Freedom of Religion and Belief
EGYPT: Extremists attack church building site and Christian homes and properties An extremist mob attacked a church building site and Christian homes and properties in Al-Azeeb village in Samalout, Minya Province, Upper Egypt on the evening of 18 December. CSW...
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...
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...
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...
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...