sectarian issues

Egypt establishes supreme committee to confront sectarian violence
Egypt

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

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

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

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
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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
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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

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

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

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…
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