Category: Uncommon Ground
Mohamed Hisham, an Egyptian atheist incurred the wrath of Egypt’s conservative Muslim population when he spoke publicly about his atheism on live TV. by Troy Garnaut “I am Mohamed Hisham, and I am a public atheist in Egypt.” The weary but determined eyes of a young man look into the camera as the asylum plea […]
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A Coptic human rights organisation seeks funding to build a database on incidents of persecution against Copts in Egypt.
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The spread of anti-christian hatred in Egypt goes beyond ISIS to include non-violent groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood, and even former ruler Mobarak.
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Much has been written about the Arab Spring since 2011, when it seemed possible that democracy might just prevail over dictatorship and authoritarianism across the Middle East. However, Bassem Youssef’s “Revolution for Dummies: Laughing Through the Arab Spring” is the first major comic examination of events across the region. Part autobiography, and partly a bitingly […]
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The Palm Sunday massacres in Egypt killed at least 44 people and left over 100 wounded. The international community must do more to help.
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