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A writer accuses the UN of Nepotism, corruption, anti-Semitism and now censorship! Stephen Brown wrote, saying: While the United Nations has disgraced itself over the years with sporadic eruptions of the first three negatives, it added another one last March 28 when its Human Rights Council passed a disturbing resolution that directs the body�s expert on free speech to report on �individuals and news media for negative comments on Islam.�

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Complacency .. A Crime!?
�I want to tell you about the worst crime I�ve heard of in recent days. I�m not talking about the yearly suicide bombings, or the bimonthly �sectarian clashes� that leave a hundred or more dead every year, or even the rampant police brutality that�s recently (finally!) been exposed to the world. Rather, I�m talking about a crime that many Egyptians and even more Copts are guilty of, the crime of complacency.
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The Fourth International Coptic Conference Convenes in New Jersey: "June 19th marked the first day of the Fourth International Coptic Conference. The event was attended by many great thinkers and writers, both "Middle Eastern" and American, both "Coptic" and not," wrote Sally Bishay. Read full article
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Egyptian reform always seems at least a year away: "Given the political atmosphere in Egypt these days, it's hard for me not to feel nostalgic. It was around this time last year that I was already running out of words to describe in my articles the "political reform" sweeping the nation - and the region." In these words, Vivian Salama expreses her utter disappointment of Mubarak unfulfilled presidential election's promises.
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The Trials of Ayman Nour, scholar Joshua Muravchik writes on the setbacks of democratization in the Middle East, particularly under the Egyptian authoritarian regime of Hosni Mubarak, which silenced all opposition forces and eliminated all prospective contenders for presidency.                Read full article
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Under the title "Hypocrisy masquerading as diversity," writer and TV presenter Tarek Fatah, criticized whom he called self-styled Canadian Muslim leaders for asking the Canadian government to fund a study to find the "root cause" of home grown terrorists, after the recent arrest of 17 Muslims allegedly plotted to carry out acts of teror in Canada. Fattah directed his criticism against the Canadian Islamic Congress (CIC) and the Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CAN) as well as the Muslim Students Association.                  Read full article

To change the abject situation of citizen rights in Egypt, continuous action is needed. Equality for All Egyptians Petition is just one tool to address a small part of the whole problem facing all Egyptians, Copts and women in particular. Your involvement is vital in realizing rights of citizens and democracy in Egypt. Please, sign the Petition and write your constructive comment. Join us and be counted. Read More Comments

Coptic Christians around the world condemn heightening attacks against their coreligionists in Egypt

Copts demonstrating in the Netherlands. Credit: the Coptic website Coptreal

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Coptic Canadians protest against
recent atrocities in Egypt. Participants will come from different provinces to the Capital Ottawa

on this Saturday, July 5, 2008

From 12 to 2 PM

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The UN Working Group on Minorities (WGM) will hold its 12th session at the UN offices in Geneva between the 8th - 11th of August, 2006. The Canadian Egyptian Organization for Human Rights has been active in the work of the WGM from its beginning, and is going to participate in the upcoming session where it will present the Coptic problem and some proposed solutions within the framework of International laws. To know more about the Working Group on minorities click here: http://www.ohchr.org

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"The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities." - Lord Acton Dalberg

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Centre of International Studies and Researches at the University of Montr�al organizes a seminar on "Two Minorities: The Copts of Egypt and The Kurds" Click to read details

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Chicago Copts join their world-wide community to protest the status of their coreligionists in Egypt. They hold a demonstration on May 25, 2006 Read details

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Scandal in Luxor: Leaders in the
National Party instigate Discord Between Muslims and Christians
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Sudan�s president is indicted by the International Criminal Court due to Darfur�s mass killings Read more

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Sectarian attacks on Christian Copts in Fayoum governorate continue

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More destruction of Copts property in Fayoum, and the cause is sheer rumors Read more

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Sydney Protests Copt Persecution in Egypt Read more

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Copts in Sydney march to the Egyptian consulate Read more

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Coptic Canadians protest against persecution of their coreligionists in Egypt Read more

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EGYPT: Mysterious murder with sectarian echoes Read more

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Coptic Demonstrations in Europe

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EGYPT: Coptic Diaspora spreads the word Read more

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Egypt not allowing access to detained asylum seekers Read more

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Egypt Copts call on president Mubarak for protection. Read more

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Pope Shenouda makes angry statements on monastery attack

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A Coptic monk standing before the Abu Fana monastery that was damaged during a massive attack by Muslim villagers in Upper Egypt Read full story

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Four Copts killed in Cairo gangland style: Two men on motorbike enter jewellery shop in Egyptian capital's Zeitoun.

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Member States Elect 15 Countries to Serve on UN Human Rights Council Read more

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European Union seeks radical overhaul of Judiciary in Turkey and requests it to respect minorities� rights. Read more

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UN review of first group of countries� human rights records wraps up.

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Egypt Should Respect Election Integrity, Free Peaceful Protesters

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Egyptian Journalist Jailed For President�s Report

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U.S. Department of State's Human Rights' Report on Egypt 2007

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Top UN Envoy in Iraq denounces kidnapping of Christian leader

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Rice Calls Egyptian Referendum "Disappointing"                   Read more
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Egypt's Mubarak defends constitutional changes        Read more
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Constitutional Position of Islam Questioned in Egypt           Read more
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The Partition of Iraq into 4 States is a viable solution                    Read more
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South Korean nominated as next UN secretary general                Read more
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S. Korean Foreign Minister proposed as UN Secretary-General    Read more
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The United Nations needs to pick an unconventional secretary general                                          Read more

Egyptian court ruled in favour of Baha'i rights                      Read more
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Ensure plight of Palestinians: United Nations to Palestinian authority
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Egyptian activists rally against the government                        Read more
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Egypt's government puts pressure on judges to toe the line          Read more
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Egypt's Copts reject court ruling on remarrying divorcees           Read more
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Call for Creating a Pressure Mechanism to Pass a Law on All Worship Places                  Read more
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UN Creates New Human Rights Council Despite US Opposition
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Religious Intolerance against Egypt's Copts Exposed at the UN    Read more

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