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Rights group accuses Al-Ahram of insulting pope
Egypt
December 8, 2010
Rights group accuses Al-Ahram of insulting pope
An Egyptian rights organization has accused state-run Al-Ahram newspaper of igniting sectarian tension by insulting Coptic Church head Pope Shenouda…
Egyptian churches praise US report on religious freedoms
Egypt
November 19, 2010
Egyptian churches praise US report on religious freedoms
Egyptian churches welcomed, for the first time, the American religious freedom report, stressing that Christians face discrimination in Egypt, and…
Security beefed-up in Luxor to protect Christian pilgrims
Egypt
November 2, 2010
Security beefed-up in Luxor to protect Christian pilgrims
Luxor-- Egyptian police on Tuesday beefed up security measures for a Coptic festival being held in the ancient city of…
Clinton Aide: Egypt’s elections should be free
Egypt
September 24, 2010
Clinton Aide: Egypt’s elections should be free
US State Department Deputy Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Tamara Wittes has stressed the importance of free and fair…
Egypt’s Muslims are not ‘guests’
Opinion
September 22, 2010
Egypt’s Muslims are not ‘guests’
A visitor who stays at your home for an hour, a day or even an entire year is a guest.…
English-language press: ‘Peace process,’ limp cigarettes
Egypt
February 8, 2010
English-language press: ‘Peace process,’ limp cigarettes
Middle East peacemaking efforts and the lingering aftermath of last month's sectarian killings in Upper Egypt were the themes this…
Suspect confesses details of church shootings
Egypt
January 11, 2010
Suspect confesses details of church shootings
Hendawi Sayed Mohamed has confessed to participating in the Naga Hammadi shootings along with two other suspects, after denying any…
A different sense of belonging
Egypt
January 6, 2010
A different sense of belonging
On the walls of Samir Mounir's reception hang some of the icons of his faith. “My uncle used to hang…