After the outbreak of the January 2011 revolution, the Interior Ministry began a new era based on respect for fundamental freedoms

Outspoken Egyptian-American journalist Mona Eltahaway was arrested

An Egyptian newspaper released a 12-page special section for the purpose of ‘confronting thought with thought’

The dispute between Coptic and secular activists on one hand and Islamist political forces on the other ended in compromise.

A Coptic Christian group has rejected a report by Egypt's official statistics agency which estimated the community's population at 5.13 million.

Constituent Assembly member Manal al-Tiby resigned on Monday to protest what she described as “the dominance of political Islam over the assembly.”

With Egypt turning into a Sunni Iran, we’re probably only a few years away from people like Fawzy being targeted with international murde

International envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi presented a pessimistic forecast for Syria

Supporters of jailed Coptic Christian Alber Saber accused the Egyptian government of pursuing a double standard

Should the principles of free speech apply when it comes to insulting Islam?

Canada does not appreciate the threat, symbolic or otherwise, of prosecution and death against its people.

Michael Armanious reveals the hypocrisy behind the riots that took place in Cairo on Sept. 11

An Egyptian court on Monday upheld the death sentences awarded to 14 Islamist militants

The fate of the People's Assembly – the lower house of Egypt's parliament – appeared to have been laid to rest on Saturday when the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) ruled in favour of an earlier decision by the High Constitutional Court (HCC) to dissolve the Islamist-led assembly. While a majority of Islamist figures have vowed to contest the decision, liberal and leftist forces hailed the move.

On Sunday, with no precedent in Norwegian history, Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg appointed Hadia Tajik, a 29-year-old Muslim woman, as minister of culture, making Tajik the youngest minister in the Norwegian Cabinet and the first ever Muslim in the Norwegian government.

Egypt’s president and other Muslim leaders should demand the U.N. criminalise contempt of religion

An Islamist militant group based in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula has claimed responsibility for a cross-border attack

The leader of Southern California's Coptic Orthodox Church canceled a trip to Egypt amid concerns he might be detained

Source close to Hamas says Mashaal told Gaza group in a meeting of senior officials in Cairo that he has no desire to remain its chief

The Muslim Brotherhood is a radical Islamist organization that has successfully penetrated both political parties

Muslims angered by cartoons mocking the Prophet Mohammad should follow his example of enduring insults without retaliating