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Latest in Tag: sectarian violence
Abeer Fakhry arrested over deadly sectarian violence
By AFP CAIRO: A young woman whose complicated love life led to Muslim-Christian clashes that killed 15 people in Cairo was arrested on Thursday and charged with polyandry, a judicial source told AFP. Abeer Talaat Fakhry, 26, was living with her Christian husband in the southern city of Assiut when she ran away from home, …
Copts’ sit-in to continue as political powers cautiously welcome Cabinet decisions
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Political powers and religious leaders welcomed Cabinet’s latest statements aimed at addressing sectarian tension, with some calling for immediate implementation of decisions and others offering suggestions of awareness programs and laws. Bishop Filapoteer Gamil of Giza welcomed Cabinet’s plan for easing sectarian strife, including drafting a unified law for building houses of …
Calls for mass Egypt protest after sectarian violence
By AFP CAIRO: Pro-democracy activists have called for nationwide “unity” protests amid fears of widespread sectarian unrest following the latest clashes between Muslims and Christians. Activists are calling on the country’s Christians and Muslims to come out on Friday to denounce sectarian divisions, after deadly clashes in Cairo on Saturday that left 12 people dead. …
Thousands mourn victims of Muslim-Christian clashes
CAIRO: Thousands gathered Thursday morning at Samaan El-Kharraz Church in Moqattam for a funeral for those killed in clashes between Muslims and Christians Tuesday night. Thirteen were killed in the clashes, at least five of them were Muslim. Seven coffins were seen at the church on Thursday. Residents of the Manshiyet Nasser district headed …
Chaos deepens as clashes in Egypt kill 13
By Hamza Hendawi / AP CAIRO: Clashes this week between Muslims and Christians in Egypt that killed 13 and wounded 140 have deepened a sense of chaos as the police and ruling military struggle to maintain order barely a month after a popular uprising ousted longtime leader Hosni Mubarak. In a sign of how much security …
Muslims end Helwan village sit-in as Copts’ protests continue at Maspero
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: Muslim villagers in Etfeeh ended their sit-in Thursday after a visit by a delegation of Muslim and Coptic figures calling for the return of calm to the village amid sectarian tension. The delegation included prominent scholars Mohamed Hassan and Safwat Hegazy, as well as former Muslim Brotherhood MP Mohamed Al-Beltagy, Kefaya movement …
13 killed in Muslim-Christian clashes in Cairo
By Essam Fadl CAIRO: Thirteen people were killed and 140 were injured in clashes between Muslims and Christians on Tuesday night in the Moqattam, Qala’a and Sayeda Aisha areas. Security and hospital officials told the Associated Press that all 13 fatalities died of gunshot wounds. At least five of the dead were Muslim. The clashes that …
Muslim-Christian tension threatens to erode culture of tolerance, says Boutros-Ghali
By Marwa Al-A’asar CAIRO: Simmering tensions between Egypt’s Muslims and Christians threaten to permanently erode our historic culture of tolerance, Boutros Boutros-Ghali wrote in an opinion article published in The Wall Street Journal on Friday. In his article entitled “Egypt vs. Extremism,” Boutros-Ghali, the chairman of the National Council for Human Rights, criticized “the unfortunate failure …
Muslims torch Christian homes in southern Egypt
CAIRO: Muslims set fire overnight to at least 10 houses belonging to Coptic Christians in a village in southern Egypt over rumors that a Christian resident had an affair with a Muslim girl, security officials said Tuesday. The officials said security forces sealed off the village of Al-Nawahid in Qena province, some 465 kilometers south …