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Copts protest Dahshur clashes in front of presidential palace
Egypt

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

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
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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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