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Al-Qaeda militants warned Egyptian Copts in Baghdad hostage incident
Egypt
November 1, 2010
Al-Qaeda militants warned Egyptian Copts in Baghdad hostage incident
Baghdad--Al-Qaeda-linked gunmen on Sunday took more than 100 Iraqi Catholics hostage in a Baghdad church while issuing a 48-hour deadline…
Egypt’s Brotherhood elections program to address social injustice
Egypt
October 29, 2010
Egypt’s Brotherhood elections program to address social injustice
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood (MB) elections program will address social inequality and wealth concentration, MB sources have said. “The group defines…
Egypt’s Museums III: The Coptic Museum
Art news
October 13, 2010
Egypt’s Museums III: The Coptic Museum
The Coptic Museum in Cairo has more to offer its visitors than is generally thought. Still, only a small group…
The simulacra of religious intolerance
Opinion
September 16, 2010
The simulacra of religious intolerance
Tolerance is a very peculiar thing. Not only is it both a sentiment and a behavior, it is also defined…
Priest’s wife denies converting to Islam in questionable video clip
Egypt
September 9, 2010
Priest’s wife denies converting to Islam in questionable video clip
A number of websites have posted a video clip of a woman claiming to be Camilla Shehata, the wife of…
Coptic MP: Flaws in culture behind recent Coptic protests
Egypt
July 31, 2010
Coptic MP: Flaws in culture behind recent Coptic protests
Coptic MP Nabil Louqa Bebawi attributed the recent increase in Coptic protests to what he described as a flawed culture…
Minya Copts protest bar on new church building
Egypt
July 26, 2010
Minya Copts protest bar on new church building
The archbishop of Maghagha, Minya, Anba Agathon, has pleaded for President Hosni Mubarak to intervene in removing restrictions blocking the…
Thursday’s Papers: The health of the president and the deeds of the citizens
Egypt
July 22, 2010
Thursday’s Papers: The health of the president and the deeds of the citizens
The health of President Hosni Mubarak has been reported by both local and international media. Local papers took varying approaches…
Sunday’s papers: Quest for justice in Saeed and Bedouin cases
Egypt
July 4, 2010
Sunday’s papers: Quest for justice in Saeed and Bedouin cases
The case of the slain Alexandrian Khaled Saeed is still making headlines in both privately-owned and government papers, three weeks…
Monday’s papers: Delayed appeals and throttled protests
Egypt
June 21, 2010
Monday’s papers: Delayed appeals and throttled protests
Most of Monday's newspapers, including state-run papers Al-Ahram and Al-Akhbar, lead with news that the Tanta Misdemeanors Appeal Court has…