Call To All Believers: Write A Letter

CALL TO ACTION!

Write an Appeal to Free Our Believers in Egypt. A Step by Step Guide.

Between March 8 and 14, 2025, the Egyptian authorities arbitrarily arrested at least four members of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light, solely for peacefully exercising their right to freedom of religion or belief. Following periods of enforced disappearance, authorities brought three members of the religious minority, Hussein Mohammed AlTenawi, Omar Mahmoud Abdel Maguid, and Hazem Saied Abdel Moatamed, before the Supreme State Security Prosecution (SSSP). Prosecutors ordered their detention pending investigations on charges of “joining a group established in violation of law and constitution” and denied them access to a lawyer of their choice. There are currently around 14 members of the faith detained as part of this case.

The Egyptian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release all arbitrarily detained Ahmadis and halt the targeting of religious minorities that are not espousing state-sanctioned religious beliefs.

Don’t wait! Take Action Now!

STEP 1

Sign the Petition!

Your voice matters. By signing the petition through Amnesty Netherlands, you’re standing up for freedom of belief and sending a powerful message to Egyptian authorities

Petition through Amnesty Netherlands to Free Our Brothers in Egypt

STEP 2

Register! 

This is very important! 

Fill out this form

It only requires your email address and zip code!

Click on Get Sample Letter

STEP 3

Print! Sign! Mail or Fax!

Download the PDF Letter Here!

AVAILABLE LANGUAGES:

ENGLISH   ARABIC    FRENCH     SPANISH

Print the Sample Letter and Mail It!

Public Prosecutor Mohamed Shawky Ayyad 

Office of the Public Prosecutor, Madinat al-Rehab

Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt

OR

Fax the Letter to the Public Prosecutor Mohamed Shawky Ayyad

Fax: +202 2577 4716

STEP 4

Email or Mail the Letter to The Egyptian Embassy in the United States!

Email: embassy@egyptembassy.net

Mail:

Egyptian Embassy in the United States, Ambassador Motaz Zahran

3521 International Court, NW,

Washington DC 20008

You Can Also Copy the Letter Here! AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND ARABIC:

English

Dear Counsellor,

I write to you to express my grave concern over the ongoing arbitrary detention of members of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light who have been detained solely for exercising their right to freedom of religion or belief. On 11 March 2025, police officers in plain clothes arrested Ahmed Mohammed Al-Tenawi and his brother, Hussein Mohammed Al-Tenawi, two Syrian asylum seekers registered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), at their house in 6th of October City in Giza governorate, without presenting an arrest warrant, according to a family member. Ahmed Mohammed Al-Tenawi was held incommunicado at the 6th of October First Police Station for 28 days before being unlawfully deported to Syria on 9 April. On 10 March, security forces arrested Omar Mahmoud Abdel Maguid, another member of the Ahmadi community, following a violent raid on his home in Cairo. A relative said that police officers searched the house again on the same day to arrest Omar Mahmoud Abdel Maguid's brother-in-law, Hazem Saied Abdel Moatamed, also a member of the religious minority, who had fled. However, he was arrested three days later, on 13 March, in 10* of Ramadan City in Sharqia Governorate, according to his family. Security forces subsequently forcibly disappeared Hussein Mohammed Al-Tenawi, Omar Mahmoud Abdel Maguid and Hazem Saied Abdel Moatamed for periods ranging between 29 to 34 days before bringing them before a prosecutor. Their families submitted complaints to the prosecution on 25 March, inquiring about their whereabouts, but have not received a response. On 10 and 13 April 2025, authorities brought Omar Mahmoud Ther tam let sunil complain 10 Abdel Maguid, Hazem Saied Abdel Moatamed and Hussein Mohammed Al-Tenawi, for interrogation before the Supreme State Security Prosecution (SSSP) without allowing them access to a lawyer of their choosing. Prosecutors investigated them along with 10 other members of the religious minority on charges of "joining a group established in violation of law and constitution". They have all been detained pending investigations and are currently held in the 10th of Ramadan Prison. I urge you to immediately and unconditionally release Hussein Mohammed Al-Tenawi, Omar Mahmoud Abdel Maguid, Hazem Saied Abdel Moatamed and all other members of the Ahmadi religious minority who have been arbitrarily detained solely for exercising their right to freedom of religion or belief, to open an investigation into the three men's enforced disappearance and to stop prosecuting Ahmadi believers solely for peacefully exercising their faith.

Yours sincerely,

Arabic

Arabic Urgent Action.pdf

Download PDF • 178KB

STEP 5

Bring your Friends and Snap a Photo!

If you are going to write a letter, why don’t you bring your friends! Take a photo or video of you and your friends writing the letter or mailing the letter together and send them to us! 

amnestycrewe@gmail.com

STEP 6

Make some Noise ONLINE! 

Record a video or make a social media post and state your support for this Amnesty Urgent Action. You can use your own words, and you can make the following demands:

Immediately and unconditionally release Hussein Mohammed Al-Tenawi, Omar Mahmoud Abdel Maguid, Hazem Saied Abdel Moatamed, and all other Ahmadi religious minority members arbitrarily detained solely for peacefully practicing their faith.

Open an independent and transparent investigation into the enforced disappearance of the detained members.

Stop prosecuting Ahmadi believers—and all others—simply for peacefully exercising their right to freedom of religion or belief.”

Also make posters and spread them!

OR

Email amnestycrewe@gmail.com and request a Poster!

YOU DID IT!

By following these five simple steps, you become part of a growing global voice demanding justice, freedom, and dignity for the innocent believers detained in Egypt. This is more than a campaign—it’s a movement to end religious persecution and uphold the universal right to believe and worship freely. Every step against injustice is a step toward a better world for all. So take action now—because silence is not an option.