sectarian clashes
Video shows angry mob stripping Christian women
Egypt
April 9, 2013
Video shows angry mob stripping Christian women
A disturbing video uploaded to YouTube on Tuesday shows what appears to be an angry Muslim crowd in Upper Egypt…
Presidency statement blames Copts for clashes
Egypt
April 9, 2013
Presidency statement blames Copts for clashes
The Egyptian presidency on Tuesday blamed Coptic youths for starting fights outside St. Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Cathedral with residents of…
March to cathedral planned as second victim ID’d
Egypt
April 9, 2013
March to cathedral planned as second victim ID’d
A Cairo Security Directorate source said Mondays that the second person killed during clashes around St. Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Cathedral…
Morsy reactivates council for justice and equality
Egypt
April 8, 2013
Morsy reactivates council for justice and equality
In light of another outbreak of violence in Egypt’s streets, President Mohamed Morsy has reactivated the National Council for Justice…
Update: Clashes resume at Abbasseya cathedral after attack
Egypt
April 7, 2013
Update: Clashes resume at Abbasseya cathedral after attack
Coptic Pope Tawadros II called for calm among all parties to preserve the nation’s safety, Egyptians’ lives and national unity…
Priest: Khosous clashes caused by family feud, incitement
Egypt
April 6, 2013
Priest: Khosous clashes caused by family feud, incitement
Priest Suriel of the Mar Girgis Church in Khosous has said the sectarian clashes that have rocked the Qalyubiya Governorate…
Neighbors at war: A month after Christian families fled Dahshur, tensions remain
Egypt
September 14, 2012
Neighbors at war: A month after Christian families fled Dahshur, tensions remain
DAHSHUR — It could be a Delta village like any other. Tuk tuks, more numerous than cars, drive down rutted…
No ethnic violence here, claims Myanmar
Egypt
August 27, 2012
No ethnic violence here, claims Myanmar
The Myanmar Embassy in Cairo claims there has not been any hate-related violence perpetrated against its Muslim citizens, denying…
Calling for all Copts, NGOs form coordinating body outside church auspices
Egypt
August 19, 2012
Calling for all Copts, NGOs form coordinating body outside church auspices
Spurred by what they see as an increasing tide of Islamization lead by the Muslim Brotherhood, 13 Coptic civil…