptian parliament approves long-awaited church building lawBy Ahmed Aboulenein and Mohamed AbdellahAugust 30, 2016Egypt's parliament approved on Tuesday a long-awaited law that governs building and...