Tag: Christian

Egypt security neutralises 3 terrorists involved in executing Christian in North Sinai

Security forces are chasing other terrorists involved in Nabil El-Habashy’s killing: Ministry…

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Egypt shuts down Islamic, Christian places of worship to curb COVID-19 outbreak

Coptic Orthodox Church shut down churches; Endowments Ministry halts all public prayers 

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Op-ed review: The Coptic file

Several writers commented on the situation of Egypt’s Christian community given recent…

Amira El-Fekki Amira El-Fekki

Withdrawing into the arts: a local, two-pronged strategy for fighting ISIS

Just the other day, I was meeting with a Christian friend at…

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4 injured, 15 houses damaged as unknown assailants attack Coptic village in Sohag

Four people were injured and 15 houses were damaged when unknown assailants…

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The hardship of praying: churches under the state’s watchful eye

Amid distrust in the government, Copts demand secular vision to new law…

Amira El-Fekki Amira El-Fekki

Stubbornness fans the flames of church construction law debate

The church is in dispute with the government over security permissions and…

Amira El-Fekki Amira El-Fekki

Evangelical Church discusses construction law in emergency meeting

Churches claimed government failed to abide by agreed upon draft

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State intransigence towards churches must be lifted: Maat

NGO calls for legal solutions to security, bureaucratic obstacles to licenses

Amira El-Fekki Amira El-Fekki

Kom Al-Lufi Copts protest customary reconciliation, demand legal rights

After losing their houses in a sectarian attack in Minya, the protesters…

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