Tag: coptic church

Egypt’s Copts willing to support MB-led coalition

OCP- February 12, 2012

12/2/2012 Cairo: The patriarch of Egypt’s Coptic Church has expressed willingness to support a new government led by the Muslim Brotherhood, days after the largest ... Read More

62 Coptic Christian Families Forcibly Evicted by Salafi Muslims

obl- February 10, 2012

Coptic Christians demonstrating against persecution By Asia News 10/2/2012 Salafi Muslims in the area of el-Amerya, with the complicity of the police and state authorities, ... Read More

Egypt’s Christians want political party

OCP- February 1, 2012

1/2/2012 Mohamed Abdel Salam CAIRO: A number of Coptic Christian activists said on Tuesday that they agreed on the need for the establishment of an ... Read More

3,000 attack Egyptian Christians over rumored cell phone picture

obl- January 30, 2012

Timothy Whiteman 30/1/2012 The Assyrian International News Agency (AINA) is reporting that a riotous mob consisting of extremist Muslim Salafists and members of the Muslim ... Read More

Egypt’s Embattled Christians Seek Room in America

OCP- December 24, 2011

By LUCETTE LAGNADO 24/12/2011 Kirolos Andraws had every reason to be excited about the January uprising in his native Egypt, figuring democracy would bring hope ... Read More

Holy Synod of Bishops expresses solidarity with Coptic Church in Egypt

OCP- December 23, 2011

SYOSSET, NY [OCA] 21/12/2011 The witness and mission of the Coptic Church in Egypt have their origin in apostolic times. Today, the Coptic Church of ... Read More

Christianity is world’s largest religion, says Pew Forum survey

obl- December 20, 2011

By JohnThomas Didymus 20/12/2011 Christianity is the world’s largest religion, so says a new Pew Forum Survey called “Global Christianity.” According to the survey, about ... Read More

Christians accepted in Egypt

obl- December 18, 2011

18/12/2011 CUMALİ ÖNAL c.onal@todayszaman.com The Western press increasingly publishes news stories and articles claiming that the Arab Spring ushered in an increase in the number ... Read More

Christians Face Murky Future After Egypt Polls

obl- December 13, 2011

By MATT BRADLEY 13/12/2011 SOHAG, Egypt—When Victor Anis goes to the polls Wednesday to vote in the second round of Egypt’s parliamentary elections, he plans ... Read More

FEATURE-Egypt Christians in two minds over Islamist gains

OCP- December 10, 2011

By Yasmine Saleh 7/12/2011 * Egypt’s top Islamist party sends mixed messages * Large Christian minority worried about its fate CAIRO, Dec 7 (Reuters) – ... Read More