Christians Under Attack

(By Nader Shukry - Watani Newspaper)It all began with her father’s generosity. He trusted the man and invited him into his home but never imagined this same guest would go behind his back and seduce his daughter.
Shawqi Hanna Khalil went to the police station at

A rally is being planned on Sunday by Coptic Christians in Egypt who have decided "enough is enough" after a 47-year-old mother was jailed because she married as a Christian.

Rome, 6 Dec. (AKI) - A message posted on Islamist websites close to al-Qaeda is urging jihadists to carry out a terrorist attack on the embassy of the Roman Catholic Order of Malta in the Egyptian capital, Cairo.

Cairo, Egypt (AHN) - An Egyptian court has sentenced a woman to three years in prison because her father converted to Islam briefly 45 years ago. Under Egyptian law, religion is passed to children from the father.

CAIRO, Egypt: It was a stunning attack, still recalled with horror a decade later: Islamic militants armed with knives and automatic weapons massacred 58 foreign tourists, mainly Germans, Swiss and Japanese, at one of Egypt's most popular pharaonic temples, mutilating some of their victims.

CAIRO (AFP) — Christian converts and members of minority religions suffer daily discrimination in Egypt, which restricts their access to work, education, travel and healthcare, a rights report said on Monday.

The rocky Gabal-al-Teir (Mountain of the Birds) towers high above the lush green fields on the eastern bank of the Nile valley in Samalout, Minya, in Upper Egypt. Perched right on top is

Cairo, 8 Nov. (AKI) - The Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's strongest opposition group, has said that women and Christians cannot become president in Egypt.

MECA leader and colleague were jailed on spurious charges of ‘insulting Islam.’

By Jacob Thomas

 I noticed a very intriguing title of an article on the plight of the Christian community in Egypt : "Why Do the Copts of Egypt Fear Fridays?" The writer, himself an Egyptian now living in France , gave a realistic explanation that should stir our thoughts, and make us fully aware of the suffering of this brave minority. I share with the readers of FFI excerpts from the article, and follow with my analysis and comments.

Former Muslim sues Egypt for right to become Christian.