sectarian violence
Reconciliation meeting resolves sectarian feud in Minya
Egypt
August 21, 2012
Reconciliation meeting resolves sectarian feud in Minya
Security authorities in the Upper Egyptian province of Minya helped defuse sectarian tensions with a reconciliation session Tuesday, in the wake of fighting between Muslims and…
Calling for all Copts, NGOs form coordinating body outside church auspices
Egypt
August 19, 2012
Calling for all Copts, NGOs form coordinating body outside church auspices
Spurred by what they see as an increasing tide of Islamization lead by the Muslim Brotherhood, 13 Coptic civil…
Wave of attacks that killed 60 overshadow Eid in Iraq
World
August 17, 2012
Wave of attacks that killed 60 overshadow Eid in Iraq
A spate of attacks that killed 60 people in Iraq overshadowed preparations to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan on Friday,…
Time to reject the language of Coptic victimhood
Opinion
August 10, 2012
Time to reject the language of Coptic victimhood
The casual observer of Egypt’s politics could hardly be blamed for thinking that Egypt’s Copts are facing the worst crisis…
Sectarian clashes in Dahshur add a new chapter to an ongoing crisis
Egypt
August 6, 2012
Sectarian clashes in Dahshur add a new chapter to an ongoing crisis
After five days of sectarian violence, 12 armored vehicles besiege a street no wider than 300 meters and no longer…
Nine arrested for involvement in Dahshur incidents
Egypt
August 5, 2012
Nine arrested for involvement in Dahshur incidents
Security services in Giza arrested nine persons accused of burning and stealing from Coptic residents’ homes in Dahshur, in the aftermath…
Copts unhappy over smaller cabinet presence
Egypt
August 4, 2012
Copts unhappy over smaller cabinet presence
The interim head of Egypt's Coptic church has expressed unhappiness over the composition of the country's new Cabinet, with…
Morsy orders Giza governor to form committee in wake of Dahshur clashes
Egypt
August 4, 2012
Morsy orders Giza governor to form committee in wake of Dahshur clashes
President Mohamed Morsy has ordered Giza Governor Ali Abdel Rahman to form a committee to deal with the aftermath…
Human Rights Council: Impunity is a reason for Dahshur violence
Egypt
August 4, 2012
Human Rights Council: Impunity is a reason for Dahshur violence
The National Council for Human Rights said Saturday that it has sent a fact-finding mission to Dahshur to investigate the…
Jama’a al-Islamiya: Infringing on Christians lives or property is a sin
Egypt
August 4, 2012
Jama’a al-Islamiya: Infringing on Christians lives or property is a sin
Jama'a al-Islamiya said in a statement Friday that it is a sin to infringe on the lives or property…