Tag:State Department

Egypt Responds to State Department’s Human Rights Report

By POMEDLast week, the U.S. State Department released its 2016 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. In its report on Egypt, the State Department...

The Muslim Brotherhood: Wellspring of Terrorism

By Judith Bergman -Gatestone Institute The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) in Egypt released an official statement calling on its supporters to "prepare" for "jihad", in January...

What Trump can do to secure religious freedom

By Thomas Farr - The Hill -As a candidate, Donald Trump said very little publicly about rising threats to religious freedom abroad. But recent...

Coptic Solidarity Applauds Egypt Chapter of State Department International Religious Freedom Report and Provides Recommendations

Coptic Solidarity Applauds Egypt Chapter of State Department International Religious Freedom Report and Provides Recommendations September 14, 2016On August 10, 2016, the State Department issued...

State Dept. Highlights Coptic Violence

State Dept. Highlights Coptic Violence By POMEDBy POMEDAugust 11, 2016The State Department released its latest Report on International Religious Freedom on Wednesday, which outlines...

Briefing on the Release of the 2015 Annual Report on International Freedom (IRF)

Briefing on the Release of the 2015 Annual Report on International Freedom (IRF)Special Briefing - David N. Saperstein, Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious FreedomAugust 10, 2016Full Annual...

Congressman Dave Trott Makes Statement on Muslim Brotherhood

Congressman Dave Trott Makes Statement on Muslim Brotherhood Representative Dave Trott (R-MI) released a video on April 13, 2016 in which  he condemns in a...

Islamic State committed genocide, says US

Islamic State committed genocide, says USBBC NEWSMarch 17, 2016The US says the Islamic State (IS) group has committed genocide against Yazidis, Christians and Shia...