Egypt has greenlit the legalization of 127 congregations that were previously operating without a government permit in the latest wave of recent church approvals.The persecution watchdog group International Christian Concern announced the news of the legalization of the 127 churches on Tuesday.
According to the ICC, the recent permit approvals for the churches came through a committee that the majority Muslim nation created in 2016.
“The committee is a result of a 2016 law which purported to streamline the legalization process for churches. Egypt has a long history of regulating the building of churches, but many churches were not able to complete this process. Instead, they were built illegally,” explained ICC. ...
