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Policeman wounded in armed attack on Giza church
Egypt
November 12, 2015
Policeman wounded in armed attack on Giza church
Unknown assailants shot at and wounded a police agent Thursday outside an Evangelical church on al-Haram street in Giza. A security…
Coptic activist proposes dialogue ahead of divorce rights protests
Egypt
September 2, 2015
Coptic activist proposes dialogue ahead of divorce rights protests
A Coptic activist has urged Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church to start a dialogue with disgruntled followers who plan to demonstrate…
Evangelicals officially back draft unified law on personal status
Egypt
August 18, 2015
Evangelicals officially back draft unified law on personal status
Egypt’s Evangelical Christians have declared support for a long-debated government draft law that regulates divorces and second marriages. Andrea Zaki, the…
Monitor: Islamic State abducts dozens of Christians from Syrian town
Middle East
August 7, 2015
Monitor: Islamic State abducts dozens of Christians from Syrian town
Islamic State militants have abducted dozens of Christian families after seizing a strategically located town in the central Syrian province…
Coptic activist calls for law to prohibit Christian female minors from converting
Egypt
July 21, 2015
Coptic activist calls for law to prohibit Christian female minors from converting
Coptic activist Michael Mounir, chairman of al-Hayat Party, called for adding an article to the new personal status law, in…
3 Christians arrested for distributing dates to Muslims for Iftar
Egypt
July 15, 2015
3 Christians arrested for distributing dates to Muslims for Iftar
Three Christians were arrested in Alexandria on Monday under charged of “contempt of religion” and “proselytism” while one of them was…
Pope Francis calls for end to ‘genocide’ of Christians in Middle East
Middle East
July 10, 2015
Pope Francis calls for end to ‘genocide’ of Christians in Middle East
Pope Francis demanded an immediate end Thursday to what he called "a genocide" of Christians taking place in the Middle…
Beni Suef Copts return home following clash with Muslims
Egypt
June 3, 2015
Beni Suef Copts return home following clash with Muslims
A Coptic family driven out of their home by neighbors in Beni Suef, over defamatory cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed,…
Host: 5 Christian families forced from homes over after member accused of insulting Prophet Mohamed
Egypt
June 1, 2015
Host: 5 Christian families forced from homes over after member accused of insulting Prophet Mohamed
Host Youssef al-Husseiny showcased a video during his program on OnTV Channel Sunday evening for five Christian families of 18…
Tawadros II to lead Pentecost mass Sunday
Egypt
May 23, 2015
Tawadros II to lead Pentecost mass Sunday
The Coptic Orthodox Church is celebrating Pentecost on Sunday, the day of the establishment of the church in Christianity. Pope Tawadros…