5 years since Maspero, Egypt’s Copts denied permit to remember 27 deadOctober 10, 2016 — ICC Note: Coptic Organizations around the world gathered this past weekend to commemorate the ‘Maspero massacre” of 2011 where 27 peaceful Coptic protesters were killed by the Egyptian Army. While...
Why Egypt’s new church law has some activists worriedOctober 6, 2016 — ICC Note: The new Egyptian Church construction law has many human rights activists feeling uneasy. While the law was originally intended to help the Christian community, this is clearly not...
Egyptian Islamic Group Condemns Murder of Jordanian ChristianSeptember 27, 2016 — ICC Note: A Sunni Islamic body, Al-Alzhar, condemned the extrajudicial murder of Jordanian Christian writer, Nahed Hattar. The killer was arrested and his actions were condemned by the moderate religious...
Christians in Egypt Still Being Attacked ‘with impunity’ Despite New Church LawSeptember 21, 2016 — ICC Note: Despite the August 30 new church construction law in Egypt, Christians still suffer as radical Muslim assailants escape their crimes with total impunity. After the 2011 Arab Spring...
Egypt: New Church Law Discriminates Against ChristiansSeptember 16, 2016 — ICC Note: The new church construction law in Egypt is seeming to be more discriminatory against Christians than helpful to them. While seeming like a positive step forward for religious...
Egyptian Youths Sscape Sharia InfernoSeptember 15, 2016 — ICC Note: Three Egyptian boys and their teacher were arrested in 2015 for a joke recorded on a cell phone. The recording mocked ISIS member praying to Allah and the...
Coptic Solidarity Initiatives Modern Coptic Martyrs Remembrance DaySeptember 9, 2016 — ICC Note: First annual Modern Coptic Martyrs Remembrance Day is being launched by Coptic Solidarity to remember the fifth anniversary of the murder of 27 Christian Egyptians during a peaceful...
Egypt’s Christians Say They Are at a ‘Breaking Point’September 6, 2016 — ICC Note: After a Muslim cleric was appointed to be the mediator in Muslim-Christian relations in Minya, the Coptic community has said they have reached a ‘breaking point.” Mahmoud Gomaa...
Egypt Parliament Adopts Disputed Law on ChurchesSeptember 2, 2016 — ICC Note: The Egyptian parliament passed the long-awaited and highly contested church building law on Tuesday after hours of heated debate. Two-thirds of MPs voted in approval despite the widespread...
Egyptian Christians Critical of Parliament’s New Church Construction LawSeptember 1, 2016 — Local Leader Claims New Law Maintains Unreasonable Restrictions on Christian Community 09/01/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern): International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that the Egyptian Parliament has approved the...
Will Egypt Take Step Towards Religious Freedom With New Law?August 30, 2016 — ICC Note: A new law in Egypt might mean a great step forward in religious freedom for the North African nation. The suggested law would replace old church building laws...
State Council Finalizes Controversial Church Construction and Civil Service LawsAugust 29, 2016 — ICC Note: Two laws surrounded by controversy have passed in Egypt’s State Council legislative revision department and are now to be looked at the House of Representatives. One is the...
Egypt’s Coptic Church Rejects Amendments to Long-Awaited Church-Building LawAugust 26, 2016 — ICC Note: The Coptic community is once again facing grave disappointment as amendments to a draft law meant to allow for church construction has many dismayed. The amendments are considered...
Attacker Killed in Latest Assault on a Coptic Church in EgyptAugust 25, 2016 — ICC Note: The most recent sectarian attack in Egypt happened on Wednesday, August 24, when a knife-wielding man stabbed a guard at a Coptic church in Cairo’s eastern suburb of...
How Reconciliation Sessions Lead to PersecutionAugust 23, 2016 — By Sandra Elliot and ICC Egypt Representative If you’ve followed the recent spate of attacks in Egypt, you have likely heard the term “reconciliation sessions.” These are not kindhearted and...
Jailed Christian Convert ‘Embracing’ Islam In EgyptAugust 23, 2016 — ICC Note: Human right’s activists have expressing a continuing concern over Mohamed Hegazy, an Egyptian Christian convert that was believed to have forcibly embraced Islam after being tortured by Egyptian...
