sectarian conflict
Shura Council member alleges kidnapping in Beni Suef
Egypt
April 24, 2013
Shura Council member alleges kidnapping in Beni Suef
Shura Council member Kamal Suleiman has submitted a report onthe disappearance of a Muslim girl in Beni Suef last February,…
Update: Coptic man reopens his Rafah store after threats, four Coptic families flee Assiut after dispute
Egypt
September 29, 2012
Update: Coptic man reopens his Rafah store after threats, four Coptic families flee Assiut after dispute
A Coptic man re-opened his Rafah shop Friday afternoon after facing threats and intimidation from unknown groups. MENA reported Saturday…
Activists march to demand justice for Alexandria Copts
Egypt
February 12, 2012
Activists march to demand justice for Alexandria Copts
The Maspero Youth Union and a number of political groups marched to Egypt's Parliament building Sunday to support MPs presenting…
Reconciliation agreement resolves Minya sectarian dispute
Egypt
August 10, 2011
Reconciliation agreement resolves Minya sectarian dispute
A customary reconciliation gathering on Tuesday overseen by police and military authorities has reportedly resolved a sectarian dispute that erupted…
Calls for urgent measures to halt extremism as Interior Minister visits Imbaba
Egypt
May 8, 2011
Calls for urgent measures to halt extremism as Interior Minister visits Imbaba
Presidential candidate Mohamed ElBaradei called for immediate intervention to counter religious extremism, after sectarian clashes in Imbaba left 12 people…
Copts call for foreign protection, governor to compensate Imbaba victims
Egypt
May 8, 2011
Copts call for foreign protection, governor to compensate Imbaba victims
Around 200 Copts staged an open-ended sit-in before the US embassy in Cairo, starting late on Saturday, to call for…
Sectarian clashes delay PM’s Gulf visit
Egypt
May 8, 2011
Sectarian clashes delay PM’s Gulf visit
Prime Minister Essam Sharaf decided to postpone his visit to Bahrain, originally scheduled for today, due to sectarian clashes in…
Experts, politicians see religious mobilization as a threat to democracy
Egypt
March 21, 2011
Experts, politicians see religious mobilization as a threat to democracy
The use of religion to mobilize people politically is threatening the progress of democracy in Egypt, several of the country's…
Ten killed as sectarian strife flares in Egypt
Egypt
March 9, 2011
Ten killed as sectarian strife flares in Egypt
Ten people were killed in violence between Egyptian Christian and Muslims, the health ministry said on Wednesday, as sectarian tensions…
Egyptian Christians protest over church burning
Egypt
March 7, 2011
Egyptian Christians protest over church burning
Egyptian Christians protested on Monday after a church was set on fire on the outskirts of Cairo, the latest sectarian…