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Churches, Salafis disagree over new constitution
Egypt
July 2, 2012
Churches, Salafis disagree over new constitution
Representatives of the Egyptian churches on the Constituent Assembly on Monday rejected the Nour Party’s threats to withdraw members from…
Church leaders refuse to have Sharia, not principles, as legislative source
Egypt
June 30, 2012
Church leaders refuse to have Sharia, not principles, as legislative source
Egyptian church leaders have said they will reject a proposed amendment to the constituation article, inherited from the 1971 Egyptian…
Coptic Church not worried by potential Morsy victory
Egypt
June 18, 2012
Coptic Church not worried by potential Morsy victory
The Coptic Orthodox Church has said that it would respect the final results of the presidential election and is not…
Official number of Egyptian Christians unknown, says CAPMAS
Egypt
June 14, 2012
Official number of Egyptian Christians unknown, says CAPMAS
The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) does not have definitive data on the number of Egyptian Christians…
Cat-call sets off sectarian clashes in Luxor
Egypt
June 14, 2012
Cat-call sets off sectarian clashes in Luxor
Luxor police on Wednesday broke up clashes between dozens of Muslims and Christians after a young Muslim man allegedly verbally…
Update: Churches consider withdrawal from Constituent Assembly
Egypt
June 13, 2012
Update: Churches consider withdrawal from Constituent Assembly
Father Johanna Qulta, representative of the Catholic Church in the Constituent Assembly, has said that the three churches of Egypt…
Brotherhood supreme guide appeals to Coptic voters
Egypt
June 12, 2012
Brotherhood supreme guide appeals to Coptic voters
Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie on Tuesday called on all Egyptians to vote in the presidential election runoff, specifically…
Coptic bishop says he welcomes Islamist president
Egypt
June 8, 2012
Coptic bishop says he welcomes Islamist president
A church leader said Thursday he welcomes an Islamist president provided that he respects the rights of Copts and civil…
Remaining presidential contenders offer little hope to Egypt’s Christians
Egypt
May 31, 2012
Remaining presidential contenders offer little hope to Egypt’s Christians
In front of the Supreme Court last Sunday, a group of a few hundred Coptic Christians protested against a recent…
Rights group requests investigation into Morsy’s statements ‘against Copts’
Egypt
May 29, 2012
Rights group requests investigation into Morsy’s statements ‘against Copts’
The Egyptian Center for Human Rights has requested that the attorney general investigate statements of Mohamed Morsy and other leaders…