Egypt Draft Law Proposed for Court to Evaluate International Agreements

June 24, 2021 — 06/24/2021 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – A draft law was introduced on June 7 to Egypt’s parliament that would allow the Supreme Constitutional Court to determine the application of international agreements...

ICC Provides Livestock for Persecuted Christian in Egypt

June 21, 2021 —

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06/21/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – In Egypt, a young Christian man named Akl was accused of harassing a Muslim girl, which resulted in...

Child Sponsorship Highlight: The Blessings of Hope House

June 15, 2021 —

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06/15/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) - Nisma Gaber and her community celebrated Coptic Easter and the start of Spring at the beginning of...

Religious Minorities in Egypt Unrecognized

June 13, 2021 — 06/13/2021 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – Unrecognized religious minorities in Egypt face additional restrictions on daily life, including freedom of religion, belief, opinion and expression. Unrecognized religious minorities face daily monitoring...

Child Sponsorship Highlight: Hobbies and Hope House

June 8, 2021 —

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06/08/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) - Reham is a creative, smart 15-year-old girl who enjoys spending her time doing crafts. Reham said, “if...

Egyptian Monastery Land Confiscated By Government

June 5, 2021 — 06/05/2021 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – St. Markarius Monastery in Alexandria, Wadi El-Rayan had land annexed by the government on May 30th. Authorities confiscated the land with the support of police...

Child Sponsorship Highlight: The Hope of Hope House

June 1, 2021 —

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06/01/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) - “My mother feels pain in her leg because she fell on the stairs, so I sweep the...

US Secretary of State Emphasizes Human Rights in Recent Visit to Egypt

May 27, 2021 — 5/27/2021 Cairo – (International Christian Concern) In a May 26th meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken expressed the importance of human rights...

Child Sponsorship Highlight: Family Support

May 25, 2021 —

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05/25/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – As the oldest son of three children, Ramez Yousef carries a heavy burden of responsibility for an...

Child Sponsorship Highlight: Future Hope

May 18, 2021 —

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05/18/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Marina looks back at her time thus far with Hope House fondly, recalling playing with her classmates,...

7 First Steps to Address Human Rights in Egypt

May 17, 2021 — 05/17/2021 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – A group of five Egyptian human rights organizations released a list of seven first steps to address and begin making efforts against the increasing human...

Breaking the Cycle of Poverty Through Child Sponsorship

May 17, 2021 — 05/17/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Hope House serves as a way to help children obtain a quality education and escape the generational poverty that Christian families often experience...

Child Sponsorship Highlight: Socio-Economic Persecution

May 11, 2021 —

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05/11/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – One year ago, then 9-year-old Khalaf daily faced bullies at the local public school. Mean-hearted children taunted...

New Special Envoy for Horn of Africa on Tour of Region

May 10, 2021 — 05/10/2021 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Jeffrey Feltman, the newly appointed Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, is on a tour of the region just weeks after beginning his new...

Egypt’s 4 Year State of Emergency Continues

May 7, 2021 — 05/07/2021 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi announced the sixteenth consecutive extension of the nationwide state of emergency that has been in effect since April 10, 2017....

New Information Emerges From 2 Christian Murders

May 2, 2021 — 05/02/2021 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – Two recent events as reported by ICC have shown the continued persecution and potential violence that Christians in Egypt face. Now, new information on the...