LONDON — A report issued on Wednesday declared the treatment of Christian minority women and girls in parts of Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia a “human rights catastrophe.” The study, “Hear ...

CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian criminal court acquitted three Muslim men accused of stripping naked an elderly Coptic Christian woman and parading her through the streets of a village in southern Egypt in ...

Egyptian Copt Amal Hanna says she is determined to fight the long-standing application of Islamic inheritance laws to Christians, as recent court victories embolden Coptic women. For decades, Egyptian ...

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The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has reported ongoing systemic discrimination against Christians and other minorities in Egypt, despite limited signs of progress. The report ...

In a 2015 file photo, Coptic Christian women attend a service in Cairo. (Credit: Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters via CNS.) Listen LEICESTER, United Kingdom – Across the world, girls and young women from ...

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CAIRO (AP) — One Egyptian woman is taking on the country’s inheritance laws that mean female heirs inherit half that of men. Since her father’s death last year, Huda Nasrallah, a Christian, has stood ...