sectarian attacks
Islamic State beheads 2 for ‘sorcery’ in Sinai
Egypt
March 29, 2017
Islamic State beheads 2 for ‘sorcery’ in Sinai
Islamic State's branch in the Sinai Peninsula posted a video on Tuesday depicting the beheading of two men the militant…
Suicide bombing, shootouts kill around 55 in Iraq: police
Middle East
October 15, 2016
Suicide bombing, shootouts kill around 55 in Iraq: police
Around 55 people were killed in Iraq in attacks on Saturday that targeted a Shi'ite Muslim gathering, a police check-point…
Sisi meets Coptic pope, stresses national unity in face of sectarian attacks
Egypt
July 29, 2016
Sisi meets Coptic pope, stresses national unity in face of sectarian attacks
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received Pope Tawadros and several senior figures in the Coptic Orthodox Church on Thursday for discussions…
Civil society absent amid sectarian tensions in Minya
Egypt
July 22, 2016
Civil society absent amid sectarian tensions in Minya
Civil society institutions stood with their hands tied, unable to calm down a broiling situation of sectarian strife that has…
Sohag security put out Muslim, Christian feud over land ownership
Egypt
December 7, 2013
Sohag security put out Muslim, Christian feud over land ownership
Security authorities at the Upper Egyptian province of Sohag have managed to forestall a potential sectarian feud between Muslims and…
Badraman: the village of love and fire
Egypt
December 5, 2013
Badraman: the village of love and fire
What began as a love story in the village of Al-Badraman, soon became a sectarian tragedy that engulfed the village…
Egyptian gunmen kill three outside church in Cairo suburb
Egypt
October 21, 2013
Egyptian gunmen kill three outside church in Cairo suburb
Gunmen on a motorcycle fired on Egyptian wedding guests outside a Coptic Christian church in a Cairo suburb on Sunday…
Amnesty International condemns Egyptian security’s neglect in protecting Christians
Egypt
August 20, 2013
Amnesty International condemns Egyptian security’s neglect in protecting Christians
Amnesty International has said that the unprecedented increase in sectarian violence in Egypt targeting Christians shows that there is a…
Minister defends police role in Giza sectarian killing
Egypt
June 25, 2013
Minister defends police role in Giza sectarian killing
Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim said Tuesday that security forces saved 46 Egyptian Shia from imminent death on Sunday in Giza's…
8 arrested over sectarian killing in Giza
Egypt
June 25, 2013
8 arrested over sectarian killing in Giza
Egypt's Interior Ministry said Tuesday that police arrested 8 suspects in connection with the killing of 4 Shia on Sunday,…