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After sectarian clashes, Manshiyet Nasser left in ruins
Egypt
March 9, 2011
After sectarian clashes, Manshiyet Nasser left in ruins
The streets of the Zaballine (Garbage Collectors’) Neighborhood lay littered with rocks, broken glass, and ashes that had blown from…
ElBaradei condemns attack on Helwan church
Egypt
March 9, 2011
ElBaradei condemns attack on Helwan church
Mohamed ElBaradei, a political reformist and potential presidential candidate, condemned the attack by a group of angry Muslims on a…
Egyptian labor protests continue
Egypt
March 7, 2011
Egyptian labor protests continue
Protests among workers of the Egyptian postal, subway and mining services continued on Monday.In the cities of Kafr al-Sheikh and…
Copts protest over Helwan church torching
Egypt
March 6, 2011
Copts protest over Helwan church torching
Hundreds of Copts today demonstrated in front of the Egyptian Television building to protest the torching of a church in…
Govt asks citizens to hand documents taken from state security to armed forces
Egypt
March 6, 2011
Govt asks citizens to hand documents taken from state security to armed forces
The Egyptian government called on citizens to hand any documents collected from state security buildings to the armed forces to…
Two dead, church torched in Egypt sectarian clash
Egypt
March 5, 2011
Two dead, church torched in Egypt sectarian clash
Two men were killed during clashes in Egypt between Muslims and Christians, which also saw Muslims set fire to a…
Assiut Muslim and Coptic leaders issue joint statement against sectarianism
Egypt
February 26, 2011
Assiut Muslim and Coptic leaders issue joint statement against sectarianism
Muslim and Christian leaders in Assiut issued a joint statement to curb the circulation of sectarian rumors in the Upper…
Copts gather in Tahrir to protest purported attack on monastery
Egypt
February 24, 2011
Copts gather in Tahrir to protest purported attack on monastery
Around 2000 Copts gathered on Wednesday in Tahrir Square to protest reports that an Egyptian army unit had attacked the…
Egypt’s Copts march to demand a secular state
Egypt
February 20, 2011
Egypt’s Copts march to demand a secular state
Hundreds of Coptic Christians protested in front of the State Television building on Sunday to call for the amendment of…