Human Rights Watch to Egypt: Reverse Blasphemy Conviction of ChildrenMarch 15, 2016 — ICC Note: A justice minister in Egypt was fired for saying "he would arrest Prophet Muhammad if he committed a crime" because those remarks were considered "blasphemous." Never mind the fact...
PRAISE: Despite Rise in Middle East Persecution, More People Coming to Faith in Christ Than Ever BeforeMarch 14, 2016 — ICC Note: "The Harvest is great, but the workers are, indeed, few," said a Christian Pastor from a Middle East church, recently. "We don't even have enough people to disciple...
Libya: Egyptian Christians Arrested in Libya for Merely Carrying Christian BooksMarch 14, 2016 — ICC Note: ICC's Egypt Correspondent has received word that 4 Egyptian Christians were arrested in Libya for "proselytizing." This word is basically an overarching term used by by Radical Islamist...
ISIS Stronghold in Libya is Spilling Over Into Tunisia-Great Concern for Egypt, AlgeriaMarch 9, 2016 — ICC Note: Weak and failing governments in the Middle East and North Africa are the perfect breeding grounds for new ISIS strongholds. One such example has been in Libya. As...
Bombed, Burned, and Urinated On: Christianity & Churches Under IslamMarch 3, 2016 — ICC Note: By Emma Lane, Regional Manager for the Middle East: In a brilliant piece from the Gates Institute Website, scholar, Raymond Ibrahim made a very brief chronicling of Muslim Persecution of...
4 Coptic Christian Teenagers sentenced in Egypt for Insulting Islam in VideoFebruary 26, 2016 — ICC NOTE: 4 Coptic Christian teenagers were sentenced by an Egyptian court for insulting Islam in a short video which came to light in April of 2015. Three teenagers will...
The Weak Carry the Heavy Burden of Honor Killings in EgyptFebruary 23, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Honor killings are foreign to many in the west as the concept of murdering someone over the families standing in the community seems preposterous. Yet in the Muslim...
US Air-Strikes in Libya As the Fight Against ISIS ShiftsFebruary 22, 2016 — ICC Note: Libya has become another powerful base for ISIS even as world powers discuss the new Libyan Unity government to bring back stability in the region. The ISIS stronghold...
Egypt’s Kidnapped Christians: Human Rights Group Demands AnswersFebruary 19, 2016 — ICC Note: The Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedom has sent a public message to Libyan authorities demanded to know where its missing Christians are. The group appealed to Egyptian...
Their Bloodline Continues to Ignite the Fire, Awakening the Church: Remembering the 21 Martyrs – One Year OnFebruary 16, 2016 — By: Emma Lane, Regional Manager for the Middle East 2/15/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - One year ago today, the world was instantaneously subject to the most gruesome display...
Teens to be Prosecuted in Egyptian Court for “Insulting” ISIS in Short Cell-Phone ClipFebruary 12, 2016 — ICC Note: As Egypt’s President Sisi announces solidarity with Christians and proclaims his plans to rebuild their destroyed churches, 4 teenage children are standing trial for “insulting Islam” because they...
Egyptian Church Restorations Continue to Progress Slowly after 2013 UprisingFebruary 8, 2016 — ICC NOTE: when the Muslim Brotherhood was ousted by current president El-Sisi and the Egyptian military, around 65 churches and numerous amounts of Christian property were destroyed or damaged in...
Egyptian Police Take Down Four Suspected Islamist ExtremistsFebruary 8, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Egyptian police shot four suspected Islamist militants dead outside of central Cairo, it is the third incident in as many weeks. According to authorities they were members of...
Christian Convert Remains in Egyptian Prison as Fears Grow for Religious MinoritiesFebruary 3, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Bishoy Hegazy became the first person in the Middle East to persuade the state to recognize his conversion from Islam to Christianity on his official papers. Even winning...
Three Coptic Christians to Stand Trial for Blasphemy in EgyptFebruary 2, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Three young Coptic Christian students currently face charges of insulting Islam after a short video was revealed last April showing one student praying in an Islamic manner reciting...
Egyptian Released from ISIS: Greeted by President El-SisiJanuary 22, 2016 — ICC Note: ISIS released 20 Egyptians from intense captivity in Libya. They were greeted by Egyptian President El-Sisi when they arrived back in Egypt, as the Egyptian government has repeatedly...
