sectarian violence
Thousands in need of food, shelter after Myanmar clashes
World
June 14, 2012
Thousands in need of food, shelter after Myanmar clashes
Thousands of displaced Muslim Rohingyas and ethnic Rakhine Buddhists were in need of food, water and shelter in northwestern Myanmar…
Cat-call sets off sectarian clashes in Luxor
Egypt
June 14, 2012
Cat-call sets off sectarian clashes in Luxor
Luxor police on Wednesday broke up clashes between dozens of Muslims and Christians after a young Muslim man allegedly verbally…
Sectarian fights over proselytizing injure 12 at Assiut University
Egypt
June 10, 2012
Sectarian fights over proselytizing injure 12 at Assiut University
Clashes broke out Saturday between Muslim and Coptic students in the Assiut University women’s dorms after a Coptic student reportedly…
Bomb kills at least 16 in Nigeria’s Kaduna
World
April 9, 2012
Bomb kills at least 16 in Nigeria’s Kaduna
KADUNA, Nigeria - A car bomb killed at least 16 people and wounded dozens more in the northern Nigerian town…
Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for Iraq attacks
World
March 21, 2012
Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for Iraq attacks
BAGHDAD — Al-Qaeda's front group in Iraq claimed responsibility Wednesday for a wave of attacks that killed 46 people across…
Copts fear implications after Shenouda, disagree on papal political role
Egypt
March 19, 2012
Copts fear implications after Shenouda, disagree on papal political role
The death of Pope Shenouda III on Saturday night struck a blow to the Coptic community in Egypt. They lost…
Iraq court agrees on execution of Baghdad church attackers
World
February 2, 2012
Iraq court agrees on execution of Baghdad church attackers
BAGHDAD — Iraq's highest court ratified death sentences on Thursday for three men convicted of a 2010 attack on a…
Qena sectarian clashes leave at least 2 injured
Egypt
January 20, 2012
Qena sectarian clashes leave at least 2 injured
Clashes broke out between Muslims and Coptic Christians in a village in Qena Thursday, leaving at least two villagers injured,…
Assiut citizens once again suffer from butane shortages
Egypt
January 2, 2012
Assiut citizens once again suffer from butane shortages
Hundreds of citizens in several Upper Egyptian cities in Assiut Governorate blocked the agricultural road and the railway line on…
Activists protest delay in Maspero violence investigations
Egypt
November 4, 2011
Activists protest delay in Maspero violence investigations
Dozens of activists organized a march on Thursday to demand speedy investigations into the Maspero violence that claimed the lives…