sectarian clashes
Muslim killed, Copt injured, three houses burned in Luxor
Egypt
July 5, 2013
Muslim killed, Copt injured, three houses burned in Luxor
A Muslim man was killed, a Coptic man was injured, and three houses were burned early Friday as sectarian clashes…
Ibrahim offers condolences for Khosous victims
Egypt
April 24, 2013
Ibrahim offers condolences for Khosous victims
Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim on Wednesday visited Pope Tawadros II at St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Abbasseya to offer…
Prosecution orders 10 arrested over cathedral clashes
Egypt
April 13, 2013
Prosecution orders 10 arrested over cathedral clashes
The West Cairo Prosecution has ordered arrest of 10 people suspected of involvement in the violent clashes that broke out…
Roots of religious violence lie in both state and society
Egypt
April 13, 2013
Roots of religious violence lie in both state and society
While reflecting a deep societal malaise, sectarian violence in Egypt has always been associated with political power play, particularly…
Photojournalists in the land of sectarian strife
Opinion
April 11, 2013
Photojournalists in the land of sectarian strife
I reject the return of any of my photojournalists to the site of the clashes in front of St. Marks…
Khosous violence claims seventh victim
Egypt
April 11, 2013
Khosous violence claims seventh victim
A 21-year-old man died in a Cairo hospital Thursday after sustaining severe burns over the weekend amid fatal sectarian clashes…
Amid security failures and prejudice, small sparks can set sectarian violence alight
Egypt
April 10, 2013
Amid security failures and prejudice, small sparks can set sectarian violence alight
A group of men gathered Monday in the middle of a street in Khosous, a town in the Delta governorate…
Tuesday’s papers: Sectarian strife and the blame game
Egypt
April 9, 2013
Tuesday’s papers: Sectarian strife and the blame game
The unprecedented attack on Cairo’s main cathedral following the deaths of five people in bloody clashes between Muslims and Christians…
Official: CSF prevented ‘catastrophe’ during cathedral clashes
Egypt
April 9, 2013
Official: CSF prevented ‘catastrophe’ during cathedral clashes
Central Security Forces managed to save Cairo from an “imminent catastrophe” during the clashes on Sunday outside St. Mark’s Coptic…