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Dr. Helmy Guirguis 71, the president of the UK Copts, passed away on the 31 of January, 2015 after a struggle with illness. UK Copts mourns its founder and leader. He is a leader that touched so many by his life and has been fighting for the coptic case till his last breath. The commemoration mass for his 40th day will be held on Sunday 15th of March, 2014 starting 8 AM in Saint Mary and Saint Mark Coptic Orthodox Centre of Birmingham (Lapworth) .For commiserations, please send us an email to info@copts.co.uk
Charter for Freedom of Religion of Belief
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Published: Thursday, 13 November 2014 03:40
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Written by (USCIRF)
Charter for Freedom of Religion or Belief
Whereas severe violations of freedom of religion or belief continue to occur around the world, perpetrated by both governments and non-state actors;
Parliamentarians and religious freedom - From Norway with pain
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Published: Thursday, 13 November 2014 03:30
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Written by The Economist
Abid Raja has had strong views on religion, coercion and violence since he was a child, and was obliged—like other kids of Pakistani origin growing up in Norway—to attend classes of Koranic instruction at the local mosque.
Must Middle Eastern Christians Keep Turning the Other Cheek?
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Published: Monday, 10 November 2014 01:54
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Written by David Pryce-Jones
Christianity is under attack throughout the Muslim world. Iraq and Egypt still have sizable Christian communities but hundreds of thousands of Christians from both countries have fled abroad.
Christians Are Disappearing in the Middle East
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Published: Monday, 10 November 2014 03:31
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Written by Michael Curtis
On August 22, 1939, Adolf Hitler, explaining his decision to invade Poland, asked, “Who after all speaks today of the annihilation of the Armenians?". On the centennial of the massacre of the Armenians by the Ottoman Empire, it is pertinent to ask, sixty-five years later, if the world is sufficiently aware of the persecutions of Christians, discrimination against them, the lack of respect shown for freedom of religion, and indeed the possible end of Christianity in the Arab and Muslim countries of the Middle East.
The Islamic State and the Internationalization of the Sinai Conflict
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Published: Saturday, 08 November 2014 16:30
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Written by Zack Gold
The Sinai-based Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (ABM) is one of the most active “unaffiliated” jihadi groups, having yet to pledge fealty to either the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) or al-Qaeda (AQ). Given its strategic position between Egypt’s Nile Valley and Israel, and its attacks against both, the group’s activities receive major international coverage—even attacks for which it does not claim responsibility are reported as having “hallmarks” of the local terrorist group. As such, speculation of “will ABM affiliate or won’t it?” has been rampant among Egypt-watchers, counter-terrorism experts, and especially supporters of the Islamic State.
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FCO Annual Human Rights and Democracy Report 2013
Foreign Secretary William Hague launched the 2013 Foreign & Commonwealth Office Report on Human Rights and Democracy. The report is a comprehensive assessment of the global human rights situation in 2013. It sets out what the Government is doing through the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to promote human rights and democratic values around the world in three principal ways.
75 Percent of Persecution is Against Christians: Report
The 2013 Persecuted and Forgotten? Report provides in-depth analysis of the situation Christians face in 30 countries where believers, to one degree or another, are not fully free to practice their faith. In the past two years violence and intimidation targeting Christians have increased in a number of nations.
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