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‘Church Building’ Bill Sparks Dispute Between Coptic Church and Egypt’s Government

By Egyptian Streets – Egypt’s Orthodox Church released a statement objecting to the “complexities and obstacles” in the governmental amendments to a long-awaited bill on church building in [...]

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Who Is Really Tarnishing Egypt’s Reputation?

By Coptic Solidarity –  Coptic Solidarity is gravely concerned about the increasing incidences of attacks on the Coptic community in Egypt recently. In the span of just the last few months, [...]

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Egypt Christians Stage Rare Cairo Protest, Demanding Rights

By Brian Rohan, Associated Press Cairo – Egyptian Christians staged a rare protest in downtown Cairo on Saturday to demand the government uphold their rights, saying they are being treated [...]

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Copt priests in Gulf meet to discuss challenges

By World Watch Monitor – Egyptian priests serving in the Arab Gulf region have held their first conference to discuss challenges faced in the heartland of Islam: “Challenges facing [...]

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We Are Living in Terror of Muslim Mobs, Say Copts

By Bel Trew, The Sunday Times (UK) – Dozens of Muslim men armed with Kalashnikovs, shotguns and pistols laughed as they stripped Souad Abdullah, an elderly housewife, and paraded her naked [...]

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The Coptic Church’s Faustian bargain

By Wael Eskandar – It didn’t take long for the regime to crack down on Islamist and secular opposition after the military takeover on 3 July 2013. Anyone speaking out against regime [...]

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President Sisi’s Promise of Religious Revolution Remains Unfulfilled

Shahira Amin – Egyptian Streets – A photo released by Egypt’s official Middle East News Agency (MENA) shows Egyptian President Abdulfattah Al-Sisi (second right), the Grand Sheik of [...]

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Egypt’s Christians already have a Savior, they need a friend

By John L. Allen Jr., CRUX – Few would suggest that Egypt’s Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is a savior figure, with a dubious approach to human rights and a mixed record on protecting the [...]

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Coptic Solidarity Press Release: Status of Copts in Egypt Remains Precarious Despite Positive Rhetoric of Egyptian Government

By Coptic Solidarity – For Immediate Release  Coptic Solidarity’s 7th Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. entitled The Future of Egypt’s Religious Minorities: Status of Copts after Two [...]

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Sectarian violence against Copts reported near Alexandria

By Amira El-Fekki- Daily News Egypt – Attackers chanted ‘we don’t want a church’ while police let them go, arresting victims instead. Copts in the village of Qaryat Al Bayda reported Friday [...]