by HRWF | Sep 18, 2023 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
EGYPT: Egypt divided over recent niqab ban at schools Egyptians talk to Al Jazeera about the recent government decision to prohibit students from wearing niqab. By Umut Uras Aljazeera (12.09.2023) – The Egyptian government has banned female students from...
by HRWF | Sep 7, 2022 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Women with hijab found to face bias in Egypt Women wearing hijabs (Muslim headscarves) are being discriminated against by businesses in Egypt, a BBC Arabic investigation has discovered. By Ahmed Elshamy BBC News (27.08.2022) – https://bbc.in/3QDYWiR...
by HRWF | Jul 21, 2022 | Christians, Freedom of Religion and Belief
Mobs attack Christians’ homes, businesses after church’s legal recognition By Anugrah Kumar The Christian Post (16.07.2022)- https://bit.ly/3v5VIwC – Outraged over the newly received formal legal recognition of a church in Egypt, Muslims in large...
by HRWF | Jul 1, 2022 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
A Yemeni convert to Christianity under threat of deportation The Egyptian initiative warns against deporting a Yemeni asylum seeker to his country because of his declaration of his conversion to Christianity, and expresses its fears that he will be in grave danger...
by HRWF | Apr 16, 2022 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
9 Copts imprisoned for demonstrating for the reconstruction of their church Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (13.04.2022) – https://bit.ly/3jJAK0d – Sunday, March 13, 2022, the Supreme State Security Prosecution decided to renew the detention of...
