Tag: Egyptian Copts
Libya’s Security Forces Reportedly Find Burial Sites of Over 20 Christians
© AP Photo/ Hassan Ammar Sputniknews - 8/10/17 The Libyan security forces have reportedly found the bodies of Coptic Christians from Egypt, killed by Daesh ... Read More
Catholicos Aram I Sends Condolence Letters to Egyptian President & Patriarch Tawadros II
17 February 2015. His Holiness Catholicos Aram I sent letters of condolences and solidarity to President of Egypt Abdel Fattah elSisi and Patriarch Tawadros II ... Read More
Egyptian Copts Test Pilgrim Ban to Jerusalem
A Coptic Christian priest holds candles next to a picture of Egyptian Coptic Christian Pope Shenouda III in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in ... Read More
Open Season on Christians in Libya
Raymond Ibrahim - 3/5/14 It’s open season on Coptic Christians in Libya. A few days after seven Copts were identified as Christians, pulled out of ... Read More
Copts detained in Libya released early, say church sources
MENA – 12/4/13 Libya has reportedly released four Egyptian Copts who had been imprisoned for over a month on charges of proselytizing, said on Thursday ... Read More
Egyptian Copts and Muslims clash again, in central Cairo
Reuters - 7/4/13 CAIRO (Reuters) - Clashes broke out between Coptic Christians and Muslims in central Cairo on Sunday after the funeral of four Coptskilled in sectarian violence outside the Egyptian capital ... Read More
Egyptian Copts celebrate Easter in Jerusalem
28/3/13 CAIRO (Ma'an) -- Fifty Egyptian Coptic Christians left Cairo for Israel on Thursday to celebrate Easter in Jerusalem, an Egyptian security official said. Several ... Read More
Pope Tawadros II calls upon Coptic movements to choose ‘peaceful struggle’
Ahram Online - 16/3/13 Tawadros II met several Coptic movements to discuss recent crisis in Libya and call upon groups to struggle peacefully. Coptic Pope ... Read More
Foreign Ministry: 20 Egyptian Copts held in Libya released
Al-Masry Al-Youm Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm 6/3/13 Libya released 20 Egyptian Copts who were being held in the country on charges of proselytizing, said ... Read More
Egyptian Copts in Libya allegedly detained, tortured following ‘missionising’ claims
Photos published on Facebook of detained Copts in Libya accused of proselytisation. Sherry El-Gergawi – 1/3/13 Scores of Egyptian Coptic Christians are detained, abused by ... Read More
Egyptian Copts abandon constitution talks
2/4/2012 Reuters Country's liberals, Christians decide to boycott the committee drafting Egypt's new constitution, which they say is dominated by Islamists. Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church ... Read More
Tens of thousands of Copts say goodbye to Pope who ‘safely guided ship’
18/3/2012 Mostafa Ali Streams of grieving Egyptian Copts have started on Saturday to descend on country's main cathedral in Cairo to start 3-day period of ... Read More
Egyptian Copts to leave denomination in protest over Remarriage
Sarah Carr 15/09/201 In what they described as an “unprecedented” step in the history of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church, a group of Coptic Christians on ... 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
Copts welcome Easter amid hope, fear and determination to fight for Rights
Ekram Ibrahim 20/4/2011 In the midst of rising sectarian tensions, some Copts are considering fleeing the country while others opt to ready themselves to fight ... Read More
Egyptian Copts Campaign to Rebuild Church
The Egyptian Orthodox Church – also known as the Coptic Church – has joined a campaign launched by the Coptic Diaspora to obtain permission to ... Read More