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Copts to protest Thursday to demand civil marriages
Egypt

Copts to protest Thursday to demand civil marriages

Egyptian Copts on Monday called for protests on Thursday outside the Ministry of Justice to demand civil marriages. The Orthodox…
Egyptian women’s legal center demands personal status law for Copts
Egypt

Egyptian women’s legal center demands personal status law for Copts

The Center for Egyptian Women's Legal Assistance (CEWLA) announced support for Copts' demand for a personal status law for non-Muslims.…
Churches reject calls for international protection for ‘persecuted’ Copts
Egypt

Churches reject calls for international protection for ‘persecuted’ Copts

Representatives of the three Egyptian Churches and several Coptic activists condemned on Tuesday a demand made to the US Congress…
Prosecution orders arrests over clashes in Shubra
Egypt

Prosecution orders arrests over clashes in Shubra

The public prosecution has ordered the detention of seven suspects for four days pending investigations into clashes that erupted on…
Sectarian violence kills 2 in Shubra
Egypt

Sectarian violence kills 2 in Shubra

Sectarian clashes between a number of Muslims and Coptic Christians resurfaced in the Fateh district of Shubra al-Kheima on Monday,…
Two detained in Sohag sectarian violence
Egypt

Two detained in Sohag sectarian violence

Egypt's public prosecution decided on Monday to remand two suspects to custody for four days, pending investigations into their involvement…
Shenouda may disagree with Copts on presidential candidate, say sources
Egypt

Shenouda may disagree with Copts on presidential candidate, say sources

Egypt's Coptic leader Pope Shenouda III may not agree with Coptic youth on selecting a presidential candidate, informed church sources…
Sectarian incident in Upper Egypt leads to arson
Egypt

Sectarian incident in Upper Egypt leads to arson

Some Muslims set the houses of their Coptic neighbors ablaze on Saturday after a dispute over building a church in…
Police disperse Muslims besieging church in Minya
Egypt

Police disperse Muslims besieging church in Minya

Police on Thursday dispersed hundreds of Muslims besieging the Mar Girgis church in Bani Ahmed village, Minya. They were protesting…
Church demands investigation of former minister for church blast
Egypt

Church demands investigation of former minister for church blast

Coptic Church authorities on Tuesday requested the investigation of former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly in connection to the bombing of…
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