Joomla! site syndication http://www.copts.co.uk 2013-05-24T21:37:26+01:00 http://www.copts.co.uk http://www.copts.co.uk/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png text/html 2013-05-24T19:38:56+01:00 http://www.copts.co.uk http://www.copts.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5031&Itemid=41 Catholic Online1G78Am20xlgLast week, hundreds of Coptic Christians in Egypt stood up to a mob of 20 thousand Muslims. They risked their lives to protect their church, their religious freedom and each other. As Copts continue to suffer and die and their churches and property are destroyed, Christians have begun to notice President Obama's silence. text/html 2013-05-24T19:07:50+01:00 http://www.copts.co.uk http://www.copts.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5030&Itemid=41 Washington PostSecretary of State Hillary Clinton testifies on the Benghazi attack before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Underachiever? “ [W]hen an administration and a president start out as Mr. Obama did, in essence reviling his predecessor’s policies in the Arab world and assuring Arabs that he had a new and better way, it is striking if the product is less popularity. text/html 2013-05-24T18:54:14+01:00 http://www.copts.co.uk http://www.copts.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5029&Itemid=41 Council on Foreign RelationsWashington PostThe Egyptian government generally failed to prevent, investigate, or prosecute crimes against members of religious minority groups, especially Coptic Christians, which fostered a climate of impunity.U.S. President Barack Obama (R) meets with Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington September 1st, 2010There are many ways to measure the success of American foreign policy, and popularity is not necessarily the best one. text/html 2013-05-23T19:33:44+01:00 http://www.copts.co.uk http://www.copts.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5028&Itemid=41 Tahrir Squared As Islamist parties assume power in Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco, many- in both the region and abroad- have looked to Turkey as a “model” for the relationship between Islam and the state for these countries to adopt as they reform their governments. text/html 2013-05-23T15:01:13+01:00 http://www.copts.co.uk http://www.copts.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5027&Itemid=2 New Book by David Alton and Rob Chidley For sixty years North Korea has had neither war nor peace; simply an Armistice signed in 1953 - this lack of resolution has perpetuated instability, fear, and a risk of further tragedy. Behind the backdrop is the ever present danger of a major conflict.