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In Egypt, Thousands Protest After Mubarak Sentencing
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's life prison sentence for complicity in the killings of anti-government protesters has failed to appease some Egyptians who have taken to the streets in protest. Thousands of demonstrat...
Christians in Egypt blamed for voting by Islamists
The official results of the first round of the Egyptian presidential elections were announced today, and the run-off will be between Mohamed Morsy, the Muslim Brotherhood candidate, and Air Marshal Ahmad Shafik, former Presiden...
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Muslim assailants in Egypt escape prosecution
A recent “reconciliation meeting” between members of a Muslim mob that attacked a Christian-owned school in Egypt and school administrators was nothing less than an attempt at legalized extortion, the director of the school said.
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Egypt’s Copts Mourn Pope Shenouda, Wary of Future
Egypt is in mourning for the patriarch of the Coptic Church, Pope Shenouda, who died Saturday at the age of 88. The Coptic community is preparing both for his funeral and a future made more uncertain by the political ascenda...
Islamist Groups Leading in Egypt’s Parliamentary Elections
Islamist groups made a strong showing this week in the first stages of Egypt’s parliamentary elections, according to figures released today by elections officials, renewing concerns Christians have about their future in the cou...
Egypt still rocked by sectarian violence in post-Mubarak regime
As Egypt approaches the anniversary of the protest movement that overthrew former president Hosni Mubarak, the country still finds itself torn by sectarian violence. On Oct. 9, a demonstration in Cairo protesting an attack agai...
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Lawyer says Egyptian government stalls investigation of cathedral blast
Five months post former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, the perpetrators of the bombing of Two Saints Church, Alexandria, last New Year’s Eve remain unknown–and the government seems to stall its investigation. The suspe...
Syria’s Muslim Salafists threaten, force Christians to join rallies
A missionary group said recently that Christians in Syria are being threatened by Muslim extremists to join rallies that are calling for the resignation of the country’s president. International Christian Concern said it has be...
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Egypt is included in U.S. commission’s top 14-nation list of worst religion violators
For the first time, a government agency in the U.S. has added Egypt to its list of top 14 worst violators of religious freedom in the world. The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom placed Egypt on its to...
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Egyptian policeman kills one Christian, wounds five others in train
An off duty policeman in Egypt boarded a train recently and opened fire at a group of Christians, killing a 71-year-old man and wounding five others. The gunman, Amer Ashur Abdel Zaher, boarded the Cairo-bound train at about 5 ...