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Report: Sexual Harassment in Egypt - 98% of Foreign Women Sexually Harrased in Egypt
qantara 13 March 2010
By Mohammed Ali Atassi
Confronting a Pressing Social Problem. According to a study, 98 percent of the foreign women and 83 percent of the Egyptian women have at some point been subject to sexual 
30 hurt in Muslim-Christian clashes in Egypt
Expressbuzz 13 March 2010
CAIRO: Thirty people were injured when clashes broke out between Christians and Muslims in a rural area in northern Egypt, media reports said. Fighting erupted late Friday in the north-western
Egyptian security tied to Islamist attacks on Christian Copts
World Tribune 8 March 2010
WASHINGTON — Egyptian security forces have been accused of colluding in Islamic attacks on Copts.
A leading human rights activist said Egyptian security forces have
The Turban and the Swastika
Arte.tv 7 March 2010
This documentary goes through the history of the famous Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, from his appointment by the British through the German-sponsored uprising in the late 1930's to the close cooperation between the Mufti and the Nazis. Indispensable material for anyone desiring to understand the conflict between Israel and her neighbours.
The Turban and the Swastika whole film from Vlad Tepes on Vimeo.
Video: Hammadi Killings - Persecution of Coptic Christians
Persecution.net 5 March 2010
By Bridget Antwi
This report takes a look at the history of the Christian community in Egypt and also highlights the persecution Christians in Egypt often face because of their faith. FEATURED IN REPORT: Greg Musselman-Chief
Egyptian court delays trial of Christmas Eve shooting suspects
ChristianToday 15 February 2010
By Aaron J Leichman
The trial of three Muslim men accused of killing seven Coptic Christians outside a church in Egypt opened Saturday with "not guilty” pleas but was adjourned for five weeks. After the three men –
Top Egyptian cleric issues Facebook fatwa
Ha'aretz 5 February 2010
Social networking site 'breaks up families,' says Cairo Sheikh after survey links online surfing to divorce. One man's profile certainly does not appear on Facebook - Abd al-Hamid al-Atrash, an
Hamas 'ready for Fatah unity deal': Egypt
France24 2 February 2010
Egypt on Tuesday welcomed statements by Hamas leaders that they were ready to seal a unity deal with the rival Fatah faction but said Cairo's blueprint for Palestinian reconciliation was not up for
The Fear And The Faith
Journeyman Films 28 January 2010
By Mark Stucke
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A heartbreaking documentary by the founder of Journeyman films. It is from 1995, but don´t expect it to ever show up in public broadcasting. It is afterall considered a breach of community cohesion to direct attention to the fact that Muslims threat Christians badly.
Christian in Egypt: "They try to kill us"
Jihad Watch 27 January 2010
"They are constantly under threat, always on the run because they converted to Christianity in a largely Muslim country." But...but...I thought it was only greasy Islamophobes who believed that Islam
Copts protest in NY against prosecution of Christians
By CMB January 26, 2010
This took place in NYC in front of the UN to show solidarity with Coptic Christians in Egypt and ask for a cessation of violence against Copts. There are estimates of over tens of thousands who showed up that day.
Video: Islamic Imam explains why "Jihad is good for you"
MuslimsAgainstSharia 20 January 2010
Egyptian Muslim Cleric Promote "The Love to Death", Egyptian TV Channels, January 2-11 2009
Christians of Egypt are Massacred, and President Mubarak is Still Silent
Christian News Wire 19 January 2010
By Magdi Khalil
The Copts, Egypt's Christian minority, number approximately 12 million, about 15% of Egypt's population. Under the rule of President Mubarak, violent attacks against them run rampant. These attacks
Indonesian Muslims protest Egypt's Gaza wall
AFP 18 January 2010
JAKARTA — More than 200 Indonesian Muslims protested in Jakarta Sunday against an underground wall being built to block a network of tunnels crossing Egypt's border with the Gaza Strip. The
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Conservatives Win Vote
The Epoch Times 7 January 2010
Egypt's main opposition group announced the results of an election for its governing body and analysts said most of the 16 members are conservatives, signalling that it will reduce its role in
Islamic Christianophobia
The Wall Street Journal 7 January 2010
In Egypt, seven Coptic Christians were murdered yesterday by a Muslim gunman as they filed out of a midnight mass in the southern town of Nag Hamadi. In Pakistan, more than 100 Christian homes were
Survey: 35% of Egyptian, Saudi respondents consider it a "religious duty" to support jihad financially
Jihad Watch 21 December 2009
Tiny Minority of Extremists Alert. And this, too, is rooted in the core texts of Islam. Qur'an 2:195 says: Spend your wealth for the cause of Allah, and be not cast by your own hands to
Human Rights Situation in Arab World Getting Worse
AllGov 16 December 2009
Efforts to improve the human rights situation in Arab countries have amounted to little more than broken promises since Sept. 11, according to the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies.
Al-Qaeda killing mostly Muslims: 85% of casualties non-Westerners, report says
National Post 15 December 2009
By Peter Goodspeed
Most victims of al-Qaeda terrorist attacks are Muslims living in Muslim countries, says a new report from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The study, by the academy's Combatting Terrorism
Egypt's Copts and the Myth of Islamic Tolerance
15 December 2009
Egypts Coptic Christians: The Experience of the Middle Easts largest Christian community during a time of rising Islamization
