Tag:Persecution

One Dead, Several Injured in Islamist Attacks on Copts in Egypt

One Dead, Several Injured in Islamist Attacks on Copts in EgyptBy Morningstar NewsJuly 19, 2016One Christian is dead, several others have been wounded and...

President Sisi’s Promise of Religious Revolution Remains Unfulfilled

President Sisi’s Promise of Religious Revolution Remains UnfulfilledShahira Amin, Egyptian StreetsJuly 5,  2016A photo released by Egypt’s official Middle East News Agency (MENA) shows...

Egypt’s Christians already have a Savior, they need a friend

Egypt’s Christians already have a Savior, they need a friendJohn L. Allen Jr., CRUXJuly 3,  2016Few would suggest that Egypt's Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is...

Elaborate Suicide Attack Hits Christian Village in Lebanon

Elaborate Suicide Attack Hits Christian Village in LebanonBy Ben Hubbard and Hwaida Saad, The New York TimesJune 26, 2016BEIRUT, Lebanon — Eight suicide bombers...

Coptic Solidarity Press Release: Status of Copts in Egypt Remains Precarious Despite Positive Rhetoric of Egyptian Government

Coptic Solidarity Press Release: Status of Copts in Egypt Remains Precarious Despite Positive Rhetoric of Egyptian GovernmentJune 21, 2016(Washington, DC)Coptic Solidarity’s 7th Annual Conference...

Mina Thabet Released On Bail After a Month in Prison

Mina Thabet Released On Bail After a Month in PrisonBy POMEDResearcher and rights activist Mina Thabet was released on LE10,000 bail after a court...

Copt teenager kidnapped for ransom in Upper Egypt

Copt teenager kidnapped for ransom in Upper EgyptOngoing ‘phenomenon’ targets hundreds of Egyptian ChristiansBy WorldWatch MonitorApril 21, 2016The NewsEarlier this month, a young Christian...

UK Parliament votes that Islamic State commits ‘genocide’

UK Parliament votes that Islamic State commits ‘genocide’By WorldWatch MonitorApril 21, 2016The UK Parliament has joined US Secretary of State John Kerry, US House of...