Tag: HENDAWI

Amid new attacks, Egypt’s Copts preserve heritage

OCP- October 17, 2013

  In this Thursday, Oct. 2, 2013 photo, Father Boutros gives the homily to his parishioners at a church burnt by radical Islamists on Aug. ... Read More

Even In Desert Retreat, Monks Feel Egypt’S Turmoil

OCP- April 20, 2013

HAMZA HENDAWI, Associated Press - 20/4/13 ST. ANTHONY’S MONASTERY, Egypt — In a cave here high in the desert mountains of eastern Egypt, the man ... Read More

AP Interview: Egypt’s Coptic Christian pope delivers measured criticism of Islamist government

OCP- February 7, 2013

By HAMZA HENDAWI |  Associated Press 7/2/13 Egypt's Coptic patriarch delivered a cautious but unusually sharp criticism of the nation's Islamist leadership in an interview ... Read More

In troubled Egypt, Copts turn to beloved saint

OCP- November 17, 2012

By HAMZA HENDAWI Associated Press 16/11/2012 MAR GIRGIS MONASTERY, Egypt -- There was no mention of churches torched or Christians killed, but the prayer neatly written on ... Read More