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Egypt: Baha'i Faith

Commons · Question 62669 · Tabled 25 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 2 Jul 2025

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Asked by Ruth Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made a recent assessment of access to adequate burial rights for members of the Bahá'í community in Egypt; and whether he has raised this issue with his Egypti

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 2 Jul 2025

The UK is committed to defending freedom of religion or belief (FoRB), for all. The Egyptian Government has stated its commitment to protecting the rights and freedom of worship as well as the protections enshrined in the Egyptian constitution. We continu...