sectarian conflict

Naga Hammadi Bishop urges Attorney General to investigate Abu Tesht case
Egypt

Naga Hammadi Bishop urges Attorney General to investigate Abu Tesht case

Bishop for Naga Hammadi Diocese Kirollos has called for the Attorney General office to further investigate Tuesday’s sectarian clashes when…
The hellish circle of sectarianism
Opinion

The hellish circle of sectarianism

Sectarian tensions are mounting. The once muted conflict is fast developing into an openly declared one, with accusations being openly…
Al-Azhar’s Grand Sheikh satisfied with Coptic Pope’s apology
Egypt

Al-Azhar’s Grand Sheikh satisfied with Coptic Pope’s apology

Al-Azhar spokesperson Mohamad Rifaa al-Tahtawi on Sunday announced that Al-Azhar’s Grand Sheikh Ahmed Tayyeb is satisfied with an apology made…
Cherchez la femme: Priest’s wife ‘disappearance’ stirs sectarian tension
Egypt

Cherchez la femme: Priest’s wife ‘disappearance’ stirs sectarian tension

Camillia Shehata is a Coptic Christian woman who “saw the light of truth” and wanted to convert to Islam, but…
Avoiding the ‘S Word’
Egypt

Avoiding the ‘S Word’

The mood in the room was weirdly light-hearted, considering the subject matter at hand.  One after another, members of a…
The discourse of denial: Spinning Naga Hammadi
Egypt

The discourse of denial: Spinning Naga Hammadi

Egypt was left in a state of fury, bewilderment and grief after the shooting of six Coptic Christians and a…
Naga Hammadi suspects referred for trial
Egypt

Naga Hammadi suspects referred for trial

Three men accused of killing seven people in a drive-by shooting outside a church in the Qena Governorate town of…
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