Child Sponsorship Highlight: Family Support of EducationMarch 9, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="123078" img_size="medium" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 03/09/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – As Egypt begins to open up after yet another round of closures and COVID-19 precautions, Hope House is...
Child Sponsorship: Hope House Versus Persecution MentalityMarch 2, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="122901" img_size="medium" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 03/02/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Since Hope House launched in 2017, hundreds of Egyptian Christian children have benefited from its programming. One...
U.S. Arms Deal Calls Human Rights into Question in EgyptFebruary 24, 2021 — 02/24/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) - The Biden administration has announced the sale of almost $200 million of weapons to Egypt, the first substantial arms transfer of the Biden...
Child Sponsorship Highlight: The Toll of the PandemicFebruary 23, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="122665" img_size="medium" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 02/23/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) –2020 proved to be an immensely challenging year for Egypt’s Christians as 80% of Hope House families experienced an...
Coptic Man’s Attackers Charged with MurderFebruary 21, 2021 — 02/21/2021 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – Two Muslim brothers have been officially charged with murder after an attack in Alexandria in December 2020. The two Muslim brothers attacked three Christians at...
Child Sponsorship Highlight: Medical Care Amidst PersecutionFebruary 16, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="121530" img_size="medium" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] If you missed the first part of Shokry’s story last week read it here. 02/16/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – “I go to...
Post-Revolution Laws Affecting Egypt’s ChristiansFebruary 13, 2021 — 02/13/2021 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – Just over 10 years ago, Egypt’s January 25 revolution began. The months and years that would follow would bring significant change to the political landscape...
Hidden from View: Egypt’s Blasphemy CasesFebruary 12, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="In a world where free speech is dead, Egypt creates new opportunities for Christian persecution. " use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By Claire Evans" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1612365839281{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="121230" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] This...
UN Expert Condemns Egypt’s Detention of Human Rights DefendersFebruary 12, 2021 — 02/12/2021 Egypt (International Christian Concern) - The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders and their families has expressed concern over the Egyptian regime’s increasing crackdown...
Child Sponsorship Highlight: The Right to EducationFebruary 9, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="121320" img_size="medium" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 02/09/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – When Shokry was just five years old, he and his six siblings suddenly lost their father. Their...
Hope for MaherFebruary 3, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="As a result of the lockdown in Egypt, an estimated 80% of the nation’s Christian population lost their employment." use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="121199" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 02/03/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – One...
Child Sponsorship Highlight: Mental Health PersecutionFebruary 2, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="121133" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 02/02/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Amira Reda, a child sponsorship recipient and attendee of ICC’s Hope House, is a smart, sweet 8-year-old...
A Lifeline Amidst a PandemicJanuary 28, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By Meg Midwood" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1610556533491{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="120672" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 01/28/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – When the clock chimed at midnight, the world breathed a...
Two Congressmen Initiate Formation of Caucus on Human Rights in EgyptJanuary 27, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1611756239747{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"] Rep. Don Beyer and Rep. Tom Malinowski Signal More Accountability of Egypt in Congress 01/27/2021 Washington, D.C. International Christian Concern (ICC)...
Child Sponsorship Highlight: Farming Over SchoolingJanuary 26, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By Mia Sparr" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1611587139634{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="120965" img_size="medium" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 01/26/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Mina is an energetic and eager young boy who...
Egypt’s Prison Abuses and Suppression of FreedomsJanuary 24, 2021 — 01/24/2021 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – Egypt’s foreign minister, Sameh Shoukry, recently commented that no country has the right to interfere in Egypt’s internal affairs, specifically in context to the country’s...
