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Latest in Tag: christians
Egyptian officials meet with Libyan tribe
Meeting aims at keeping track of the security situation, according to foreign ministry
âWe are perfectly equipped for waging warâ: Ajnad Misr video
Militant leader says â30 June helped us convince people that the only way out is through Jihadâ
The clanging cymbal, a church with a loveless creed
By Wael Eskandar âPeople talk about human rights, but what about Godâs rights?â said Pope Tawadros in his sermon on the eve of Coptic Christmas on 6 January. These words, and most others in the same sermon rang hollow, as I recalled the opening lines of chapter thirteen in the book of Corinthians: âIf I …
Egypt forms âcrisis cellâ for nationals kidnapped in Libya
Kidnappings are latest in string of attacks on Egyptians in restive neighbouring state
13 Egyptians kidnapped in Libya
Kidnappings follow the killing of an Egyptian family by extremist groups
607 protesters died in Rabaa Al-Adaweya sit-in: Committee report
Committee holds government accountable for the number of casualties, issues recommendations
Security forces treat Copts as badly as under Mubarak rule: EUHRO head
Situation of Christians to be discussed with Al-Sisi; EGP 21m paid in six months as ransom for kidnapped Copts, Nagib Gabriel says
Coptic Orthodox Church condemns targeting of Iraqi Christians
Scores of Christians flee Mosul amid continued prosecution by Islamist extremists
Iraq militants âturning back clockâ in captured Mosul
Security forces in Mosul wilted in the face of the onslaught, in some cases abandoning uniforms and even vehicles in their haste to flee.
Coptic Christians and political activism before 25 January
Coptic Christians have, since 1952, lived according to what might be considered a tacit agreement between the church and the state, one whereby the state committed itself to the protection of Copts, the principles and rules of equality before the law, and equal opportunity, and the church reciprocated by absorbing the activities of Coptic Christians …
Palm Sunday around the world
Christians of all denominations celebrated the start of the Holy Week
In Pictures: Palm Sunday celebration in Egypt
Egyptian Orthodox Christians celebrate Palm Sunday. The ceremony is a landmark in the Christian calendar, marking the triumphant return of Christ to Jerusalem the week before his death, when a cheering crowd greeted him waving palm leaves. (AFP Photos/MOHAMED EL-SHAHED)
Coptic pope backs Al-Sisiâs presidential bid
Pope Tawadros II calls Minister of Defence Al-Sisi a âheroâ who âsaved Egyptâ
Egypt doctor faces trial over fatal female genital mutilation
The doctor in the Nile Delta city of Mansoura performed the dangerous procedure at a private clinic.
Egyptâs Episcopal Church calls for an end to violence in the CAR
Bishop Mouneer condemns the massacre of Muslims by Christian forces
Eastern Orthodox Christians celebrate Epiphany
The holiday marks the end of Christmas in Eastern tradition
Coptic Christians celebrate Christmas
In churches all over Egypt Christians attended services to celebrate Christmas, one of the main religious celebrations in the Coptic faith.
Egypt’s Christians pray for peace after months of unrest
Coptic Christians, who make up about 10 percent of Egypt’s 86 million people and constitute the largest Christian community in the Middle East, have long complained of official discrimination and feared attacks by radical Islamists.
Pope says ‘no Middle East without Christians’
Amid reports Christians are being ‘punished’ for the actions of Western powers, some faith experts have warned that Christianity is in danger of becoming extinct in its own cradle.
Church repairs will cost EGP 190m: Pope
Coptic Orthodox Church anticipates a return to stability for the country
The door of repentance is still open: Pope Tawadros II on perpetrators of church attack
Orthodox Church Pope thanks Mansour and Al-Sisi in his sermon following the attack
Investigations into church shooting begin
Political parties and prominent figures strongly condemn an attack on a Christian wedding that left four dead
Christians âscapegoatedâ after sit-in dispersals, says Amnesty International
New report chronicles sectarian violence in Egypt
Security forces hunt down gunmen in Minya
Police launch operation to find gunmen who fired on a Bishopâs vehicle on Monday
NGO documents violence against Copts
ECPSS: August worst month of sectarian violence in modern Egyptian history
Bartered bride
Philip Whitfield Brave reporting by Hamza Hendawi. His Associated Press copy from Dalga makes your blood boil. Morsi supporters are ethnically cleansing Christians in a town a hop skip and a jump from Tahrir Square. The police stand idly by while 20,000 Christian homes and businesses are torched. An Orthodox priestâs house is burned down. …
Arab League should send fact-finding mission to Egypt: Arab rights groups
Arab civil society organistations blame “lack of political will” for human rights infringements
Christians restrain anger after Egypt church attacks
Islamists lashed out at Coptic Christians in Minya, accusing them of backing the military that toppled Morsi
EIPR warns of rising sectarian violence
EIPR blames Islamist leaders for violence that was triggered by inciting hate speech, while security forces have been ânegligentâ in dealing with violence
Two churches attacked in Mallawi
A security vacuum in Upper Egypt leaves churches vulnerable