sectarian issues
Egypt establishes supreme committee to confront sectarian violence
Egypt
December 30, 2018
Egypt establishes supreme committee to confront sectarian violence
Egypt’s official gazette on Sunday published decree No. 602 of 2018 for President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to form a…
Police bar Shias from Ashura ceremonies inside Hussein Mosque
Egypt
November 24, 2012
Police bar Shias from Ashura ceremonies inside Hussein Mosque
Police stopped a number of Egyptian Shias from entering the Hussein mosque in Cairo Saturday afternoon, to celebrate the…
Prime minister announces committee to tackle sectarian issues
Egypt
May 11, 2011
Prime minister announces committee to tackle sectarian issues
Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf has announced that he will form a National Justice Committee (NJC) within the cabinet to…
The internationalization of Egypt’s Coptic question
Egypt
January 18, 2011
The internationalization of Egypt’s Coptic question
As the government points the finger at “foreign hands” behind the recent Alexandria church bombing, the world is looking at…
Sound of Solidarity: ‘Microphone’ musicians gather in Cairo
Art news
January 11, 2011
Sound of Solidarity: ‘Microphone’ musicians gather in Cairo
In terms of non-violent protest, few things can be as emotionally engaging as music, a fact clearly reflected in the…
Cinema Coptic: Egypt censors religion in film
Cinema/TV
January 6, 2011
Cinema Coptic: Egypt censors religion in film
In the violent chaos of a neighborhood-wide sectarian riot, an elderly Muslim man is knocked to the ground and about…
Rights organizations urge govt to acknowledge sectarian problem
Egypt
January 4, 2011
Rights organizations urge govt to acknowledge sectarian problem
Twelve Egyptian rights organizations on Tuesday urged the government to address sectarian issues without discrimination on the basis of religion.…
Muslim man accused of ‘kidnapping’ Coptic girl near Beni Suef
Egypt
December 19, 2010
Muslim man accused of ‘kidnapping’ Coptic girl near Beni Suef
More than 70 Copts demonstrated outside the Ahnasia police station in Beni Suef on Sunday
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…