sectarian violence

Egypt’s church building law upholds restrictions over church construction: HRW
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,…
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