sectarian violence
Egypt’s church building law upholds restrictions over church construction: HRW
Egypt
September 16, 2016
Egypt’s church building law upholds restrictions over church construction: HRW
Human Rights Watch (HRW) described Egypt's recently adopted church building law as discriminatory against Christians due to various stipulations that…
Egyptian Copts suffer ongoing sectarian tensions: US gov’t report
Egypt
August 11, 2016
Egyptian Copts suffer ongoing sectarian tensions: US gov’t report
The US Department of State issued a report on Wednesday in which it highlighted the ongoing persecution of Egypt's Coptic…
Calm restored to Beni Suef village after sectarian violence
Egypt
July 24, 2016
Calm restored to Beni Suef village after sectarian violence
Calm was restored to a village in Beni Suef yesterday after clashes broke out Friday between Muslims and Christian over alleged…
One killed, 3 injured in attack on Minya priests’ families
Egypt
July 18, 2016
One killed, 3 injured in attack on Minya priests’ families
One person was killed and three were injured on Sunday night when anonymous assaulters attacked the families of two priests…
Police arrest three suspects in deadly Wadi al-Natrun shooting
Egypt
July 13, 2016
Police arrest three suspects in deadly Wadi al-Natrun shooting
Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the recent murder of a nun and a businessman in the Wadi…
Shooting incident in Wadi al-Natrun area leaves two dead: Interior Ministry
Egypt
July 6, 2016
Shooting incident in Wadi al-Natrun area leaves two dead: Interior Ministry
Two people, one of them a Christian nun, have been shot dead in the Wadi al-Natrun area, according to an…
Five more suspects arrested over sectarian violence in Karam Abu Omair, Minya
Egypt
May 27, 2016
Five more suspects arrested over sectarian violence in Karam Abu Omair, Minya
Five more suspects have been arrested in connection with an outbreak of sectarian violence last Friday in the Minya village…
Two people injured, 7 homes burnt in sectarian clashes in Minya
Egypt
May 22, 2016
Two people injured, 7 homes burnt in sectarian clashes in Minya
Two people were injured and seven homes and a storage space were burnt after clashes between residents of the Minya…
Mother killed for conversion, running away with Christian lover: newspaper
Egypt
November 22, 2015
Mother killed for conversion, running away with Christian lover: newspaper
A 26-year-old Muslim mother of two was killed by her family last week after having run away with a Christian…
Beni Suef Copts return home following clash with Muslims
Egypt
June 3, 2015
Beni Suef Copts return home following clash with Muslims
A Coptic family driven out of their home by neighbors in Beni Suef, over defamatory cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed,…