Egyptian Christians have long struggled to build their churches. Persecution has long been a term applied to Copts in Egypt, ranked No. “There are many things at the top that [Sisi] has done that are encouraging,” said French Hill, a Republican representative from Arkansas who has introduced bipartisan resolutions supporting Coptic Christians. These examples show that the term persecution remains “appropriate,” said Kurt Werthmuller, a USCIRF policy analyst specializing in Egypt. “The specific persecution of Christians by the state is a misnomer—not something you can say now.”Ramy Kamel might disagree.

Source: Libya Today February 22, 2021 20:02 UTC