Tag: Egypt
Coptic Christian trash collectors in Egypt push to secure their role as recyclers of Cairo’s garbage
12/26/2011 In Egypt, where protestors are still demanding a transition from military to civilian rule, one minority group that’s particularly concerned about their fate in ... Read More
No instant secularism
By Ramez Malouf, Special to Gulf News 27/12/2011 Arab Spring offers people an historic opportunity to shape their own governments and make decisions on the ... Read More
Guest commentary: Arab Spring puts religious freedom at risk
Christian women attend a service in Saint Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in greater Cairo, Egypt, last month. There are an estimated 10 million Christians in ... Read More
Egypt’s Embattled Christians Seek Room in America
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
SYOSSET, NY 21/12/2011 The witness and mission of the Coptic Church in Egypt have their origin in apostolic times. Today, the Coptic Church of Egypt ... Read More
St.Mary Icon Weeping Holy Oil at St.Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Ain Shams-Cairo Egypt
Fr. Youhanna Fayz Special Courtesy: Antonios Ramzi 21/12/2011 +God has a glory in His saints, is declare that God does not leave his sons in ... Read More
More Coptic Orphans Reps Becoming Priests in Egypt
18/12/2011 CLICK HERE TO DONATE When Cairo children asked that Ayman Zohair become a priest, His Holiness Pope Shenouda listened. Today Ayman Zohair is Abouna ... Read More
Christians accepted in Egypt
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
Testifying on Behalf of Egypt’s Christians
Raymond Ibrahim 14/12/2011 The following is Raymond Ibrahim’s written testimony submitted for the record at the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission’s December 7 hearing titled ... Read More
Young Egyptians use Facebook, coffee to bring religions together
From Shahira Amin, Special to CNN 14/12/2011 (CNN) -- A group in Cairo is using a Facebook page to unite Egypt's different religions at a ... Read More
Arab spring could threaten Christians, warns archbishop of Canterbury
Riazat Butt, religious affairs correspondent 13/12/2011 Rowan Williams says non-Muslim communities in Middle East want to know what uprisings will mean for them The archbishop ... Read More
Christians Face Murky Future After Egypt Polls
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
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
Arab Spring inflicts chill on Mideast Christians
By: John Longhurst 12/10/2011 Will the Arab Spring lead to a Christian winter? That's the question being asked by a number of observers following successful ... Read More
Egypt’s Coptic Christians Brace for Life Under the Muslim Brotherhood
BY JAMES HEISER 8/12/2011 As militant Islamists celebrate their decisive victory in the recent Egyptian election, Coptic Christians are bracing themselves for the next round ... Read More
Communique of the international conference on Freedom of Faith: the Problem of Discrimination and Persecution against Christians
6/12/2011 The International Conference on Freedom of Faith: Problem of Discrimination and Persecution against Christians took lace in Moscow on November 30 - December 1, ... Read More
Egypt copts react to Islamist Electoral Win
4/12/2011 For Egypt's Coptic Christians, the win of the Islamists at the ballot box was no surprise. Opinion is divided, however, on how to react: ... Read More
Church: 70% of Copts voted during first phase of elections
Emad Khalil 04/12/2011 Christians do not fear the rise of Islamists in Egypt — what scares them instead are electoral tactics that go against religious ... Read More
Focus on religion was ‘grave mistake’ by political parties, expert says
Egyptian Coptic Christian women help voters find their registration numbers outside a polling station in the Manshiet Nasser district of Cairo on Nov. 29. (AFP ... Read More
Egypt’s Christians Prepare for New Political Climate
By MIKE ELKIN 30/11/2011 CAIRO — A young woman with a kerchief on her head lit a candle and prayed Sunday beneath a mosaic of ... Read More
Egypt’s Christians seek to be heard in election
By Maha El Dahan and Marwa Awad CAIRO/ALEXANDRIA, Egypt 29/11/2011 (Reuters) - Coptic Christians are trying to make their voices heard in Muslim-majority Egypt's parliamentary ... Read More