Tag: Coptic Christians
Copts Enjoy More Privileges Under Egypt’s Current Government: Pope Tawadros II
RIA Novosti CAIRO, October 24 (RIA Novosti) – Coptic Christians have more privileges under the government of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Sisi, Pope Tawadros II, ... Read More
Egypt’s Coptic Christians Fairing Better Under Al-Sisi
By Ellen Teague http://www.thetablet.co.uk - August 2014 The situation of Coptic Christians in Egypt has improved since the 2013 military overthrow of Islamist President, Mohammed Morsi ... Read More
Coptic Christians and the Egyptian Presidency
Dina Ezzat http://english.ahram.org.eg - April 2014 Holding hands with her beautifully dressed 10-year-old granddaughter, Bahigua exited the Abbasiya Coptic Cathedral on Saturday evening around midnight, after ... Read More
Open Season on Christians in Libya
Raymond Ibrahim - 3/5/14 It’s open season on Coptic Christians in Libya. A few days after seven Copts were identified as Christians, pulled out of ... Read More
Prince Charles visits Coptic Church in Stevenage
18/12/13 Prince Charles visited Stevenage today (December 17) to pay tribute to the “remarkable” tolerance of worshippers at the Coptic Orthodox Church Centre. Visiting the ... Read More
First Enthronment anniversary of Pope Tawadros II
18/11/13 The Coptic Christians worldwide observed the the first anniversary the enthronement of HH Pope Tawadros II as Pope and Patriarch of the See of ... Read More
Egypt fails to stop revenge attacks on Copts
11/10/13 CAIRO - Egyptian security forces failed to stop revenge attacks against Coptic Christians after a deadly crackdown on supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi ... Read More
In Egypt, Coptic Christians Become Target for Attack in Times of National Stress
27/9/13 Coptic Christians have been a part of the social fabric of Egypt for centuries, but in recent history they have also become a target ... Read More
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Delga: after Islamist attacks, Liturgy is back
09/23/2013 Hundreds of Christian families who had fled the city attended the service in the small chapel located inside what is left of the Anba ... Read More
Coptic Christians Killed for Ransom in Egypt
Raymond Ibrahim, CP Op-Ed Contributor - 5/9/13 Not only are the churches, monasteries, and institutions of Egypt's Christians under attack by the Muslim Brotherhood and ... Read More
Egyptian Protesters Turn Fury on Coptic Christians
Ben Gittleson - 16/8/13 The Islamic supporters of Egypt’s ousted president who have been battling the military have turned their rage on members of the ... Read More
The Dangerous Life of Christianity in Egypt
Kathryn Jean Lopez - 15/8/13 Samuel Tadros is a research fellow at the Hudson Institute’s Center for Religious Freedom and author of the new book Motherland ... Read More
Egypt’s Coptic Christians dread further backlash
By Caroline Wyatt BBC News, Cairo - 15/8/13 As tensions rise again in Egypt, the country's Christians are dreading a further backlash. The Coptic Orthodox ... Read More
Coptic church head Pope Tawadros urges self-restraint in face of Egypt sectarian violence
14/8/13 (JNS.org) The head of Egypt’s Coptic church, Pope Tawadros II, urged the Egyptian people to prevent bloodshed and violence in the face of growing sectarian ... Read More
Scapegoating the Copts
31/7/13 On July 3, Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi, a leading member of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB), was ousted from power. His detractors came from many ... Read More
Coptic Christian church destroyed by Egypt looters
18/7/13 There has been a string of attacks on Christians in different provinces in Egypt since Mohammed Morsi was forced from office, with Coptic Christians ... Read More
Coptic Christians Flee From Egypt to Georgia
12/6/13 In Egypt, violent clashes between Copts and Muslims have been on the rise since the 2011 ouster of former President Hosni Mubarak, with many ... Read More
Where is President Obama as Egypt’s Coptic Christians Die and Churches Burn?
Michael Terheyden 5/24/2013 Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) Last week, hundreds of Coptic Christians in Egypt stood up to a mob of 20 thousand Muslims. They risked ... Read More
Egyptian police refuse to protect Coptic Christians during gun and machete attack on mourners at cathedral
LEON WATSON - 30/4/13 Men with guns, wielding machetes and hurling stones laid siege to cathedral Uniformed officers looked on and appeared to help one gunman ... Read More
Protest over Christian persecution in Egypt outside House of Lords
Alexandra Geels 23/4/13 LONDON, UK April 21: Enraged demonstrators condemned persecution of Coptic Christians outside the House of Lords during a protest demonstration organised by ... Read More
Egypt jihadist leader warns of Coptic ‘triumph’
Salafist lead Mohamed El-Zawahiri presents his views on the compatibility of Islam and Islamic Sharia law (Photo: Al-Ahram) Ahram Online - 22/4/13 Brother of Al-Qaeda ... Read More