Repressing Christians through an Islamised Jesus
In a new and perverse twist to the oppression of Christians in the Muslim world, a leading cleric in Egypt is using an Islamised Jesus to promote religious-totalitarian aims
- 29 November 2013
Ignoring Egypt's brutalised Christians
Islamists in Egypt are responsible for destroying nearly 100 Christian churches. Western policy is all over the place, and the media is largely ignoring it
- 25 October 2013
Desecration of Christians continues in Syria
Christians are being slaughtered and oppressed across the Middle East and beyond. The bravery of this writer is beyond words. Imagine the terror suffered by the ordinary people who endured this
- 28 September 2013
Islamism's slow genocide against Christianity
There's a global religious genocide on “slow burn” with occasional conflagrations that make it into the mainstream media. There are an estimated 100 million persecuted Christians
- 20 August 2013
Morsi's demise good news for Egyptian democracy
Morsi reverted to the same undemocratic policies that he was elected to change, effectively replacing a secular autocratic rule with an Islamist one
- 8 July 2013
Sectarian violence in Egypt sees two churches attacked in one week
Various reports state that two Christian churches were attacked in Egypt last week, ending in the death of a Coptic man
- 20 May 2013
What about persecuted Christians?
The Church of Scotland needs to ask itself why it is ignoring the suffering of Christians (and other religious and ethnic minorities) who are suffering terrible acts of violence outside of the Holy Land
- 9 May 2013.jpg?1361556830)
Gruesome beheading of Coptic Christian men in USA
Yusuf Ibrahim stands accused of the murder, beheading and dismemberment of two Coptic Christian men following an altercation on February 5th 2013
- 22 February 2013
Will we listen to the new Coptic Pope?
Pope Tawadros, and the flock he leads, need the support of his co-religionists and human rights activists in the West. Will he get it?
- 7 February 2013
Christians - The forgotten victims of the Arab Spring
The world is increasingly realising that the Arab Spring also has a dark under-belly. And Christians are emerging as significant victims
- 12 December 2012
Get ready for Coptic Christian refugees
Eventually, the refugee crisis inside Egypt will spill over its borders and become an international problem
- 16 November 2012
Nato's meddling in Libya has destabilised Africa
The Sahel states are facing starvation, as well as the obliteration of the delicate religious eco-system that enabled Sufism to survive
- 26 September 2012
Innocence of Muslims: A Review
Liberals used to mock conservatives for worrying that violent and sexually explicit movies could have an impact on audiences - now they don't question it.
- 16 September 2012
Movie that sparked murders in Libya has yet to reach Iran and Pakistan: expect more bloodshed
Nothing can possibly justify the murder of diplomatic staff and the wholly disproportionate response to a meagre film that is playing out in Libya and Egypt. Sadly, this may just be the start
- 12 September 2012
A barometer for freedom and equality in Egypt
The persecution of minorities in an Islamic society is truly a barometer of the lack of freedom and equality that prevails there
- 4 September 2012
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