sectarian conflict

Shura Council member alleges kidnapping in Beni Suef
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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