Tag: SCAF
On Anniversary of Egypt’s Maspero Massacre
Dr. Ashraf Ramelah - Voice of the Copts - 14/12/2020 On Anniversary of Egypt’s Maspero Massacre, Christian Copts continue to give Al-Sisi a pass This ... Read More
After Maspero: Have Egypt’s Christians reconciled with the military?
Tony Gamal Gabriel - 9/10/13 Fear of Islamist rule has driven many Christians to embrace the army, but some cannot forget the killing of dozens ... Read More
Remembering the Maspero massacre: one year on
Daily News Egypt 10/10/2012 A closer look at the massacre, and the unserved justice The families of the Maspero massacre victims commemorated their lost loved ... Read More
Copts remember Maspero victims at Cathedral
4/10/2012 Basil El-Dabh Metropolitan Abba Pachomius: “We live in a new era of martyrdom.” The Coptic Orthodox Church held a liturgy on Wednesday at St. ... Read More
Coptic Church criticises make-up of Egypt’s constituent assembly
Ahram Online 29/3/2012 In Thursday statement, Coptic Church blasts methods used to form constitution-drafting body, says constituent assembly fails to represent broad spectrum of Egyptian ... Read More
Pope Shenouda III: Four decades of Coptic history
20/4/2012 Sherif Tarek Since the 1970s, Coptic history has been largely shaped by the towering figure of Pope Shenouda III, remembered for both keeping the ... Read More
SCAF announces general mourning on Tuesday for Pope Shenouda
Zeinab El Gundy 19/3/2012 Egypt's ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) announced on Monday a general day of mourning for Pope Shenouda III ... Read More
Copts mourn Pope Shenouda with eyes set on unclear future
19/3/2012 CAIRO: Just hours after his announced death on Saturday, thousands of inconsolable Coptic Christians flocked to the Cairo and Alexandria Cathedrals, uniting to mourn ... Read More
Egypt’s Copts willing to support MB-led coalition
12/2/2012 Cairo: The patriarch of Egypt's Coptic Church has expressed willingness to support a new government led by the Muslim Brotherhood, days after the largest ... Read More
Egypt: Islam: One year after the massacre of Christians in Alexandria, Egypt seeks a way forward
1/1/2012 The persecution against Christians mingled with violence against the Arab revolution. In a year more than 1000 dead, thousands injured, 1200 have lost one ... Read More
Egypt’s Copts view election with concern
<caption id="" align="alignnone" width="680" caption="Clashes between Egypt's Coptic Christians and government troops in October left at least 26 dead and 300 hurt "><img alt="Clashes between ... Read More
Thousands march in commemoration of Maspero Victims
11/11/2011 Thousands marched from the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Abbasseya to Tahrir Square Friday to commemorate those killed when the military brutally dispersed a Coptic-led ... Read More
Pope Shenouda rejects international investigation into Maspero Violence
MENA 21/10/2011 Pope Shenouda III, the head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, rejected demands by some families of victims of the Maspero violence on 9 ... Read More
Pope Shenouda to meet families of Maspero Victims
20/10/2011 The head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, Pope Shenouda III, will meet Thursday with the families of Coptic protesters killed on 9 October during ... Read More
Pope calls on SCAF to release Maspero Detainees
Emad Khalil 16/10/2011 Pope Shenouda III has demanded the release of all those detained during the violence that took place outside the Maspero building, said ... Read More
Coptic Pope Shenouda calls Maspero victims ‘martyrs’, refutes SCAF story
Sherry El-Gergawi 13/10/2011 'Their blood does not come cheap,” Shenouda declares in Wednesday sermon devoted to Sunday's Maspero massacre, taking issue with military justification for ... Read More
Egypt military says soldiers didn’t intentionally kill Copts
By Amro Hassan, Los Angeles Times 13/10/2011 Generals' comments are first public statements by the military on clashes between Coptic Christian demonstrators, thugs and military ... Read More
Live Updates: Protesters march from Coptic Hospital to Cathedral
10/10/2011 1:01 am: The funeral service is over. 12:56 am: The priest announces that all of the martyrs will be buried together in a collective ... Read More
Conference raises concerns over lingering discrimination against Copts
Rana Khazbak 12/09/2011 “Copts feel they are even worse off after the revolution, although they were hopeful it would bring equality. Some took the wheel ... Read More
Coptic Church rejects US commission Report
Emad Khalil 29/04/2011 The Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt rejected the US Commission on International Religious Freedom's (CIRF) annual report, which condemned Egypt's lack of ... 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