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Some Copts are seeking for a law that regulates the construction of places of worship in Egypt.
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German religion ban violates Muslim rights: HRW
HRW says exemptions are made for Christian traditions.
Laws banning religious symbols and clothing for teachers and other civil servants in parts of Germany mainly target and violate the rights of Muslim women who wear the headscarf, a report published Thursday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.
Muslim Kidnaps Wife to Force Her to Convert to Islam
The Washington-DC based human rights group, International Christian Concern (ICC) has just learned that a Pakistani Muslim has abducted his Christian wife and newborn son to force her to embrace Islam after promising at their wedding that she could practice her faith freely....
Foreign Ministry Organizes Two Visits to the US to Open a Dialogue with New Administration
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will send delegations to the US in the near future to open a dialogue with the new U.S. administration about the future of Egyptian-American relationships, well-informed diplomatic sources said....
Governor sued for renaming country's oldest streets Egypt Copts decry attempt to "Islamize" Cairo
Egypt's leading Christians have accused the governor of Cairo of trying to Islamize the streets by changing the names of some of the country's oldest areas from Christian ones to Islamic ones....
Egyptian Human Rights Organization Calls for Amending the Laws to Conform to International Conventions
Hafez Abu Seada, the representative of the Egyptian Human Rights Organization, called for amending the laws to be more compatible with the international laws and covenants of universal human rights. He warned of sending the report on the human rights situation in Egypt to the United Nations in February 2010 without improving that situation so as to avoid dire consequences....
Amnesty International Requests to View Anti-Terrorism Law
The delegation of Amnesty International currently in Cairo asked the government to review the Anti-Terrorism Bill before it is passed, as the organization has concerns over it....
More Demonstrations at AUC Demanding the Release of Captured Film Director
Students and professors have demonstrated on the American University campus for the second consecutive day, demanding the release of human rights activist and film director Philip Rizq, their post-graduate colleague who was captured by the security forces last Friday when he was taking part in a march organized by Egyptian and foreign activists to the Gaza Strip to support the people of the sector....
El Kosheh's Coptic Bishop Wissa interviewed by Kerry Kennedy
On May 9, 1999, the interior minister dropped the investigation and authorities then arrested Wissa and charged him with defamation and other criminal offenses. Bishop Wissa’s trial is not yet over, and his courage in speaking out against discrimination and injustice deserves universal support. ...Log in
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