Tag: Hosni Mubarak
Clashes between Muslims and Christians leave one dead and dozens injured in Egyptian city of Alexandria
18/5/13 One person died and dozens were wounded during clashes between Muslims and Christians late Friday night outside a Coptic church in Egypt's second city, ... Read More
Egypt’s pope says Copts are sidelined
Pope Tawadros II and Sheikh of the Al-Azhar University, Ahmed el-Tayeb, speak during their meeting in Cairo yesterday. El-Tayeb offered Easter greetings to the pope. ... Read More
Clashes after funeral of Egypt Coptic Christians
7/4/13 CAIRO: Clashes broke out on Sunday outside the Egyptian capital's Coptic cathedral after funeral prayers were held for four Christians killed in sectarian clashes, ... Read More
Egyptian Christians losing sense of home
Charles M. Sennott 1/4/13 This is the third in a series of posts about dwindling Christian communities in the Middle East. CAIRO — Down the ... Read More
Coptic Papal Consecration (Snaps& Report)
18/11/2012 - Associated Press The new pope of Egypt's Orthodox Coptic church was enthroned on Sunday in an elaborate ceremony lasting ... Read More
Coptic Christians remain in eye of the storm as protests subside
Charles M. Sennott 17/9/2012 Egypt’s minority Christians remain in the eye of the storm of anti-American unrest in Egypt and across the Middle East. After ... Read More
Coptic Christian church condemns film, fearing backlash
13/9/2012 WASHINGTON: The Coptic Christian church condemned the film that has triggered violent protests in Muslim countries on Wednesday, reflecting fears of a backlash after ... Read More
Grand mufti: Morsy should address Copts’ fears
Al-Masry Al-Youm 27/06/2012 President-elect Mohamed Morsy should address the fears of his Coptic “brothers” and their problems on the ground, Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa said ... Read More
Christians worried over having Islamist president
By Ramadan Al Sherbini, Correspondent 7/5/2012 Islamists' growing clout in Egypt in the wake of a popular revolt, which toppled long-standing president Hosni Mubarak in ... Read More
Egyptian Christian, 17, gets three years in jail for Facebook cartoons that ‘insulted Islam’
4/4/2012 CAIRO- An Egyptian court on Wednesday sentenced a 17-year-old Christian boy to three years in jail for publishing cartoons on his Facebook page that ... Read More
Egyptian Christians Seek Refuge In U.S. After Oppression Grows
22/2/2012 CHICAGO (CBS) – The fall of dictator Hosni Mubarak meant freedom for many Egyptians, but not for the nation’s Christian minority. It’s estimated more ... Read More
Pope Shenouda to invite Salafis to attend Christmas
Al-Masry Al-Youm Staff 28/12/2011 The Coptic Orthodox Church will send out invitations to presidential hopefuls and all political parties, including Salafi ones, to attend the ... Read More
Coptic pope bans political campaigning in Churches
1/11/2011 The head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, Pope Shenouda III, has given directives to prevent Coptic parliamentary candidates from using churches for their electoral ... Read More
Sad Pics From Cairo – Mourning the Death of Copitc Martyrs (Updated)
10/10/2011 Mourning the death of Coptic Martyrs of Egypt who where massacred in over night clashes with Egyptian security forces on 9th October 2011. Source: Read More
Snaps from Coptic Protest and Massacre in Cairo
10/10/2011 Several people have died in clashes between Coptic Christians and Egyptian security forces, in the worst sectarian violence since the uprising that ousted Hosni ... Read More
Fearing further clashes with Muslims, Copts end protest in Aswan
08/10/2011 Copts in the Upper Egyptian province of Aswan have ended their sit-in in front of the governorate’s building in protest against what they call ... Read More
Religious violence, abuse growing – Study
AAP 10/8/2011 RELIGIOUS-linked violence and abuse rose around the world between 2006 and 2009, with Christians and Muslims the most common targets, according to a ... 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
The threat posed by religious violence in Egypt
By Editorial 12/5/2011 AMONG THE MORE heartening aspects of the peaceful revolution that toppled Hosni Mubarak was the way it brought together people from across ... Read More
Church Burned In Egypt Sectarian Clash
8/5/2011 At least six people are reported to have been killed and at least one church set on fire during clashes between Muslims and minority ... Read More
Monastery says six injured in army’s removal of its illegal Wall
24/02/2011 Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church has denounced the army's removal of a wall enclosing a desert monastery, which accused the army of "excessive violence" that ... Read More