First, begin by watching this ad about Egypt in promotion of tourism: And then, continue by watching a direct refutation here: Do these abuses sound familiar? Click on this post to read more about Egypt and its ID controversy.

The Baha’i Faith in Egypt blog reports: Egypt’s leading daily newspaper Al-Ahram published an article on 8 August 2007, in which it describes plans for the exclusive use of the new computerised national ID number/card and the total abandonment of the older paper ID documents. Thus far, Baha’is remain prevented by the government from being [...]

Marco, a Portuguese Baha’i whose post was first discussed here, has written a highly informative response to an Egyptian blogger who accused the Baha’is of being Zionist or foreign agents, and while the post is a year old the argument still applies today as many Muslims continue to wrongly associate the Baha’i faith with Zionism [...]

An excellent overview from Marco, a Portuguese Baha’i, whose one year old post still applies firmly today. Many Muslims continue to ask the questions, “Who are the Baha’is?” and “Are their beliefs Satanic?” which is also the title of an Aljazeera Magazine article: Article excerpt: “Supporting the Bahais in their quest for recognition, just like [...]

The Baha’i Faith in Egypt blog notes: In the 17 July 2007 issue of Egypt’s Nahdet Misr newspaper, an article was published describing Egypt’s new project for a law that will prohibit discrimination between its citizens. The article explains that Egypt’s National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) was charged by the government with the responsibility [...]

Video documenting Egyptian Baha’is, the faith itself, and the hateful accusations Egyptian Baha’is face in their societies:

This entry from the “Baha’i Faith in Egypt” blog describes the unfortunate issues that Egyptian Baha’is must face in regards to ID cards: Egyptian Baha’is must have in hand the new National ID Card before the deadline of 31 December 2006, on which all Egyptian citizens must carry the new ID Card at all times. [...]

Last week, Compass Direct News published the following with regards to the Christian case in Egypt: Egypt’s Supreme Administrative Court heard a final appeal last week for 45 Coptic Christian citizens who were denied their attempt to legally reclaim their Christian identities after officially converting to Islam. Of the 45 plaintiffs, half were adults when [...]