Showing posts with label Egypt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Egypt. Show all posts
Sunday, June 23, 2024

Illegal Hajj Pilgrims Contributes to Large Death Toll; Countries Take Actions Against Tour Companies and Pilgrims

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 According to CNN , Saudi Arabia says that 1301 people died while on the recently-completed Hajj where temperatures soared as high as 120 de...
Thursday, February 10, 2022

First Coptic Christian Picked As Head Of Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court

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  AP reports  that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has appointed Boulos Fahmy, a Coptic Christian, as Chief Judge of Egypt's hig...
Thursday, October 08, 2020

Egyptian Court Bans Pilgrimages To Rabbi's Grave

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 Al-Monitor reports that on Sept. 26, Egypt's Supreme Administrative Court upheld a lower court ruling banning the annual celebration i...
Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Egypt Will Build Synagogues For Any Resurgent Jewish Community

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Jerusalem Post and JTA report that Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi told a U.S. delegation last week that if a Jewish community i...
Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Egyptian TV Host Sentenced For Program Featuring Gay Sex Worker

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New York Post reported yesterday that an Egyptian trial court has sentenced a television host Mohammed el-Gheiti to one year in prison at h...
Friday, July 27, 2018

6th Circuit Refuses To Reopen Asylum Claim By Egyptian Coptic Christian

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In Welson v. Sessions ,  (6th Cir, July 26, 2018), the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals refused to reopen a petition for refugee status fil...
Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Valentine's Day Remains Controversial In Some Conservative Muslim and Hindu Areas

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Again this year, Valentine's Day is countering opposition from conservative religious leaders in some nations.  Voice of America report...
Monday, October 30, 2017

Egyptian Court Bans TV Show That Criticizes Traditional Sunni Doctrine

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Yesterday Egypt's Administrative Court banned the broadcast of the TV show "With Islam."  As reported by Al-Ahram and Egypt D...
Monday, May 15, 2017

Egyptian Muslim Cleric Accused of "Contempt of Religion"

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In Egypt last Thursday, members of the Egyptian Parliament filed a lawsuit against Muslim cleric and former deputy minster in the Endowments...
Monday, January 16, 2017

Egyptian Prosecutors Say Insufficient Evidence In Case Of Attack On Christian Woman

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According to AP , in Egypt prosecutors have dropped a case against several members of a Muslim mob allegedly involved last May in stripping ...
Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Egypt Passes Church Construction Law

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Egypt's Parliament yesterday approved a new law governing the building and renovation of Christian churches. 10% of Egypt's populati...
Sunday, May 15, 2016

Paper Reviews Recent Use of Egypt's Blasphemy Law

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Ahram Online today carries an interesting article on the use of Egypt's blasphemy law in recent months. Prosecutors have just begun to ...
Saturday, March 26, 2016

Blasphemy Prosecutions In Egypt On The Rise

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AP yesterday reported that since 2011, the number of blasphemy prosecutions in Egypt have risen dramatically. According to the report: Tw...
Monday, March 14, 2016

Egypt's Justice Minister Fired Over Comment Seen As Blasphemous

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Egypt's Justice Minister Ahmed El-Zend was dismissed from office yesterday by Egypt's Prime Minister Sherif Ismail after comments th...
Friday, November 27, 2015

Two Popes Impact Delicate International Decisions

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Pope Francis yesterday spoke in Narobi, Kenya to a group of  United Nations officials ( full text of speech) urging action at two upcoming ...
Tuesday, August 04, 2015

Egypt Will Close Down Restaurants That Prohibit Women From Wearing Hijabs

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According to Egyptian Streets yesterday, Egypt’s Minister of Tourism Khaled Abbas Rami says he will close down any restaurants or tourism f...
Sunday, May 10, 2015

Egypt Holds 4 Coptic High Schoolers On Blasphemy Charges

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Fox News reported yesterday on four 15 to 16 year old Coptic Christian boys being held by authorities in Egypt on blasphemy charges, appare...
Sunday, April 26, 2015

Egyptian Channel Cancels Program After Host's Criticism of Conservative Islam

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Egypt's Daily News reported yesterday that the  Al-Qahera Wal Nas satellite channel has cancelled the program hosted by commentator Is...
Thursday, January 29, 2015

Trial of Egyptian Poet Over Facebook Posting Begins

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Reuters reports that an initial hearing in the trial of poet Fatima Naoot was held yesterday in Egypt. She is charged with contempt of Isla...
Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Egyptian Court Bans Jewish Pilgrimage Festival To Moroccan Rabbi's Grave

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In Egypt on Monday, the Administrative Court of Alexandria banned an annual Jewish religious pilgrimage that has been held since 1979 to the...