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Egypt
Conversion Confusion
Did a widow with seven children get 15 years in an Egyptian prison for becoming a Christian? Not so fast.
April 18, 2013
Is Coptic Evangelism in Africa Really on the Rise?
Egyptian church's troubles spill into Libya and Sudan.
March 27, 2013
Christians Don't Have 'the Right to Be Stupid'
Hey, John Kerry: Religious freedom is no joking matter.
March 5, 2013
Egyptian Christians Face the Future Under New Islamist Law
What way forward under the hastily passed, shari'ah-based constitution?
December 28, 2012
What Egypt's Christians Think of Hastily Completed Constitution
Withdrawal of church representatives failed to force compromise.
November 30, 2012
Egypt Erupts Again: Christians Resist Muslim Brotherhood President's Power Grab
Coptic VP resigns as assembly rushes to finalize new constitution.
November 28, 2012
Can Egypt's Christian Assistant President Get Democracy Back on Track?
Copts debate influence of Samir Marcos on Mohamed Morsy's presidential team.
November 12, 2012
Child's Ballot Will Determine November Election—Of Next Coptic Pope
Egypt's Orthodox cast lots Sunday to find God's choice for who succeeds Pope Shenouda III.
November 2, 2012
Muslim Creativity Comes to Church in Alexandria, Egypt
The Corners for Creativity cultural center marks a new Christian witness in the Islamist city.
July 19, 2012
Marital Submission and Syria's First Lady: A Lesson for Christian Women
Asma al-Assad's inaction over her husband's unjust rule holds an important lesson for married Christians.
July 19, 2012
What Egyptian Christians Think About Their New Islamist President
Reactions are varied, but fear is prevalent.
June 25, 2012
Who Are the Copts?
Egypt's embattled Christians find common identity across denominational lines.
June 15, 2012
Muslim Brotherhood Signs Agreement with Egyptian Evangelicals
But is the 10-point agreement worthy of trust?
May 31, 2012
The Fight for Egypt's Future
Coptic Christians test new strategies to thrive in an Islamist Egypt.
May 31, 2012
Egyptian Christians Back to Square One Ahead of Election
After a year of new forms of political engagement, why do Copts still face the same ‘bitter choice’ of old regime vs. Islamists?
May 29, 2012
What Egypt's Leading Islamist Presidential Candidate Thinks About Christians
An exclusive interview with former Muslim Brotherhood leader Abdel-Moneim Abol Fotoh.
April 23, 2012
Why Pope Shenouda's Death Matters to Egyptian Protestants
The Coptic 'pope of the Bible' was controversial yet beloved.
March 19, 2012
Egypt's Pope Shenouda III Dead at 88
Coptic Orthodox leader was one of the world's most revered Christians.
March 17, 2012
Christians Killed, Injured in Arab Spring Fallout
The bloodiest day since Egypt’s uprising was caused by a peaceful Christian protest.
October 10, 2011
Behind Egypt's Revolution
Away from news cameras, Christian, Muslim youth rediscover common ground.
March 7, 2011
Do Egypt's Evangelicals Get Along with the Coptic Orthodox?
More than they used to, say observers and insiders.
February 14, 2011
Egypt's Christians After Mubarak
They were protesting a church attack when the Tahrir Square demonstrations began. Political change likely won't undo deep tensions with Muslims.
February 11, 2011
The Muslim Brotherhood and the Gospel of Christ
Why Egypt's Christians might actually be safer if the Muslim Brotherhood were a part of the ruling government.
February 11, 2011
Egyptian Christians Reflect on Moment in History
Born and baptized in blood, the Church in Egypt is hardly a newcomer to hardship, notes Egypt's Anglican bishop.
February 11, 2011
The United States Needs an Ambassador for Religious Freedom Now
The Obama administration must send a clear signal to Egypt and the Middle East that they must embrace religious freedom in full.
February 8, 2011
Egyptian Christians Join Calls for Reform
Protests enter second week as Mubarak resists ouster.
February 4, 2011
Pew Forum Releases Landmark Survey of International Religious Freedom
70 percent of the world lives in areas with high restrictions on religion, report says.
December 16, 2009
Surprise! You're a Muslim!
Brief conversions can be a family affair for generations.
November 14, 2008
Egypt's Identity Impasse
Former Muslims seek to change their government-issued cards as outreach gains ground.
April 14, 2008
Suffocating the Faithful
Will the last Mideast church leader be sure to turn off the lights?
December 17, 2007
News Briefs 
IRS investigation fallout, Muslim convert goes into hiding, and Gordon College receives gift.
October 29, 2007
Leading Expatriate Pastor David Petrescue Killed
Cairo's Maadi Community Church loses top leader after tragic fall.
September 7, 2006
Christians and Muslims Riot in Egypt
Plus: Bob Reccord resigns as Baptist mission head, Gospel of Judas backlash, debating "evangelical," and links to 415 news and opinion articles from online sources around the world.
April 19, 2006
Copts' Night of Terror
Rioting chills Muslim-Christian relations as new parliament is elected.
November 10, 2005
Anglicans 'Severely Wounded'
At a top summit in Egypt, conservatives call for a Scripture-affirming covenant.
November 1, 2005
The Risks of Regime Change
Middle Eastern Christians might end up more repressed under democracy than under dictators.
March 18, 2005
Pharaoh's Firstborn, Proof of the Plagues?
The Discovery Channel's Rameses: Wrath of God or Man? seeks to determine if God really killed Pharaoh's oldest son.
November 1, 2004
After Egyptian Revolution, an Influx of Copts at a Queens Church
Since the Egyptian uprising in 2011, St. Mary and St. Antonios Coptic Orthodox Church in Ridgewood, Queens, has seen an influx of parishioners, and it hasn’t been quite the same (The New York Times)
Muslim-Christian relationship fuels row in Egypt
Police fired tear gas to disperse stone-throwing Muslims who surrounded a Coptic church in anger over an alleged inter-faith relationship (Associated Press)
At desert monastery, Egypt’s monks join new Christian assertiveness in face of Islamist power
Monks normally immersed in spirituality are joining the increasingly assertive tone of many in the minority community, vowing Christian voices won’t be silenced. (AP)
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