U.S. Presses Egypt as Christian Persecution Fears Grow - Internewscast Journal

U.S. Presses Egypt as Christian Persecution Fears Grow - Internewscast Journal

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Christian persecution concerns rise in Egypt as State Department presses religious freedom – Democratic Accent

A series of violent attacks on Egyptian Christians, including the incarceration of a man who converted from Islam to Christianity, prompted the U.S. State Department to urge that religious freedom be respected in the Muslim-majority country of Egypt. The situation of the Christian minority in Egypt has implications for religious freedom in the northern African nation that receives $1.3 billion in annual funding from the U.S. Raymond Ibrahim, an …

Christian persecution concerns rise in Egypt as State Department presses religious freedom

Egypt's 20 million Coptic Christians face discrimination and occasional violence as experts say the state fails to address anti-Christian fanaticism seriously.

New USCIRF chair says Nigeria remains key concern for international religious freedom watchdog - The Dialog

WASHINGTON — Religious persecution predominantly affecting Christian communities in Nigeria remains a key concern for the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, the commission’s new chair told OSV News in a July 24 interview. Asif Mahmood, who was recently elected chair of USCIRF, an independent, bipartisan U.S. federal government commission that monitors religious freedom around the globe, told OSV News that “my top priority is goi…

New USCIRF chair says Nigeria remains key concern for international religious freedom watchdog

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Religious persecution predominantly affecting Christian communities in Nigeria remains a key concern for the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, the commission’s new chair told OSV News in a July 24 interview.  Asif Mahmood, who was recently elected chair of USCIRF, an independent, bipartisan U.S. federal government commission that monitors religious freedom around the globe, told OSV News that “my top pri…