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Churches take part in national dialogue
Egypt

Churches take part in national dialogue

The three Egyptian churches took part Tuesday in the fourth session of a national dialogue presided over by Vice President…
Churches deny mobilizing against constitutional referendum
Egypt

Churches deny mobilizing against constitutional referendum

The Coptic Church has denied accusations by Freedom and Justice Party leaders that it mobilized its followers to vote against…
Stop calling us Copts
Opinion

Stop calling us Copts

 In early October, after the forced migration of several Christian families from Rafah, Al-Masry al-Youm published a cartoon, the first…
Women assault, cut hair of Christian woman on metro
Egypt

Women assault, cut hair of Christian woman on metro

Two niqab-wearing women assaulted and forcefully cut the hair of a Christian woman on the metro Sunday, the third such…
Update: Bishop says police failed to protect church land from Salafi attack
Egypt

Update: Bishop says police failed to protect church land from Salafi attack

A number of Salafis trespassed onto a plot of land owned by the Shubra al-Kheima archdiocese Monday and turned it…
Papal finalist elections on 29 October, name drawing on 4 November
Egypt

Papal finalist elections on 29 October, name drawing on 4 November

The Coptic Orthodox Church has announced that the papal elections would be held on 29 October instead of 24 November,…
North Sinai Copts refuse to leave despite threats; governor denies problem
Egypt

North Sinai Copts refuse to leave despite threats; governor denies problem

  Christian residents in the Sinai towns of Rafah and Arish are refusing to leave town pursuant to anonymous violent…
Rights group condemns detention of Copt over video
Egypt

Rights group condemns detention of Copt over video

A group defending freedom of expression condemning the detention of a Coptic citizen pending investigation into a video clip he…
Calling for all Copts, NGOs form coordinating body outside church auspices
Egypt

Calling for all Copts, NGOs form coordinating body outside church auspices

  Spurred by what they see as an increasing tide of Islamization lead by the Muslim Brotherhood, 13 Coptic civil…
Sectarian clashes in Dahshur add a new chapter to an ongoing crisis
Egypt

Sectarian clashes in Dahshur add a new chapter to an ongoing crisis

After five days of sectarian violence, 12 armored vehicles besiege a street no wider than 300 meters and no longer…
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