WorldWide Religious News
Africa - Northern Africa
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Church/State
- Egyptians win the right to drop religion from ID cards
By Liam Stack ("The Christian Science Monitor," April 20, 2009) - Algeria shuts 13 Protestant churches
("Middle East Online," March 25, 2008) - Egypt detains brotherhood members
("BBC," February 20, 2008) - High court ruling requires Christian converts to note former faith on documents.
("Compass Direct," February 11, 2008) - Egypt Court Upholds Christian Conversion
By Maggie Michael (AP, February 9, 2008) - Algerian Security Forces Weigh New Anti-Missionary Program
("El-Khabar," January 15, 2008) - Tunisia Veil Case Threatens `Odious Rag' Struggle
by Daniel Williams ("Bloomberg," January 3, 2008) - Sudan jails two Egyptians for blasphemy
(AFP, December 18, 2007) - Egypt arrests 22 for contempt of religion
(Reuters, December 12, 2007) - Egypt Copt jailed 45 years after father's conversion
(AFP, November 23, 2007) - Egypt ID cards sentence minorities to non-life: report
(AFP, November 12, 2007) - Secular Tunisia may face a new, younger Islamist challenge
by Jill Carroll ("Christian Science Monitor," October 10, 2007) - Christian Twins Forced To 'Become' Muslim
("Compass," September 5, 2007) - A Muslim converts to Christianity foments sectarian antagonism
(AP, August 11, 2007) - Egypt convert continues legal case despite threats
by Alaa Shahine (Reuters, August 9, 2007) - Setting precedent, Egyptian seeks recognition as convert
by Jonathan Wright (Reuters, August 7, 2007) - Egyptian lawyer abandons work on behalf of convert
by Jonathan Wright (Reuters, August 7, 2007) - Christian convert seeks recognition in Egypt
(AFP, August 2, 2007) - Egypt mufti reaffirms Muslim freedom of faith choice
(AFP, July 26, 2007) - Egypt mufti denies saying Muslims can choose own religion
(AFP, July 25, 2007)
