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Egypt drops blasphemy case against two Coptic boys
Egypt

Egypt drops blasphemy case against two Coptic boys

Two Egyptian Christian boys detained over charges of blasphemy and insulting the Quran were released and their case was dropped…
Update: Protesters gather at Maspero
Egypt

Update: Protesters gather at Maspero

Hundreds of protesters gathered Tuesday evening outside the Maspero state television building on the first anniversary of the bloody clashes…
One year from Maspero, justice still evades families
Egypt

One year from Maspero, justice still evades families

Egypt witnessed numerous acts of state violence in 2011, but the Maspero massacre of 9 October, in which 28 protesters…
Morsy to visit Rafah’s Coptic residents Friday
Egypt

Morsy to visit Rafah’s Coptic residents Friday

President Mohamed Morsy will visit Coptic families living in the city of Rafah on Friday after they were threatened by…
Bishop says Sinai Copts were not forced to evacuate
Egypt

Bishop says Sinai Copts were not forced to evacuate

Bishop Quzman of North Sinai has denied reports that the region’s Coptic citizens have been forced to leave their homes…
Update: Coptic man reopens his Rafah store after threats, four Coptic families flee Assiut after dispute
Egypt

Update: Coptic man reopens his Rafah store after threats, four Coptic families flee Assiut after dispute

A Coptic man re-opened his Rafah shop Friday afternoon after facing threats and intimidation from unknown groups. MENA reported Saturday…
Tuesday’s papers: UN visits, godless government and Israeli lasers
Egypt

Tuesday’s papers: UN visits, godless government and Israeli lasers

Sunday’s Al-Ahram leads with President Mohamed Morsy in New York preparing for his first General Assembly at the United Nations.…
Contentious Copts: Social movements and the problem of citizenship
Egypt

Contentious Copts: Social movements and the problem of citizenship

  It was an extraordinary move by members of Maspero Coptic Youth Union (MCYU) to reject calls by church leaders…
Egyptian court sends Copt to prison over anti-Islam post
Egypt

Egyptian court sends Copt to prison over anti-Islam post

An Egyptian court on Tuesday sentenced a Christian teacher to six years in prison after convicting him of blasphemy and…
Political responses to film that spurred embassy raid call for legal action and protests
Egypt

Political responses to film that spurred embassy raid call for legal action and protests

Reactions to a film deemed offensive to the Prophet Mohamed by Egyptian political groups, which were prompted by a protest…
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