Egypt
With Egypt experiencing its second major transition in two years, there is both great concern and real opportunity for religious freedom in the country. During President Morsis year-long tenure, sectarian attacks proliferated, even as encouraging signs of solidarity became increasingly common.

News

June 15 2004 The families of 21 Christians who were killed in violence which broke out in the village of El Kosheh in January...
Coptic Christians who gathered to celebrate the first Mass in their new church were pelted with rocks and firebombs according to news agency Compass...
Attackers outside the church building in Tal Al-Quiblya.
A mob attacked a Coptic church building in the village of Tal Al-Quiblya, in Minya Province in Upper Egypt on 8 July....

Reports

Despite limited advances in relation to the right to freedom of religion or belief (FoRB), challenges remain for many religious and belief groups.
Egypt's constitution declares that the right to freedom of belief is 'absolute'; however, it limits 'the freedom of practising religious rituals and establishing places
Egypt
CSW (Christian Solidarity Worldwide) and CSW-Nigeria are a human rights organisations specialising in the right to freedom of religion or belief (FoRB).

Blog

Rosh Hashanah celebrations at the Heliopolis Synagogue in Cairo, Egypt. Credit: Facebook/JCC Cairo
A principios de este mes, el 15 de septiembre, la comunidad judía de El Cairo se reunió en la Sinagoga “Heliópolis” de El Cairo
Rosh Hashanah celebrations at the Heliopolis Synagogue in Cairo, Egypt. Credit: Facebook/JCC Cairo
Earlier this month, on 15 September, the Jewish community in Cairo gathered at the Heliopolis Synagogue in Cairo to celebrate Rosh Hashanah. The occasion,
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Features & Magazine Issues

On the frontline: Egypt
On the frontlines: Egypt
Earlier this year CSWs Chairman, David Taylor, visited Egypt to see what life is like for Christians there. Heres his reflection on what he...