sectarianism
Cairo hotel occupancy down 11%
Business
October 11, 2011
Cairo hotel occupancy down 11%
Cairo hotels occupancy dropped by 11 percent, affected by the violence at Maspero on Sunday, said Osama al-Ashry, undersecretary of…
Human rights group had warned military of violence, say legal sources
Egypt
October 10, 2011
Human rights group had warned military of violence, say legal sources
The Egyptian National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) had warned the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces and the…
Egypt executes notorious sectarian murderer
Egypt
October 10, 2011
Egypt executes notorious sectarian murderer
Mohamed Ahmed Hussein, known as al-Kammouny, was executed on Monday. He was sentenced to death for igniting sectarian violence after…
Egyptians demonstrate in wake of Maspero violence
Egypt
October 10, 2011
Egyptians demonstrate in wake of Maspero violence
Egyptians on Monday demonstrated in the wake of Sunday’s violence at Maspero which killed 25 people and injured 322 others.…
Army declines to announce its tally of Maspero casualties
Egypt
October 10, 2011
Army declines to announce its tally of Maspero casualties
The number of casualties suffered by the Egyptian army while clashing with demonstrators on Sunday remains unknown. The fighting took…
Al-Azhar Sheikh urges trials for those who incite sedition
Egypt
October 5, 2011
Al-Azhar Sheikh urges trials for those who incite sedition
The Grand Sheikh of al-Azhar, Ahmed al-Tayyeb, has called on Egyptian to confront attempts by "suspicious parties" to ignite sectarian…
Copts in Aswan demand construction of church
Egypt
October 3, 2011
Copts in Aswan demand construction of church
About 1500 Coptic Egyptians staged demonstrations before the Aswan municipality headquarters in Upper Egypt on Monday to demand the construction…
Aswan attack part of ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Copts, says lawyer
Egypt
October 2, 2011
Aswan attack part of ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Copts, says lawyer
Naguib Gobrail, a lawyer and the head of the Egyptian Union of Human Rights Organizations (EUOHR), has called for the…
Police officer arrested on suspicion of torturing Salafi to death
Egypt
September 28, 2011
Police officer arrested on suspicion of torturing Salafi to death
The Alexandria public prosecutor has ordered the detention of Mohamed al-Shimy, a police officer from the National Security Apparatus, for…
Multifaith spaces can offer dialogue opportunities
Life & Style
September 26, 2011
Multifaith spaces can offer dialogue opportunities
People from different religious backgrounds living side by side has been a challenge in Egypt, as well as many places,…