Egyptian Christian Languishes in Prison 8 Months Past Release Date

09/10/2020 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – An Egyptian Christian sentenced to jail on blasphemy charges remains incarcerated eight months after his release date. Abd Adel Bebawy was due for release on January 22nd, after serving three years in jail for allegedly posting a video on Facebook which insulted Islam. A mob subsequently attacked the homes of local Christians.

Egyptian authorities act!

Thank God that in at least one country with Islamic thugs decisive action is being taken. Egypt

Egyptian Christian killed

Christian Man Fatally Beaten in Egypt Attacker Radicalized in Libya, Encouraged Violence Against Christians 10/03/2019 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on September 25, 2019, an Egyptian Christian man, Maged Fathi, passed away following a beating by at least six Muslims. Maged was taken to the hospital in Assiut Governorate where

Mob rule in Egypt

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Egyptian Authorities Close Four Churches President al-Sisi Opens Cathedral in the Desert, but Closes Churches in Populous Upper Egypt 01/15/2019 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that four churches in different Upper Egypt villages have been targeted by hardline Islamic extremists. In each of these villages, the extremists

Egyptian Blasphemy Case

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Egypt Delivers Blow to Religious Freedom with Blasphemy Conviction Three-Year Prison Sentence Upheld Against Coptic Christian 12/26/2018 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on December 22, 2018, an appeals court in Upper Egypt upheld a three-year prison sentence against Coptic Christian Abd Adel Bebawy. This

Egyptian Christians Worry that Authorities Are Ignoring Root Causes of Persecution

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Violent Intruder Disrupts Cairo Church, Injuring Two Egyptian Christians Worry that Authorities Are Ignoring Root Causes of Persecution 11/15/2018 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on November 11, the Church of St. George in Cairo experienced a violent intrusion. According to Watani, the intruder was a

Christians are still second class citizens in Egypt.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Church Legalization Remains Hot Issue Seven Years After Maspero Massacre Security Forces Remain Complicit in Christian Persecution 10/09/2018 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) and Egypt’s Christian community are commemorating today as the seventh anniversary of the Maspero Massacre. On October 9, 2011, the Egyptian army killed dozens and

Nine killed in rebel shelling of Syrian Christian town

Nine killed in rebel shelling of Syrian Christian town Perhaps proof that Assad is the lesser of two evils!-JK 11 September 2018 Nine civilians from the Christian-majority Syrian town of Mhardeh died on Friday 7 September, when shells or rockets fired from a rebel-controlled region hit built up areas. According to local sources, a further 20 people

Report ‘The Jihad on Sufism’ highlights misconceptions of the politically correct

Originally posted on VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED:
On Friday, November 24, some 30 gunmen carrying the Islamic State flag bombed and stormed a Sufi mosque in Egypt’s North Sinai, about 125 miles northeast of Cairo.  They managed to massacre at least 305 people, 27 of whom were children.  “The scene was horrific,” said Ibrahim Sheteewi,…

The Copts of Egypt

Can you find the error here? “Nicene Creed” according to Coptic Church Answer: This was the original Nicene Creed of 325 AD  BUT it was revised at the Council of Constantinople in 381 AD with the words “and the son” inserted after “proceedeth from the Father”. Sadly the Eastern Orthodox Church and Coptic church are