Tag: Coptic Christians
Canada’s first Coptic bishop enthroned in Mississauga
David Paterson 7/4/13 For anyone who doubted they were watching an historic occasion, a quick scan of the enormous crowd at Mississauga's Coptic Orthodox cathedral ... Read More
Clashes after funeral of Egypt Coptic Christians
7/4/13 CAIRO: Clashes broke out on Sunday outside the Egyptian capital's Coptic cathedral after funeral prayers were held for four Christians killed in sectarian clashes, ... Read More
Egyptian Christians losing sense of home
Charles M. Sennott 1/4/13 This is the third in a series of posts about dwindling Christian communities in the Middle East. CAIRO — Down the ... Read More
Libyan Coptic church suffers second attack
15/3/13 For the second time in a week a Coptic Christian church in Benghazi, Libya, has been attacked. Police say they prevented the unidentified attackers ... Read More
Syrian and Coptic Christians Fleeing to Moscow, But Russia Lacks Shelters
Assyrian International News Agency - Nina Achmatova Asia News 7/2/13 Moscow -- A flow of refugees from Syria and Egypt is pouring into Moscow to escape ... Read More
Sectarian unrest grips Egypt, Islamists try to storm Coptic church
By Haggag Salama - 20/1/13 Police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of Muslim protesters trying to storm a Coptic Christian church in southern Egypt on ... Read More
Egypt’s Coptic Christians fleeing country after Islamist takeover
By Richard Spencer, Alexandria 14/1/13 Tens of thousands of Egyptian Christians are leaving the country in the wake of the Egyptian revolution and subsequent Islamist ... Read More
Egypt’s New Constitution Gives Coptic Christians a Bleak and Unstable Future
24/12/12 Egyptians have approved a controversial new constitution. According to reports, Egyptians have endorsed the new charter in the two-stage referendum; the approved charter gives ... Read More
Bishop Tawadros new pope of Egypt’s Coptic Christians
4/11/2012 Bishop Tawadros has been chosen as the new pope of Egypt’s Coptic Christians, becoming leader of the largest Christian minority in the Middle East. ... Read More
Living in fear: Coptic Christians in Egypt
Dr. Ashraf Ramelah 16/10/2012 As al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri calls for renewed protests against the U.S. and Israel in the wake of reaction to the ... Read More
Morsi Meets Coptic Christians in Sinai
Elad Benari, Canada 6/10/2012 Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi meets with Coptic families who fled from the town of Rafiah after receiving death threats. Egyptian President ... Read More
Canadian Coptic Christian demands police protection, says he fears for his life
The Canadian Press 22/9/2012 TORONTO - A Canadian Coptic Christian says he fears for his life and wants police protection after Egypt issued an arrest ... Read More
Q&A: Coptic Christians on Film Sparking Protests
17/9/2012 By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES The key figure behind "Innocence of Muslims," a film denigrating Islam and the Prophet Muhammad, says he is ... Read More
Coptic Christians remain in eye of the storm as protests subside
Charles M. Sennott 17/9/2012 Egypt’s minority Christians remain in the eye of the storm of anti-American unrest in Egypt and across the Middle East. After ... Read More
Coptic Christian church condemns film, fearing backlash
13/9/2012 WASHINGTON: The Coptic Christian church condemned the film that has triggered violent protests in Muslim countries on Wednesday, reflecting fears of a backlash after ... Read More
Intolerance is rife in Islamic lands
STEVE HUNTLEY shuntley.cst@gmail.com 9/8/2012 As the horrific attack on the Sikh temple in Wisconsin showed, no society is secure from the occasional outrage by a ... Read More
Worldview: Copts in Egypt are watching and worrying
Samia Sidhom , managing editor of Watani, a newspaper for Egypt's Coptic Christians, in her Cairo office. "There is a feeling that democracy has been ... Read More
Coptic Christians Praying for Egypt’s Believers
25/6/2012 A Coptic Christian leader in the United States and his flock are praying for fellow believers in Egypt. Bishop David of the Coptic Christian ... Read More
Egypt Sentences 12 Coptic Christians to Life in Prison
Assyrian International News Agency 22/5/2012 On 21 May, Egypt's State Security Council sentenced 12 Christians to life in prison and acquitted eight Muslims. The Christians ... Read More
Coptic Christians among Jersey City faith groups helping 25 West Point cadets deepen appreciation for other cultures
By Charles Hack/The Jersey Journal File News 28/4/2012 After a tour of Ellis Island and a lunch featuring Egyptian cuisine hosted by a Coptic Orthodox ... Read More
Coptic Christians call for divorce law relaxation
Al Ahram Online 23/4/2012 Coptic 38 – a group founded to demand liberalisation of divorce laws by Coptic Christian Church – calls for reimplementation of ... Read More