sectarianism

Coptic Pope makes first public comments on Camillia Shehata video
Egypt

Coptic Pope makes first public comments on Camillia Shehata video

In his first public statements on the subject, Coptic Pope Shenouda III insisted on the authenticity of video footage of…
Protesters call for ‘release’ of bishop’s wife
Egypt

Protesters call for ‘release’ of bishop’s wife

Dozens of lawyers protested yesterday in front of the Lawyers Syndicate calling for the immediate release of Kamilia Shehata, the…
Controversial blogger released by authorities
Egypt

Controversial blogger released by authorities

Authorities have recently released a number of political activists and prisoners of conscience in a bid to improve Egypt’s international…
US religious freedoms report finds support among local activists
Egypt

US religious freedoms report finds support among local activists

Egyptian human rights activists are questioning the standards by which the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (CIRF), in its…
Conversion sparks Coptic unrest in Beni Suef
Egypt

Conversion sparks Coptic unrest in Beni Suef

Reports of a 17-year-old Christian boy converting to Islam sparked protests in the province of Beni Suef, 155 km south…
Naga Hammadi trial postponed; Copts ‘disappointed’
Egypt

Naga Hammadi trial postponed; Copts ‘disappointed’

Lawyers, human rights groups and relatives of the six victims of sectarian violence awaited a verdict on Sunday in the…
Rights group: Sectarianism threatens to pull Egypt apart
Egypt

Rights group: Sectarianism threatens to pull Egypt apart

The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights' study on sectarianism, released Sunday, gathers evidence, eyewitness accounts and statistics of violent events…
15 charged with inciting sectarian strife
Egypt

15 charged with inciting sectarian strife

The attorney-general ordered the detention of 15 people accused of inciting sectarian strife in the coastal city of Marsa Matrouh…
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