Tag: Minya

Every year the state allocates money to flood relief, but where does it go?

Although the heavy rainfall shouldn’t come as a surprise, the government is…

Shaimaa Al-Aees

Coptic teenagers accused of insulting Islam flee to Switzerland

The teenagers’ departure from Egypt is legal because the prosecution did not…

Taha Sakr

Authorities keep turning their back on threats facing Egypt’s Copts: Egyptians Against Religious Discrimination

The NGO staged a protest Saturday demanding that victims of sectarian attacks…

Amira El-Fekki

Smile, shake hands, and ignore sectarian violence

Perhaps what is even more predictable than the sporadic occurrence of sectarian…

Mohanad Elsangary

The Coptic Church’s Faustian bargain

It didn’t take long for the regime to crack down on Islamist…

Wael Eskandar

Denial, customary reconciliation cover up sectarian strife in Upper Egypt

Official statements imply blame on Coptic man who “attempted to build church”…

Adham Youssef

Pope Tawadros praises Al-Sisi statements over sectarian strife incidents

President’s words confirmed his concern about the Egyptian people and their affairs,…

Daily News Egypt

Assaults on Copts in Minya continue, demands for state response

Several arrested, but many claim measures taken so far are too weak…

Amira El-Fekki

EIPR warns of lack of state deterrent measures in sectarian strife cases

Condemning recent attack on Copts in Minya, EIPR claims 77 incidents of…

Amira El-Fekki

Sectarian strife renews in Minya

Parents engage in clashes, leaving one Coptic citizen killed, says religious freedom…

Taha Sakr