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CAPMAS: Media reports on number of Copts untrue
Egypt

CAPMAS: Media reports on number of Copts untrue

Abu Bakr al-Guindy, chairman of the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS), on Wednesday said the media quoted…
Three defendants referred to trial for insulting Christianity
Egypt

Three defendants referred to trial for insulting Christianity

The public prosecution referred three people Tuesday to a misdemeanor court on charges of the defamation of Christianity. The defendants…
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…
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…
Papal politics: Candidates line up in politicized elections
Egypt

Papal politics: Candidates line up in politicized elections

Elections for the Coptic Orthodox Church’s 118th pope are under way at a time in which the role of the…
Public prosecutor orders investigation of torture report
Egypt

Public prosecutor orders investigation of torture report

The public prosecutor called Tuesday for an investigation into a report of torture against a political activist. The report, filed…
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…
Neighbors at war: A month after Christian families fled Dahshur, tensions remain
Egypt

Neighbors at war: A month after Christian families fled Dahshur, tensions remain

DAHSHUR — It could be a Delta village like any other. Tuk tuks, more numerous than cars, drive down rutted…
Coptic leaders voice concerns over president’s policies toward Christians
Egypt

Coptic leaders voice concerns over president’s policies toward Christians

Several Coptic leaders voiced concerns about what they called discriminatory policies of President Mohamed Morsy, warning of increasing emigration among…
Brotherhood leader assures US delegation of respect for Coptic rights
Egypt

Brotherhood leader assures US delegation of respect for Coptic rights

A delegation from the US Embassy in Cairo met with a senior Muslim Brotherhood member Wednesday to be briefed on…
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