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Obama vows to protect Copts, urges Egypt to respect all faiths
Egypt
January 7, 2012
Obama vows to protect Copts, urges Egypt to respect all faiths
US President Barack Obama called Friday for the protection of Copts and other minorities as the Christian group celebrated its…
Brotherhood and FJP delegations to attend Christmas celebrations
Egypt
January 6, 2012
Brotherhood and FJP delegations to attend Christmas celebrations
The Muslim Brotherhood and its political arm, the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) announced Thursday evening they will send delegations…
On anniversary of church bombing, Copts reflect on struggles
Egypt
January 5, 2012
On anniversary of church bombing, Copts reflect on struggles
ALEXANDRIA ― The Qedeseen Church complex was filled with noisy activity last Friday. A sonorously intoned prayer floated out of…
Coptic group rejects Christmas greetings in protest of Maspero massacre
Egypt
January 4, 2012
Coptic group rejects Christmas greetings in protest of Maspero massacre
Coptic activists have expressed concerns over the trial of three soldiers accused of killing 14 Copts during the military’s bloody…
Brotherhood endorses Coptic candidate over Salafi one, Salafis enraged
Egypt
January 2, 2012
Brotherhood endorses Coptic candidate over Salafi one, Salafis enraged
The announcement of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) to support Coptic candidate over a Salafi one in…
Student to be held 15 days over images of Prophet Mohamed
Egypt
January 2, 2012
Student to be held 15 days over images of Prophet Mohamed
The Assiut township prosecutor has called for a Coptic student accused of publishing offensive images of Prophet Mohamed to be…
Sudanese minister: Egypt’s Islamists should study Sudanese Muslim-Christian relations
Egypt
January 1, 2012
Sudanese minister: Egypt’s Islamists should study Sudanese Muslim-Christian relations
Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Karti has called on Islamists in Egypt to study relations between Muslims and Christians in Sudan…
Salafis refrain from traditional new-years greeting to Coptic churches
Egypt
January 1, 2012
Salafis refrain from traditional new-years greeting to Coptic churches
While various parliamentary election candidates have paid visits to Coptic churches to greet them for the New Year, the Salafi…
Two Saints Church case delayed, lawyer asks for Tantawi’s inclusion as litigant
Egypt
January 1, 2012
Two Saints Church case delayed, lawyer asks for Tantawi’s inclusion as litigant
An Egyptian Court on Sunday postponed the review of the Two Saints Church blast case to 5 February. At least…
Sunday’s papers: NGOs raided, Christians remembered
Egypt
January 1, 2012
Sunday’s papers: NGOs raided, Christians remembered
Privately-owned dailies are still running follow-ups on last week’s police raids of NGOs accused of illegally receiving foreign funds. The government…