Egypt’s Law on Church Restoration and Legalization Falls ShortOctober 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...
Egyptian Christian and Human Rights Defender’s Emergency Trial DelayedSeptember 30, 2021 — 09/30/2021 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – Patrick Zaki, an Egyptian Christian who is one of several human rights defenders imprisoned in Egypt, had his emergency trial hearing postponed again. Zaki has...
Algerian Christian Sentences Upheld and 3 Churches SealedSeptember 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 DebateSeptember 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...
Historic Church Site Damaged by Nile FloodwatersSeptember 20, 2021 — 09/20/2021 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – Church of the Holy Virgin in Maadi is one of many buildings affected by recent Nile flooding. Those responsible for the church have applied several...
Tunisia to Open Investigation Into Repatriation of Algerian Christian RefugeeSeptember 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...
Elections in Morocco Could Mean Progress for Religious FreedomSeptember 13, 2021 — 09/13/2021 Morocco (International Christian Concern) - Last week, Morocco held its parliamentary elections, which resulted in a victory for the country’s liberal RNI party, winning the most seats in the...
Libyan Church Hearing Rescheduled with Eviction LoomingSeptember 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 MisconceptionsSeptember 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...
Child Sponsorship Highlight: Public SchoolsAugust 10, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="126108" img_size="medium" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 08/10/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Before Basam joined Hope House over two years ago, going to school was a dreadful task. Basam...
Copts Notably Under-Represented In Olympic GamesAugust 3, 2021 — 08/03/2021 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – As countries across the globe gather in Tokyo for the 2020 Olympics, Egypt’s athletes prepare themselves. Notably missing from the delegation however is the...
Libyan Church Case Delayed, Eviction LoomingAugust 2, 2021 — 08/02/2021 Libya (International Christian Concern) – Following a July 26 court hearing, the status of the Union Church of Tripoli has been delayed until August 23. The church, which was...
Coptic Minor Released After Serving Blasphemy SentenceJuly 28, 2021 — 07/28/2021 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – On July 15, 2020 a young 17-year-old Coptic Egyptian man was detained for blasphemy charges for comments made on Facebook. One year later on...
Child Sponsorship Highlight: Back to SchoolJuly 27, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="120671" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 07/27/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Like most children across the globe, 9-year-old Amira was not allowed to attend school this past year due...
Tunisian PM Removed By President, Future UnclearJuly 27, 2021 — 07/27/2021 Tunisia (International Christian Concern) – Tunisian President Kais Saied suspended parliament and removed Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi following violence, protests, and COVID-19 mismanagement. In the past 10 years since the...
