sectarianism
Analysts fear fresh sectarian violence amid worsening socio-economic circumstances
Egypt
January 3, 2011
Analysts fear fresh sectarian violence amid worsening socio-economic circumstances
In the aftermath of the New Year's Eve church bombing in Alexandria that killed 22 and injured scores of others,…
Egypt’s Copts mull response to New Years Alex church attack
Egypt
January 2, 2011
Egypt’s Copts mull response to New Years Alex church attack
Egypt's Coptic Christian community is reeling in the wake of the deadly New Year's Eve terrorist attack on the Church…
Protests held throughout Cairo to condemn New Years Eve church bombing
Egypt
January 2, 2011
Protests held throughout Cairo to condemn New Years Eve church bombing
Protests continued throughout Cairo on Sunday to denounce the New Year’s Eve bombing of a church in the coastal city…
Fearing further attacks, authorities beef up security around churches
Egypt
January 2, 2011
Fearing further attacks, authorities beef up security around churches
Authorities in Egypt have beefed up security measures in and around the nation's churches in fear of fresh terrorist attacks…
Alexandria security force presence intensifies in wake of attack
Egypt
January 2, 2011
Alexandria security force presence intensifies in wake of attack
As security force tightened their presence around Alexandria’s churches, it simultaneously increased its visibility on Alexandria’s main streets.Central Security Forces…
Alex church bombing: Avoiding the rush to conclusions
Opinion
January 2, 2011
Alex church bombing: Avoiding the rush to conclusions
It appears that we all--government and people, Muslims and Copts--are inclined to believe that the Alexandria church bombing, which took…
Sunday’s papers: Egypt left reeling after fatal bomb attack in Alexandria
Egypt
January 2, 2011
Sunday’s papers: Egypt left reeling after fatal bomb attack in Alexandria
Following what has proven to be a tragic start to the new year, Monday’s papers are dominated by news of…
Year Ender: Regime-church tensions likely to intensify
Egypt
December 29, 2010
Year Ender: Regime-church tensions likely to intensify
Although attacks on Christian property and places of worship do not represent a new phenomenon in Egypt’s recent history, experts…
Family of kidnapped Coptic girl appeals for intervention by president
Egypt
December 21, 2010
Family of kidnapped Coptic girl appeals for intervention by president
The family of a missing Coptic girl allegedly abducted by a young Muslim man--Abdel Rahman Aly--in Beni Suef's Ahnasia Township…
Authorities release 42 people detained in connection with Omraniya riots
Egypt
December 20, 2010
Authorities release 42 people detained in connection with Omraniya riots
Attorney General Abdel Maguid Mahmoud has ordered the release of 42 people detained in connection with last month's riots in…