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Copts protest Dahshur clashes in front of presidential palace
Egypt
August 2, 2012
Copts protest Dahshur clashes in front of presidential palace
Dozens of Coptic activists and Coptic residents of Dahshur village demonstrated in front of the presidential palace in Cairo Wednesday,…
Court orders detention of Coptic man accused of defaming Islam
Egypt
August 1, 2012
Court orders detention of Coptic man accused of defaming Islam
A court in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Sohag on Wednesday has renewed for 15 days the detention of a…
The Virgin, the Copts and Us: Film shatters stereotypes with ingenuity
Cinema/TV
July 30, 2012
The Virgin, the Copts and Us: Film shatters stereotypes with ingenuity
Following its award-winning spree at the Third Doha Tribeca Film Festival, the 2012 Berlinale and the 15th Ismailia International Film…
Police presence high around Dahshur, five arrested in sectarian strife
Egypt
July 28, 2012
Police presence high around Dahshur, five arrested in sectarian strife
Police imposed tight security measures in the village of Dahshur, Badrasheen, on Saturday in after sectarian clashes between Muslims and…
Sources claim Morsy offered vice presidency to Coptic writer
Egypt
July 26, 2012
Sources claim Morsy offered vice presidency to Coptic writer
President Mohamed Morsy is rumored to have offered Coptic thinker Samir Morkous the vice presidency, sources close to the presidential…
Update: Mina Danial’s birthday remembered in Cairo, Alexandria
Egypt
July 23, 2012
Update: Mina Danial’s birthday remembered in Cairo, Alexandria
Activists took to Tahrir Square on Monday to commemorate the birthday of the late Mina Danial, who would have…
Shura Council committee slams US Congress for Copts investigation
Egypt
July 19, 2012
Shura Council committee slams US Congress for Copts investigation
The Shura Council Human Rights Committee lashed out on Thursday against hearings held by the US Congress on Wednesday regarding…
Copts wait to see what Morsy’s rule will bring
Egypt
July 18, 2012
Copts wait to see what Morsy’s rule will bring
Two weeks after the election of President Mohamed Morsy, the Coptic community is concerned about the implementation of Islamic law. …
US: We did not support particular Egyptian presidential candidate
Egypt
July 16, 2012
US: We did not support particular Egyptian presidential candidate
The US did not back a specific candidate in the last Egyptian presidential election, which ended in mid-June, the US…
Coptic leaders refuse to meet with Clinton
Egypt
July 15, 2012
Coptic leaders refuse to meet with Clinton
Coptic leaders have declined to meet with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, saying that she is recognizing sectarian divisions…