Tag:Persecuted Christians

Doubly Targeted – In the Middle East and in the West

By: Alberto M. Fernandez - MEMERIWe live in a deeply politicized and polarized world. This is a place where saying that "all lives matter"...

Sohag Copts: All We Want Is to Pray

By Nader Shukry – WataniEfforts to persuade the Muslim villagers of al-Naghameesh in Dar-as-Salam, Sohag, some 450km south of Cairo, to allow the village...

Before the Law for Building Churches: The Copts’ constitutional right to pray

By Youssef Sidhom – WataniI have repeatedly broached the topic of the Law for Building and Restoring Churches in my editorials. The most recent...

“Build a church? Out of question!”

By Nader Shukry – WataniFor Copts, the Law for Building and Restoring Churches they had so long aspired for was passed last August. So...

Potentially Deadly Church Attack Thwarted in Egypt

By Raymond Ibrahim: Special for Coptic SolidarityA man hurled an improvised bomb at the entrance of a packed church in Egypt in what observers...

In post-Arab Spring Egypt, Muslim attacks on Christians are rising

By Sudarsan Raghavan  - The IndependentA ‘disturbing wave of radicalism’ has deepened sectarian tensions, pitting neighbour against neighbourThe Christian and Muslim villagers grew up together,...

Pakistan Bans All Christian TV Stations, Arrests Cable Operators in Crackdown

By Anugrah Kumar - Christian PostPakistan's television regulatory body has banned all 11 Christian TV channels airing in the country and arrested at least...

Mariam Ibraheem, Christian Mother Who Gave Birth in Chains, and Other Persecuted Christians Share Testimonies in DC

By Samuel Smith - Christian PostFive different churches in the nation's capital united together Saturday night to pray for Christians being persecuted all over...