Coptic

Prime minister announces committee to tackle sectarian issues
Egypt

Prime minister announces committee to tackle sectarian issues

Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf has announced that he will form a National Justice Committee (NJC) within the cabinet to…
Copts’ new birth
Opinion

Copts’ new birth

Last month’s attack on a church in Alexandria may mark a new dawn for Coptic activism in Egypt. After suffering…
Egypt’s policy of denial
Opinion

Egypt’s policy of denial

In a statement issued by the Two Saints Church, following the New Year’s Eve blast which killed 23 people and…
Pope to hold peace summit with religious heads
World

Pope to hold peace summit with religious heads

 Pope Benedict, worried over increasing inter-religious violence, will host a summit of world religious leaders in Assisi in October to…
Egypt Security forces refuse church request to release Coptic protesters
Egypt

Egypt Security forces refuse church request to release Coptic protesters

Security authorities refused on Saturday a request from the Egyptian Coptic Church to release protesters arrested during Wednesday's confrontations with…
Confronting extremism, overcoming security
Opinion

Confronting extremism, overcoming security

Last week, Al-Qaeda militants in Iraq threatened to attack Egypt’s Coptic minority in the wake of a massacre at a…
Al-Qaeda threats instill fear in Egyptian Christians
Egypt

Al-Qaeda threats instill fear in Egyptian Christians

Following the siege of a Catholic church in central Baghdad on Sunday, Al-Qaeda off-shoot militants issued a direct warning to…
An indivisible country
Opinion

An indivisible country

The recent upsurge in sectarian tensions, provoked by Father Bishoy’s remarks doubting the authenticity of certain Quranic verses and the…
Egypt’s Muslims are not ‘guests’
Opinion

Egypt’s Muslims are not ‘guests’

A visitor  who stays at your home for an hour, a day or even an entire year is a guest.…
Mubarak to Pope Shenouda: New personal status law within 2 months
Egypt

Mubarak to Pope Shenouda: New personal status law within 2 months

Pope Shenouda III met privately with Legal Affairs Minister Mufid Shehab on Thursday at the papal residence in Abbasiya to…
Back to top button