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EU ambassador: Brotherhood and Salafis against restricting freedom of belief
Egypt
January 28, 2012
EU ambassador: Brotherhood and Salafis against restricting freedom of belief
The EU has received reassurances from the Muslim Brotherhood that there will be no restrictions on freedom of religion in…
Tantawi directly appoints five Copts to parliament
Egypt
January 22, 2012
Tantawi directly appoints five Copts to parliament
The head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, appointed 10 members of parliament…
Qena sectarian clashes leave at least 2 injured
Egypt
January 20, 2012
Qena sectarian clashes leave at least 2 injured
Clashes broke out between Muslims and Coptic Christians in a village in Qena Thursday, leaving at least two villagers injured,…
Greeting Christians on religious occasions ‘forbidden,’ says Salafi leader
Egypt
January 12, 2012
Greeting Christians on religious occasions ‘forbidden,’ says Salafi leader
Abdel Moneim al-Shahat, a senior figure in the Salafi-oriented Nour Party and the official spokesperson for the Salafi movement in…
Church leaders at odds over planned 25 January demonstrations
Egypt
January 11, 2012
Church leaders at odds over planned 25 January demonstrations
Religious figures from different Egyptian Christian sects have taken opposing stances on the involvement of Copts in the planned protests…
Mubarak-era figures recycle careers in rural Egypt
Egypt
January 9, 2012
Mubarak-era figures recycle careers in rural Egypt
Far from Egypt's cities where Hosni Mubarak's old allies might fear to face the electorate, figures from the deposed leader's…
Coptic priest apologizes for shaking hands with military general
Egypt
January 8, 2012
Coptic priest apologizes for shaking hands with military general
Yohana Fouad, the priest of the Virgin Church in Old Cairo, apologized to his congregation for having greeted the head…
Military court failing to provide justice in Maspero trial, say rights lawyers
Egypt
January 8, 2012
Military court failing to provide justice in Maspero trial, say rights lawyers
Lawyers representing the victims of the Maspero massacre in October last year say the military court is hampering their work…
Rafah crossing closed Saturday due to Coptic Christmas
Egypt
January 7, 2012
Rafah crossing closed Saturday due to Coptic Christmas
The Rafah crossing on Gaza's border with Egypt closed on Saturday for Coptic Christmas, said the Hamas-controlled Ministry of Interior…
Copts vacillate between fear and hope at Christmas
Life & Style
January 7, 2012
Copts vacillate between fear and hope at Christmas
As Egypt undergoes unprecedented political changes under the influence of 25 January revolution, Coptic Christians spent Christmas eve alternating between…