Child Sponsorship Highlight: Spiritual Development

November 16, 2021 —

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11/16/2021 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – Children enrolled in ICC’s Egypt Hope House program not only benefit from scholarly education, but also spiritual development....

Rights Defenders Remain Imprisoned After Lifting of Egypt’s State of Emergency

November 10, 2021 —

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11/10/2021 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Egyptian President Abdel...

Protests Against Iraq Elections Flare While Awaiting Official Results

November 8, 2021 — 11/08/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – While Iraq awaits the independent investigation and official results of the October 10 elections, protestors grew aggravated and clashed with riot police in Baghdad on...

Egypt’s Adjustments Lack Depth For Religious Freedom Change

November 4, 2021 — 11/04/2021 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – Egypt’s courts accepted a case for the removal of the religious identification field from national ID cards at the end of October, a step in...

Egyptian Film With Coptic Cast Depicting Poverty Draws Criticism

October 31, 2021 — 10/31/2021 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – An Egyptian film “Feathers” sparked debate regarding the depiction of poverty shown in the movie. Well-known actors and even government officials criticized the film for...

Algerian Christian Convert Faces Imprisonment for “Illegal Donations”

October 27, 2021 — 10/27/2021 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – On October 27, an appeal hearing will be heard for Algerian Christian convert Foudhil Bahloul. Authorities arrested Bahloul on April 17 after raiding his home...

Child Sponsorship Highlight: Equipping Girls

October 19, 2021 —

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10/19/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – When ICC launched another Hope House in 2019, Sosna Rizk was one of the students who benefited...

Former Ruling Moderate Islamist Party Loses in Moroccan Elections

October 18, 2021 — 10/18/2021 Morocco (International Christian Concern) – Morocco’s September 2021 national elections may suggest hope for the country’s Christians and religious minorities. The previous ruling party, the Islamist Justice and Development Party,...

Iraq Sees Record Low Voter Turn Out in Parliamentary Elections

October 12, 2021 — 10/12/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Iraq held its fifth parliamentary elections on Monday since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003. With record low voter turnout at 41 percent, Iraq’s...

Egypt’s Law on Church Restoration and Legalization Falls Short

October 9, 2021 — 10/09/2021 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – Five years ago, Egypt passed the Law on Building and Restoration of Churches seeking to allow for official channels for its two namesake goals, legalization...

Algerian Christian Sentences Upheld and 3 Churches Sealed

September 29, 2021 — 09/29/2021 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – Pastor Rachid and Nouh Hamimi's appeal sentences were upheld by regional courts on September 26. The two Algerian Christians were fined approximately $1,500 USD and...

Egypt Launches 5-Year Human Rights Plan Amidst Religious Freedom Debate

September 23, 2021 — 09/23/2021 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi announced a National Strategy for Human Rights for the next five years on September 11, the first human rights protection...

Tunisia to Open Investigation Into Repatriation of Algerian Christian Refugee

September 15, 2021 — 09/15/2021 Tunisia (International Christian Concern) – Following international attention linking the arrest and repatriation of Algerian Slimane Bouhafs to the arrest and return of former Tunisian presidential candidate Nabil Karoui, Tunisian...

Libyan Church Hearing Rescheduled with Eviction Looming

September 13, 2021 — 09/13/2021 Libya (International Christian Concern) – Union Church in Tripoli expects to be evicted shortly from its place of meeting for the last 51 years. Today, September 13, another hearing is...

Egyptian Religious Communities Seek to Address Misconceptions

September 11, 2021 — 09/11/2021 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi recently encouraged the cultivation of moderate religious teaching for the next generation of imams, seeking to combat the extremist ideologies that...

Egyptian Government Acknowledges Plight Of Christians But Is The Response Sufficient?

September 1, 2021 — 09/01/2021 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – The Egyptian government has recently commented twice giving nods towards its Christian minority population. In one instance, on August 9, 76 more churches and church...