Coptic Christians
Egypt’s top cleric: anti-Christian attacks ‘assault on God’
Egypt
December 17, 2016
Egypt’s top cleric: anti-Christian attacks ‘assault on God’
Egypt's Minister of Religious Endowments says anti-Christian attacks are an assault on God, as part of the government's attempts to…
Egypt church bombing raises calls to uproot bigotry
Egypt
December 17, 2016
Egypt church bombing raises calls to uproot bigotry
Growing up in Egypt, Mina and other Copts remember all too well the anti-Christian slurs they used to hear at…
Mother of Botroseya Church bomber: he fled to Sudan
Egypt
December 14, 2016
Mother of Botroseya Church bomber: he fled to Sudan
The mother of the suicide bomber in the Botroseya Church blast that killed 25 people and injured 53 on Sunday,…
Saudi sends Egypt condolences over church bomb despite Syria strain
Egypt
December 13, 2016
Saudi sends Egypt condolences over church bomb despite Syria strain
Saudi Arabia's King Salman sent condolences to Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday after a church bombing in Cairo,…
News analysis: Botroseya Church reveals security flaw
Egypt
December 12, 2016
News analysis: Botroseya Church reveals security flaw
The pace of violence has returned to escalate again following a decline for a while, with three terrorist attacks, blown…
Botroseya Church, first church named after political family
Egypt
December 12, 2016
Botroseya Church, first church named after political family
The "Botroseya" is the name of the church targeted by the Sunday bombing that killed 25 Coptic Christians, in one…
Sisi participates in funeral for victims of church bombing, Interior Minister vows revenge
Egypt
December 12, 2016
Sisi participates in funeral for victims of church bombing, Interior Minister vows revenge
Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church said Sunday that president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi would lead an official funeral for victims of Saint…
Pope Tawadros II calls on Copts abroad not to interfere in Egypt’s strife
Egypt
August 2, 2016
Pope Tawadros II calls on Copts abroad not to interfere in Egypt’s strife
Pope Tawadros II, the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, sent out a message to expatriate Coptic Egyptians on Monday…
Sisi meets Coptic pope, stresses national unity in face of sectarian attacks
Egypt
July 29, 2016
Sisi meets Coptic pope, stresses national unity in face of sectarian attacks
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received Pope Tawadros and several senior figures in the Coptic Orthodox Church on Thursday for discussions…
Civil society absent amid sectarian tensions in Minya
Egypt
July 22, 2016
Civil society absent amid sectarian tensions in Minya
Civil society institutions stood with their hands tied, unable to calm down a broiling situation of sectarian strife that has…