Tag: Egypt
An ancient Syriac Orthodox Monastery of Mor Augen on the southern slope of Mount Izlo in Turabdin is Reopened
21/7/2011 An ancient Syriac Orthodox Monastery of Mor Augen on the southern slope of Mount Izlo in Trurabdin is reopened and it will remain as ... Read More
Pope Shenouda gives his blessings to Egypt’s new envoy to Addis
Dina Ezzat 18/7/2011 Religious ties between the Egyptian and Ethiopian churches may help strengthen relations between the two countries, which are threatened by ongoing disagreements ... Read More
Egypt’s Christians to Protest Slow Probe of Church Bombing
By Anugrah Kumar | Christian Post Contributor 18/7/2011 Coptic Christians of Egypt are planning to stage demonstrations demanding a speedier investigation into the New Year ... Read More
The Politics Behind Egyptian Christian Anti-Semitism
Ashraf Ramelah 15/7/2011 Bishop Musa, Coptic Bishop of Youth in Egypt, stated in a recent interview with Egyptian magazine Rosa le-Youssef (June 15, issue #1827), ... Read More
Pope criticizes Mubarak for handling of Sectarianism
Emad Khalil 11/07/2011 The head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church on Monday slammed former President Hosni Mubarak’s regime for the way it handled sectarian issues, ... Read More
Egyptian Muslim Ring Uses Sexual Coercion to Convert Christian Girls: Report
By Mary Abdelmassih 7-13-2011 AINA (AINA) -- The number of Christian girls abducted and coerced into converting to Islam since the Egyptian "January 25 Revolution" ... Read More
Tens demonstrate for rights of Christians to civil marriage and divorce
7/7/2011 Egypt's Christians demand the right to divorce and remarry Tens gathered on Thursday in front of the justice ministry demanding the rights for Egyptian ... Read More
Copts to protest Thursday to demand civil Marriages
Emad Khalil 04/07/2011 Egyptian Copts on Monday called for protests on Thursday outside the Ministry of Justice to demand civil marriages. The Orthodox Church in ... Read More
Egyptian Women’s legal center demands personal status law for Copts
Yomna Mokhtar 02/07/2011 The Center for Egyptian Women's Legal Assistance (CEWLA) announced support for Copts' demand for a personal status law for non-Muslims. Such a ... Read More
Egypt Court Dismisses Claims that Christians Kidnapped Islamic Convert
By Daniel Blake | Christian Post Contributor 1/7/2011 An Egyptian court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Muslims requesting the disclosure of the wife of ... Read More
Churches reject calls for international protection for ‘persecuted’ Copts
Emad Khalil 28/06/2011 Representatives of the three Egyptian Churches and several Coptic activists condemned on Tuesday a demand made to the US Congress by some ... Read More
Four men arrested in connection with sectarian clashes in Upper Egypt
26/06/2011 Egyptian security sources said on Sunday that four men had been arrested for their alleged involvement in sectarian clashes that erupted in Sohag governorate, ... Read More
Tensions Rise in Egypt Over Two Missing Christian Girls
By Mary Abdelmassih 6-26-2011 (AINA) -- Tension is escalating over the case of 14-year-old Nancy Magdy Fathy, and her 16-year old cousin Christine Ezzat Fathy, ... Read More
Two detained in Sohag sectarian Violence
MENA 27/06/2011 Egypt's public prosecution decided on Monday to remand two suspects to custody for four days, pending investigations into their involvement in sectarian clashes ... Read More
Egypt: Hundreds of Salafists attack a Coptic church in Upper Egypt
25/6/2011 Armed with sticks, Islamic extremists besieged in the church of Saint George in Bani Ahmed, in the Archdiocese of Minya, for five hours threatening ... Read More
Egypt Christians and Muslims in Violent Clashes Over Church Construction
By Daniel Blake | Christian Post Contributor 25/6/2011 Fighting has broken out Saturday between Christians and Muslims in Egypt following a dispute about the building ... Read More
EGYPT: Draft laws for Mosques and Churches face Criticism
22/6/2011 Although new laws regulating the construction of houses of worship have been sought by politicians and human rights advocates long before the Jan. 25 ... Read More
Pope wishes Moussa good luck in Presidential Campaign
MENA 23/06/2011 The head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, Pope Shenouda III, wished former Arab League Secretary Amr Moussa luck with his presidential campaign when ... Read More
Row over places of Egypt worship bill
By Samar Ali Ezzat - The Egyptian Gazette 18/6/2011 CAIRO - A unified bill for building places of worship remained an unfulfilled wish under the ... Read More
Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Grand Imam of Al-Azhar University
14.06.2011 On June 13, 2011, in the course of his working visit to Cairo, Metropolitan Hilarion, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church ... Read More
Egypt’s Christians fear ‘uncaged’ Salafists
By JOHN PONTIFEX 13/6/2011 Months after the revolution led by the ‘Facebook Generation’ John Pontifex meets frightened Coptic Christians worshipping in secret. Clambering up to ... Read More