Tag: Egypt
Christians angry as Saudi Grand Mufti calls for churches to be destroyed
Joseph Mayton 16/3/2012 Christians across the Middle East are expressing anger and frustration after the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia said it is “necessary to ... Read More
Egypt’s Copts to pray for Pope Shenouda III
14/3/2012 Ahram Online Coptic Christians to pray for Pope who has been suffering ill health Wednesday 5-8pm. The Maspero Youth Coalition has called for Copts ... Read More
Reflections on Christians in the Middle East
14/3/2012 On 8th March 2012, as one of their Lenten speakers, the chaplaincy of Morden College, Blackheath, invited Abba Seraphim to reflect on the current ... Read More
Amid violence, Egypt’s Christians rely on Muslim friends, worry about future
Rob Kerby, Senior Editor 12/3/2012 Burned-out rubble is all that’s left of Christian shopkeeper Abskharon Suleiman’s appliance store in the northern Egyptian village of Sharbat. ... Read More
Copts oppose Islamist president, says Hayat Party chief
Ahram Online 12/3/2012 Michael Mounir says president should focus on real issues not beards and gender segregation, fears for women's rights under Islamist president. Michael ... Read More
Religious scholar to talk about Egypt
9/3/2012 BY MARIO TONEGUZZI, CALGARY HERALD A University of Toronto scholar will be in Calgary next week to deliver two talks about religious faith and ... Read More
Egypt’s Coptic Christians’ uphill battle
Joseph Mayton 2/3/2012 CAIRO: Christians in Egypt are no strangers to sectarian violence, and even after the hopeful solidarity shown in the first waves of ... Read More
Egypt’s Copts protest “disappearance of girls”
Mohamed Abdel Salam and Joseph Mayton 29/2/2012 CAIRO: A number of Egypt Coptic Christian protesters organized a demonstration on Tuesday in front of Parliament to ... Read More
Radio program – Sunday Nights on ABC Local Radio: Egyptian Christians
28/2/2012 Egyptian Christians are very conscious that St Mark the Evangelist was in Egypt. His work means that Egypt, along with Jerusalem and Antioch is ... Read More
In Egypt, Christian-Muslim Tension Is On The Rise
25/2/2012 SORAYA SARHADDI NELSON Blackened rubble is all that is left of Abskharon Suleiman's appliance store in the northern Egyptian village of Sharbat. Suleiman is ... Read More
A Global War on Christians in the Muslim World?
John L. EspositoProfessor of Religion and International Affairs, Georgetown University 25/2/2012 Religious minorities in the Muslim world today, constitutionally entitled in many countries to equality ... Read More
Egypt’s faceless enemy
By Raghda El Halawany, Special to Weekend Review 24/2/2012 The suffering of Egypt's Christians is there for all to see — their churches have come ... Read More
Egyptian Christians Seek Refuge In U.S. After Oppression Grows
22/2/2012 CHICAGO (CBS) – The fall of dictator Hosni Mubarak meant freedom for many Egyptians, but not for the nation’s Christian minority. It’s estimated more ... Read More
Lagos governor urges closer religion-state links
22/2/2012 Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), Monday advocated the deepening of relationship between governments and religious bodies as means to provide solution to ... Read More
Coptic activist returns to Egypt for Maspero investigation
Manar Ammar 17/2/2012 CAIRO: Leading Coptic Christian activist Michael Mounir arrived back in Egypt on Friday after the prosecutor issued an investigation order for him ... Read More
Coptic Orthodox Priest Describes Revival in Egyptian Christianity
16/2/2012 I can't give the name of the ministry organisation that provides support for marginalised Christians and believers put under pressure in Egypt in the ... Read More
Hundreds of African refugees are being held hostage in the Sinai desert of Egypt
14/2/2012 Hundreds of African refugees are being held hostage in the Sinai desert of Egypt by smugglers demanding up to $40,000 (£25,000) each for their ... Read More
Egyptian village evicts 8 Coptic families over rumors of interfaith affair
By AFP CAIRO 14/2/2012 Eight Coptic Christian families have been evicted from a village in northern Egypt following clashes sparked by rumors of an illicit ... Read More
Sectarian strife reportedly contained in Egypt’s Sharqiya
Manar Ammar 14/2/2012 CAIRO: Calm has reportedly returned to the Minya Qamh district in the Egypt governorate of Sharqiya in the Nile Delta region after ... Read More
20,000 Muslims Attempt to Kill Pastor and Torch Church in Egypt
By Mary Abdelmassih 15/2/2012 Assyrian International News Agency (AINA) -- A mob of nearly 20,000 radical Muslims, mainly Salafis, attempted this evening to break into ... Read More
Christian Revival in Egypt Includes Revolution Story
14/2/2012 By Alex Murashko , Christian Post Reporter Reporter's View From Cairo: 'God Is Using the People,' Says Coptic Orthodox Priest I can't give the ... Read More