Tag:football

La comunitat copta, fora de joc a Egipte

By Marc Español - Directa - Era jornada de proves al camp de futbol del club egipci Petrojet, establert a la ciutat portuària de Suez....

What Does Football Have To Do With Religious Freedom?

By Ewelina U. Ochab - Forbes - What does football (soccer) have to do with religious freedom? Not much, one would have thought. However, Egypt...

Restrictions on the Copts of Egypt

Op-ed By Saba E. Demian -Copts refers to the Christian Orthodox Egyptians and members of this branch of Orthodox Christianity around the world. A lot...

En Egypte, les Coptes réclament le droit de jouer au foot

Victime de discriminations comme la plupart des footballeurs chrétiens, un jeune copte a créé son propre centre de formation. Reportage à Alexandrie, Ariane Lavrilleux...

إضطهاد الأقباط فى الاندية الرياضية المصرية

مجدى خليليعانى الأقباط فى مصر من تمييزا دينيا حكوميا ومجتمعيا واسعا وشاملا وممتدا ومنظما وعميقا فى كافة مناحى الحياة بما فى ذلك النشاط الرياضى...

Coptic Solidarity Urges FIFA to Investigate Discrimination Against Coptic Footballers in Egypt

By Coptic Solidarity - For Immediate Release(Washington, DC) June 18, 2018Yesterday, Coptic Solidarity submitted a report directly to FIFA officials as well as on their...

Discrimination against Copts In Egyptian Sport Clubs

By Magdi Khalil for Coptic SolidarityJune 15, 2018This report has been sent to the FIFA officials directly, and submitted online via the new FIFA...

“I was told to change my name to play professionally”: the plight of Egyptian Christians in football

By Maryse Godden - New Statesman - The impact of years of heightened religious tension between Copts and Muslims is evident even from Egypt’s...