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Egyptian churches welcome draft law on places of worship
Egypt
June 1, 2011
Egyptian churches welcome draft law on places of worship
Egyptian churches have welcomed the recent draft law on places of worship, but requested to review it once it is…
Egypt approves draft law on unified places of worship
Egypt
June 1, 2011
Egypt approves draft law on unified places of worship
During a meeting on Wednesday, the Egyptian government approved a unified law on the construction of places of worship. Under…
Church awaiting unified law for places of worship
Egypt
May 30, 2011
Church awaiting unified law for places of worship
The Coptic Orthodox Church has called on the cabinet to present it with the unified law for places of worship…
Egypt’s military tribunal sentences Copts over church scuffle
Egypt
May 30, 2011
Egypt’s military tribunal sentences Copts over church scuffle
An Egyptian military court on Sunday sentenced two Coptic Christians to five years in jail for violence and trying to…
Muslims and Copts celebrate Virgin Mary Festival
Egypt
May 27, 2011
Muslims and Copts celebrate Virgin Mary Festival
Thousands of Christians and Muslims started celebrating the Virgin Mary festival in Minya on Thursday under the slogan “Minya without…
Protesters voice support of Copts at Egyptian embassy in London
Egypt
May 23, 2011
Protesters voice support of Copts at Egyptian embassy in London
Dozens protested Sunday before the Egyptian embassy in London to call for the prosecution of those who burn churches in…
Pope Shenouda heads to US for treatment
Egypt
May 22, 2011
Pope Shenouda heads to US for treatment
Egyptian Coptic leader Pope Shenouda III set off for New York on Sunday for medical treatment. Shenouda entered Salam hospital…
Copts end Maspero protest, plan to join ‘Second Friday of Anger’
Egypt
May 21, 2011
Copts end Maspero protest, plan to join ‘Second Friday of Anger’
Copts will end their almost two-week protest at the Egyptian State TV building, said Metias Nasr, priest at the Virgin Mary…
The Copts of today: Escaping the Church’s patronage
Egypt
May 19, 2011
The Copts of today: Escaping the Church’s patronage
The Egyptian television building at Maspero on the Nile corniche has looked nothing short of a street-based church for the…
Dozens of Copts vow to continue Maspero sit-in
Egypt
May 19, 2011
Dozens of Copts vow to continue Maspero sit-in
Dozens of Copts protesting before the Egyptian Radio and Television Union building refused on Thursday to suspend their sit-in until…