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Originally published in Premier Christian News A Coptic Christian YouTuber in Egypt has been sentenced to five years in prison with hard labour after posting videos explaining and defending the Christian faith. Augustinos Samaan, who has more than 100,000 subscribers, was convicted under the country’s blasphemy laws, facing charges of […]
Originally published by Voice of The Persecuted A father, imprisoned for over two-and-a-half years for discussing theology with Christian converts in a private Facebook group following his conversion from Islam to Christianity, has declared a hunger strike in a heartbreaking letter to his wife and family. Religious freedom advocates are […]
Originally published in The Christian Post An unlawfully detained Christian convert awaiting trial for more than three years in Egypt has been denied medical treatment despite his deteriorating health. On December 15 2021 Yemeni refugee Abdulbaqi Saeed Abdo was arrested inside his home after Cairo police stormed his property. During […]
Originally published 1n CBN News It’s been called the largest Christian event in Egypt’s history as more than 17 000 attended a Gospel crusade and more than 7 800 people made a decision to put their faith in Jesus Christ. Dr Michael Youssef’s Leading The Way ministry held the evangelistic event in […]
Originally published in International Christian Concern Egypt’s Christians have received a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize, in what is believed to be the first time an ethno-religious group has received the nomination. They were nominated because of their refusal to retaliate against the violent persecution which targets them because […]
Originally published in The Gospel Herald Despite continued persecution from Muslim extremists, Christians in Egypt remain unwavering in their faith, compelling a “multitude” to come to Christ, church leaders have revealed. The Rev Sameh Hanna, associate pastor at the Evangelical Church in Cairo, told Premier on Monday that the “mood […]
Originally published in Christian Today Egyptians have been paying their respects to a female police officer who was killed when she stopped an Islamic extremist suicide bomber from entering a Coptic church in Alexandria on Sunday. At least 44 people died in two bombings targeting Egypt’s Christian minority on Palm […]
Sisi’s victory: A step forward in protecting Egypt’s Christians? By Todd Daniels and ICC’s Egypt Representative Egyptians have cast their votes in the first presidential election since the removal of Islamist president Mohammed Morsi. As preliminary results come in, it appears that Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has received more than 95 […]
[notice]SPECIAL REPORT — Originally published in INContext Ministries’ World In Motion, Issue 80[/notice] Dominating global news during the past weeks have been the events in Egypt. Widely described as “the tipping point in Egypt” by the international media, most journalists failed to recognise that this might indeed be a “tipping point” for […]
Originally published in Cisna News Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox church chose a new pope, Tawadros II, in a sumptuous service on Sunday November 5 and Christians hope he will lead them through an Islamist-dominated landscape and protect what is the Middle East’s biggest Christian community, according to Reuters. Christians, who make […]