sectarianism

Giza Copts demonstrate against restrictions on church building
Egypt

Giza Copts demonstrate against restrictions on church building

Scores of Egyptian Coptic Christians staged demonstrations on Tuesday outside
Sectarian clashes in Qena cause property damage
Egypt

Sectarian clashes in Qena cause property damage

Clashes erupted on Tuesday morning between Muslim and Christian village residents in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Qena. The violence…
Al-Azhar chief: Sectarian tension in Egypt founded on ‘rumors’
Egypt

Al-Azhar chief: Sectarian tension in Egypt founded on ‘rumors’

Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar Ahmed al-Tayeb said on Sunday that the existence of sectarian tension in Egypt amounted to nothing…
Rights group calls for parliamentary quota for Coptic Christians
Egypt

Rights group calls for parliamentary quota for Coptic Christians

The Egyptian Union for Human Rights Organization (EUHRO) issued a statement on Sunday calling on the government to reserve a…
Al-Azhar: US, Israel, ignorance behind sectarian tension in Egypt
Egypt

Al-Azhar: US, Israel, ignorance behind sectarian tension in Egypt

The US, Israel and ignorance of religious teachings were the chief reasons behind the recent bout of tension between Egypt's…
Lawsuit demanding oversight of churches referred to State Council
Egypt

Lawsuit demanding oversight of churches referred to State Council

The Administrative Court has referred a lawsuit requesting that churches be subject to oversight by the Central Auditing Organization (CAO)…
In wake of threats, Egyptian church leaders talk security
Egypt

In wake of threats, Egyptian church leaders talk security

Leaders of the Orthodox, Catholic and Anglican churches in Egypt met on Sunday to discuss possible security measures to be…
Middle East synod highlights problems faced by region’s Christians
Egypt

Middle East synod highlights problems faced by region’s Christians

The Synod of Bishops' Special Assembly for the Middle East was held from 10 to 24 October to discuss pressing…
Shia Muslims in Egypt face ‘systematic’ discrimination, say rights groups
Egypt

Shia Muslims in Egypt face ‘systematic’ discrimination, say rights groups

Egypt's Emergency State Security Court on Sunday ordered--for the seventh time--the release of an Egyptian Shia Muslim arrested for alleged…
Confronting extremism, overcoming security
Opinion

Confronting extremism, overcoming security

Last week, Al-Qaeda militants in Iraq threatened to attack Egypt’s Coptic minority in the wake of a massacre at a…
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