by Nermien Riad | Jun 26, 2015 | Egypt Church-Based Volunteers, Issues That Impact Children in Egypt, Issues: The Girl Child, Valuable Girl Project
A new campaign to stop female genital mutilation (FGM) in Egypt is adding urgency to our efforts to stop this lethal and barbaric practice. The government is enlisting doctors and judges in a “National FGM Strategy” with the aim of reducing FGM by 10-15%...
by Nermien Riad | Jun 18, 2015 | Issues That Impact Children in Egypt
I’m glad to share the news that Kathryn Jean Lopez, senior fellow at the National Review Institute, recently interviewed me on the situation in Egypt. This came about because I was fortunate enough to meet her at the March 18, 2015 press event of In Defense of...
by Nermien Riad | Mar 19, 2015 | Issues That Impact Children in Egypt
Dear Friends, Today, I’d like to share my statement at the panel discussion on “Sensitivity Rather than Sensationalism: Western Media Coverage of Human Rights and Religious Issues in the Middle East,” which took place on March 18, 2015 at...
by Nermien Riad | Jan 27, 2015 | Issues That Impact Children in Egypt, Valuable Girl Project
I awoke yesterday to good news: In Egypt, a doctor was sentenced to prison for carrying out female genital mutilation (FGM) that resulted in a girl’s death. It was a historic moment when the court said, essentially: “Stop killing Egyptian girls! Enough is...
by Nermien Riad | Aug 28, 2014 | Approaches to Charity and Development, Issues That Impact Children in Egypt
I love what Ashraf Khalil has done in his Aug. 26 article for TIME, “Egypt’s Orphans Struggle Long After Childhood Ends.” It’s a must-read. He casts light on the abuse of children trapped on the dark side of Egypt’s social services. The...
by kbarsoum | Sep 5, 2013 | Approaches to Charity and Development, Egypt Revolution, Issues That Impact Children in Egypt, Issues:Education
While Egypt is going through the darkest days in its history with churches torched, businesses ransacked and innocent people killed, Coptic Orphans continues to plough through the religious divide and plants seeds of unity and harmony. Despite the turmoil and violence...
