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Brotherhood and Slafist Leaders: Congratulating Copts on Religious Occasions “Sin,” “Not Permitted” and “Contrary to Sharia”

“Tayeb’s visit to the cathedral to congratulate Christians on Easter is contrary to our religion because it means he acknowledges a doctrine that contradicts Islam,” he added.  Dr. Khalid [...]

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Feeling Down and Out in Cairo as Minorities Struggle in a New Middle East

His political aspirations long stifled by decades of autocratic rule, Samy, a Coptic Christian, voiced dissent like many of his fellow Christians – through the scope of religion. “It is a fact, [...]

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Their Act of Faith

This is the new El-Horya, or Freedom, Meeting, a congregation that was started in late January, attracting 40 or 50 local Egyptians and a few other Arabic-speaking residents of the Milford area. [...]

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Are Terror Acts Just “Backlash”?

  Many of my friends are Muslims and I have great respect for them and their contributions. However, I am puzzled when I see that almost one third of those living in the West voted in favor [...]

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The Muslim Brotherhood Wants Spain Back. Can the Christians Have Egypt in Exchange?

  The article actually makes some very good points. Islamic Andalusia was a cultural centre for western Europe, did tolerate the presence of Jews and Christians and did see a great many [...]

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Egypt’s Pope Says Islamist Rulers Neglect Copts

In his first interview since emerging from seclusion after eight people were killed in sectarian violence between Muslims and Christians this month, the pope called official accounts of clashes [...]

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What’s in a Name: Laundering Islamism?

The latest step toward making it impossible to understand the world is a decision of the Associated Press, the world’s biggest source of news for English-language mass media. AP’s [...]

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‘Don’t Be Like the Jews and the Christians,’ Says Brotherhood Post from 2007

But that distrust in Morsi and the brotherhood has been helped along by a slow trickle of bizarre and offensive statements from the Islamist organization. In January, it was reported that Morsi [...]

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Assault on Cathedral “Heinous Criminal Act,” Says Former Deputy PM

Gamal described the attack on the cathedral after the funeral of the victims who fell in the Khosous City incident as a “heinous criminal act” that never occurred in the history of Egypt. He [...]

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Egypt Parliament Pushes Ahead with judicial Law Despite Uproar from Judges

The country’s Judges’ Club, an organization representing Egypt’s judges, warned they would not recognize the law or even the discussions in parliament about it. They vowed to turn to [...]