sectarianism
Al-Azhar warns Iraqi government against political exclusion
Egypt
March 3, 2013
Al-Azhar warns Iraqi government against political exclusion
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb has called on the Iraqi government to set fair rules for all Iraqis, warning it…
Shura Council divided over quota for Copts in Parliament
Egypt
January 14, 2013
Shura Council divided over quota for Copts in Parliament
The suggested quota for Coptic participation in the upcoming parliamentary elections triggered intense controversy during the Shura Council’s Legislative Committee…
Between the state and the church
Egypt
January 1, 2013
Between the state and the church
Copts, many would say, have been persistently subject to sectarianism at the hands both of the state, and society more…
Rights group accuses Ansar al-Sharia Brigades of threatening pope
Egypt
December 11, 2012
Rights group accuses Ansar al-Sharia Brigades of threatening pope
Naguib Gabriel, head of the Egyptian Federation of Human Rights, on Tuesday filed a charge with the prosecutor general, requesting…
Deadly blast strikes Pakistan Shia procession
World
November 25, 2012
Deadly blast strikes Pakistan Shia procession
A bomb blast claimed by the Taliban killed seven people near a Shia procession in northwest Pakistan Saturday, despite heightened…
A politicized papacy: Analysts look at new pope’s political agenda
Egypt
November 22, 2012
A politicized papacy: Analysts look at new pope’s political agenda
Newly ordained Pope Tawadros II's first meeting took place on Tuesday with figures from the leftist Popular Current led by…
Bahrain jails 19 Shia demonstrators for attempted murder
World
November 11, 2012
Bahrain jails 19 Shia demonstrators for attempted murder
A Bahraini court on Sunday sentenced 19 Shia to five years each in jail for the attempted murder of policemen…
Update: Bishop says police failed to protect church land from Salafi attack
Egypt
November 6, 2012
Update: Bishop says police failed to protect church land from Salafi attack
A number of Salafis trespassed onto a plot of land owned by the Shubra al-Kheima archdiocese Monday and turned it…
Tawadros: State needs to reassure Copts
Egypt
November 5, 2012
Tawadros: State needs to reassure Copts
The displacement of Egypt’s Coptic population is unacceptable, hateful, and tarnishes the nation’s international reputation, the newly-elected patriarch of the Coptic…
Two years since its release, ‘Cairo Exit’ is as timely as ever
Cinema/TV
November 4, 2012
Two years since its release, ‘Cairo Exit’ is as timely as ever
LONDON — When Tarek and Amal do food deliveries, they get glimpses into the homes of the wealthy. Sometimes the…