Tag: Egypt
Bomb Placed by Coptic Church Dismantled Before Exploding
Raymond Ibrahim - 1/7/15 A bomb was placed by a Coptic Christian church in Egypt, but security was able to dismantle it before it exploded earlier ... Read More
Islamic State in Egypt: A ‘Fiery Summer’ Awaits ‘Worshippers of the Cross
Raymond Ibrahim - 1/7/15 - Coptic Solidarity After the foiled suicide attack on the ancient temples of Karnak in Luxor, Egypt—a tourist designation—the Islamic State has promised ... Read More
Egyptian School Principal: ‘As long as I am present in the school, no Christian pupils will be accepted
Raymond Ibrahim - 29/6/15 - Coptic Solidarity The principal of a preschool to primary school in Sohag, Egypt, has been openly refusing the enrollment of Christian students, ... Read More
ORTHODOX ORPHANAGE FOR 200 CHILDREN INAGURATED IN MADAGASCAR
Patriarchate of Alexandria On 30th May 2015, the second day of his visit to the Holy Metropolis of Madagascar, His Beatitude Theodoros II, Pope and ... Read More
THE PATRIARCH OF ALEXANDRIA MEETS WITH THE PRIME MINISTER OF EGYPT
On 17th May 2015, His Beatitude Theodoros II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa had an official meeting in Cairo with His Excellency ... Read More
Egypt: Grandson of Medical Pioneer Cannot Follow Same Profession Because He Is Christian
Dr. Naguib Mahfouz Raymond Ibrahim - May 2015 Coptic Solidarity Dr. Khaled Montaser, an Egyptian intellectual and frequent critic of the Islamization of the country, recently discussed how discrimination against Christians ... Read More
Egypt: Gunmen Kidnap 8-Year-Old Copt from Mother’s Arms
Raymond Ibrahim -May 2015 Coptic Solidarity Armed gunmen seized an 8-year-old Coptic Christian child from his mother’s arms. The child, Antonious Zaki Hani, was walking with ... Read More
Egypt’s Salafi Party Bans Christmas, Easter Greetings
Dr. Yunis Makioun Raymond Ibrahim - May 2015 During a recent interview on Egyptian television, the schizophrenic face of the Islamist parties was on full display. Dr. ... Read More
Exposed: Egypt’s Institutionalized Persecution of Coptic Christians
Raymond Ibrahim - Coptic Solidarity - May 2015 In a 25-minute interview on Arabic satellite TV with Dr. Mona Roman, Coptic Christian Bishop Agathon fully exposed the plight ... Read More
Fifth Sunday in Lent + St. Mary of Egypt
March 2015 Thou didst sever with the sword of abstinence the snares of the soul and the passion of the body, O righteous one. And ... Read More
Egypt and the Complexities of Keeping Christians Safe
Coptic Christians rallied in Cairo for religious tolerance (AP Photo). By John L. Allen Jr. http://www.cruxnow.com - March 2015 Transcendent causes are often born of startlingly ... Read More
Egyptian Christians Face Harassment, Violence in Attempting to Rebuild Church
Open Doors - 15/3/15 Coptic Orthodox Christians in the small village of Samalout, 137 miles south of Cairo, unexpectedly received permission from local authorities to ... Read More
Egypt: Road Building Project a Scheme to Loot Ancient Coptic Monastery
Raymond Ibrahim - March 2015 The world recently saw the Islamic State plunder and destroy monuments of Iraq’s ancient heritage. Now, elements of the Egyptian government ... Read More
The Martyrdom of the Copts of Samalout
Bishop Makarios - February 2015 We received through Facebook and Satellite channels on Sunday, February 15th, 2015, a documented martyrdom of our Coptic youth in Libya ... Read More
Coptic Monks Lay Before Bulldozers to Protect Ancient Christian Site
Raymond Ibrahim - 27/2/15 Coptic Monks Lay Before Bulldozers to Protect Ancient Christian Site, Muslim Workers Yell ‘Allahu Akbar!’ A project to build a road around ... Read More
Australian Assyrians Join Coptic Protest Against ISIS
Assyrian Universal Alliance - 25/2/15 Hundreds of protestors gathered at Martin Place in Sydney on Sunday 22 February 2015, In light of ISIS' brutal murder of ... Read More
Putin meets with Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa
Cairo, February 10, Interfax - During his official visit to Egypt on Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Patriarch Theodoros II of Alexandria and ... Read More
HONORARY DISTINCTION TO THE AMBASSADOR OF CYPRUS BY THE PATRIARCH OF ALEXANDRIA
February 2015 Mr. Sotos Liasides, Ambassador of Cyprus to Egypt, experienced on of the most moving moments in his lengthy diplomatic career, when on the ... Read More
Cairo: Church of St. George Inauguration on April 24
Greeek Reporter - January 2015 The Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, Theodore, invited Prime Minister of Egypt Ibrahim Mahlab to attend the inauguration of Greek ... Read More
Egypt: Christian Girls Kidnapped, Authorities Indifferent
Sabrine Mushir By Raymond Ibrahim - 10/01/2015 Yet another young Coptic Christian girl, Sabrine Mushir (right), has been kidnapped in Egypt, from the village of ... Read More
Egypt: Church Courtyard Set Aflame Before Christmas Prayers
By Raymond Ibrahim - January 2015 The courtyard of St. George the Martyr, a partially constructed Catholic church in Hijazh village in Egypt was set on ... Read More