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...
Iraq’s Parliament Votes Against Partitioning Nineveh for Religious MinoritiesSeptember 27, 2016 — ICC Note: For the last several years, ISIS has targeted Yazidis and Christians during its rampage. Yazidi men, for example, are executed or forced into hard labor. Yazidi women and...
Jordanian Christian Accused of Contempt of Religion Shot Before Court HearingSeptember 26, 2016 — ICC Note: Nahed Hattar was shot outside a Jordanian court before he stood trial for contempt of religion after sharing a cartoon deemed offensive towards Islam. Witnesses said the gunman...
Video of Muslim Teen, Calling for Killing Christians, Sparks Outcry in BelgiumAugust 18, 2016 — ICC Note: A video clip of a young Muslim and son of a radical cleric has caused social outcry in Belgium as the teen calls on Allah and Muslims to...
Alabama Congressman Calls for Targeting Aid to Christians in Iraq, SyriaJuly 19, 2016 — ICC Note: Alabama Congressman, Rep. Robert Aderholt, has requested the immediate and targeted humanitarian aid to Middle East minorities, namely Christians. Aderholt has done this through securing language in the...
Coptic Bishop: Egypt ‘Diseased’ with DiscriminationJuly 15, 2016 — ICC Note: The bishop who oversees the diocese of Minya, is calling on the Egyptian government to step up its policy of ending discrimination against Christians in Egypt. Sectarian violence...
How Religion is Being Used to Manipulate EgyptiansJuly 14, 2016 — ICC Note: Religion in Egypt is being used as a maneuvering tool to “frame and manipulate citizens.” For Christians particularly, it is a tool used to assure the Muslim majority...
Christian Convert Endures Egypt Torture, Including Being Fed to Savage Dogs — but God Intervenes and Tames the BeastsJuly 12, 2016 — ICC Note: It’s a modern day Daniel story as an Egyptian Christian convert was miraculously saved by the Lord when attack dogs were unleashed on him. Law student El Shafie...
What Do Recent Attacks Mean for Future of Egypt’s Christians?July 11, 2016 — ICC Note: Tensions have long plagued the Muslim and Christian communities in Egypt. Sectarian attacks are not at all uncommon, but recently there has been a sharp increase in the...
Egypt’s Christians Already have a Saviour – They Need a FriendJuly 8, 2016 — ICC Note: Christians in the Middle East have historically lived under ruthless leaders, however, recent changes proves that dictators left religious minorities better off than Islamic incursions. This was the...
300 Muslims Torch Coptic Christians’ Homes in Egypt as Warning Not to Build New ChurchJuly 7, 2016 — ICC Note: A 300-person mob has torched at least four Christian homes in Upper Egypt after the Christians wanted to build a church on their property. The homes were in...
“Reconciliation” Meetings Threaten Justice for Victims of Recent Attack on Christians in EgyptJuly 5, 2016 — ICC Note: Egypt’s minority Christian community is well acquainted with sectarian violence and injustice as they continuously suffer at the hands of Muslim extremists in the country. The suffering continues...
Egypt: Eight Defendants Involved in Attacks On Christians in Minya ReleasedJune 29, 2016 — ICC Note: Eight defendants who were arrested in connection to the attacks against Christian homes in Karam village in May have been released on bail by the Minya court Judge....
Cave Church in Egypt Attracts 70,000 Christians Weekly to Worship JesusJune 28, 2016 — ICC Note: With the Middle East in turmoil and the threat of Islamic insurgency in Egypt, many Christians have left the country. Despite this tragedy and Egypt’s unfortunate human right’s...
Jailed Advocate for Christians’ Religious Rights in Egypt Released on BailJune 23, 2016 — ICC Note: Mina Thabet was arrested in May under accusations of belonging to a terrorist organization. Thabet, a well known minority rights activist was finally released on bail on Tuesday,...
Government in Egypt Fights Efforts to Repeal Controversial ‘Blasphemy Law’June 21, 2016 — ICC Note: Parliamentary efforts to repeal Egypt’s blasphemy law are facing opposition from the Ministry of Justice. Supporters of repealing the law have expressed concern that the law is too...
