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Current regime improved Coptic Christians situation in Egypt: OFID
Egypt
June 9, 2018
Current regime improved Coptic Christians situation in Egypt: OFID
President of the Egyptian-French Organization for Human Rights (OFID) John Maher stated that the current Egyptian regime showed progress in…
Egypt’s Faculty of Law stopped teaching book for allegedly insulting Christianity
Egypt
May 31, 2018
Egypt’s Faculty of Law stopped teaching book for allegedly insulting Christianity
President of the Egyptian Union for Human Rights (EUHR) Naguib Gabriel and other EUHR leaders met with the Dean of…
Video: Egypt’s Coptic Evangelical Church prays for fasting Muslims
Egypt
May 29, 2018
Video: Egypt’s Coptic Evangelical Church prays for fasting Muslims
The Coptic Evangelical Church in Heliopolis posted a video on its official Facebook page showing Christians dedicating a prayer…
Cabinet approves construction of Catholic Church in new administrative capital
Egypt
May 25, 2018
Cabinet approves construction of Catholic Church in new administrative capital
Father Hani Bakhoum, spokesman for the Roman Catholic Church in Egypt, said Thursday that the Cabinet has officially approved the…
Dar al-Iftaa denounces French call to omit verses of Quran
Egypt
April 25, 2018
Dar al-Iftaa denounces French call to omit verses of Quran
The Dar al-Iftaa-affiliated Observatory of Islamophobia denounced a call by former director of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, Philippe…
Pakistan under pressure to rein in blasphemy law
Middle East
March 9, 2018
Pakistan under pressure to rein in blasphemy law
One of the most frightening things about Pakistan’s blasphemy law is that the simplest act can spiral into charges that…
IS claims responsibility for deadly attack on Helwan church
Egypt
December 30, 2017
IS claims responsibility for deadly attack on Helwan church
The Islamic State terror group claimed responsibility for Friday’s attack on a church south of Cairo that left at least…
President closely following up Helwan attack repercussions: statement
Egypt
December 29, 2017
President closely following up Helwan attack repercussions: statement
Fattah al-Sisi is following up closely the details and repercussions of the terrorist attack that targeted the Church of Mermina…
Azhar University professor encourages Muslims to celebrate the spirit of Christmas
Society
December 29, 2017
Azhar University professor encourages Muslims to celebrate the spirit of Christmas
A professor of Comparative Fiqh at Al-Azhar University, Saad al-Helaly, encouraged the universal celebration of Christmas, saying Muslims can celebrate…
2,500 Copts to attend Christmas mass in Egypt’s largest church amid tight security
Egypt
December 23, 2017
2,500 Copts to attend Christmas mass in Egypt’s largest church amid tight security
Archbishop Sergius Sergius, under-secretary of the Coptic Orthodox Church, said that about 2,500 Christian worshipers will attend the Christmas Mass…