sectarianism
Coptic Pope makes first public comments on Camillia Shehata video
Egypt
September 20, 2010
Coptic Pope makes first public comments on Camillia Shehata video
In his first public statements on the subject, Coptic Pope Shenouda III insisted on the authenticity of video footage of…
Lawyer demands monastaries be searched for priest’s wife said to have converted to Islam
Egypt
August 29, 2010
Lawyer demands monastaries be searched for priest’s wife said to have converted to Islam
Lawyer Mamdouh Ismail has submitted a request to the attorney-general
Protesters call for ‘release’ of bishop’s wife
Egypt
August 22, 2010
Protesters call for ‘release’ of bishop’s wife
Dozens of lawyers protested yesterday in front of the Lawyers Syndicate calling for the immediate release of Kamilia Shehata, the…
Controversial blogger released by authorities
Egypt
July 27, 2010
Controversial blogger released by authorities
Authorities have recently released a number of political activists and prisoners of conscience in a bid to improve Egypt’s international…
US religious freedoms report finds support among local activists
Egypt
April 29, 2010
US religious freedoms report finds support among local activists
Egyptian human rights activists are questioning the standards by which the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (CIRF), in its…
Conversion sparks Coptic unrest in Beni Suef
Egypt
April 18, 2010
Conversion sparks Coptic unrest in Beni Suef
Reports of a 17-year-old Christian boy converting to Islam sparked protests in the province of Beni Suef, 155 km south…
Naga Hammadi trial postponed; Copts ‘disappointed’
Egypt
April 18, 2010
Naga Hammadi trial postponed; Copts ‘disappointed’
Lawyers, human rights groups and relatives of the six victims of sectarian violence awaited a verdict on Sunday in the…
Two years of sectarianism
Egypt
April 12, 2010
Two years of sectarianism
Rights group: Sectarianism threatens to pull Egypt apart
Egypt
April 11, 2010
Rights group: Sectarianism threatens to pull Egypt apart
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights' study on sectarianism, released Sunday, gathers evidence, eyewitness accounts and statistics of violent events…
15 charged with inciting sectarian strife
Egypt
March 14, 2010
15 charged with inciting sectarian strife
The attorney-general ordered the detention of 15 people accused of inciting sectarian strife in the coastal city of Marsa Matrouh…