Imbaba violence
On anniversary of church bombing, Copts reflect on struggles
Egypt
January 5, 2012
On anniversary of church bombing, Copts reflect on struggles
ALEXANDRIA ― The Qedeseen Church complex was filled with noisy activity last Friday. A sonorously intoned prayer floated out of…
Court grants divorce for woman at center of Imbaba sectarian violence
Egypt
June 26, 2011
Court grants divorce for woman at center of Imbaba sectarian violence
The Monufiya Family Court has granted the divorce of Abir Talaat Fakhry, the woman at the heart of sectarian violence…
Trial of defendants in Imbaba violence case set for 3 July
Egypt
June 7, 2011
Trial of defendants in Imbaba violence case set for 3 July
The Cairo Appeals Court has set a date of 3 July for the trial of 48 defendants accused in the…
Military says it will not end Coptic sit-in by force
Egypt
May 18, 2011
Military says it will not end Coptic sit-in by force
The military has told Copts protesting in front of the Egyptian state television building that it would not end their…
Islamist presidential candidate declares conversion permissible
Egypt
May 16, 2011
Islamist presidential candidate declares conversion permissible
Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh, an Islamist presidential candidate and reformist member of the Muslim Brotherhood, dropped a bombshell Sunday by…
Twenty-three Salafis charged with terrorism in Imbaba
Egypt
May 12, 2011
Twenty-three Salafis charged with terrorism in Imbaba
The Supreme State Security Prosecution has started legal proceedings against 23 Salafis allegedly involved in the sectarian violence in Imbaba…
Pope Shenouda discusses kindness during weekly blessing
Egypt
May 12, 2011
Pope Shenouda discusses kindness during weekly blessing
Coptic Pope Shenouda III, during his weekly Angelus blessing on Wednesday, did not comment on recent sectarian clashes in Imbaba,…
Thursday’s papers: Unified law to protect places of worship, LE2.8 billion to return to Egypt
Egypt
May 12, 2011
Thursday’s papers: Unified law to protect places of worship, LE2.8 billion to return to Egypt
Following several days’ worth of headlines devoted to last week’s tragic sectarian clashes and the subsequent fallout, Thursday’s papers arrive…
Tagammu Party accuses Salafis of stoking sectarian strife
Egypt
May 11, 2011
Tagammu Party accuses Salafis of stoking sectarian strife
Chairman of the leftist Tagammu Party Rifaat al-Saeed accused Salafi groups of being responsible for the sectarian strife that has…
Authorities pledge to restore damaged church within a month
Egypt
May 11, 2011
Authorities pledge to restore damaged church within a month
Giza Governor Ali Abdel Rahman on Wednesday pledged to restore the Virgin Mary Church in Imbaba - damaged during sectarian…