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2 injured in Minya sectarian strife

The two injured men are hospitalised, according to Bishop Makarios

Adham Youssef Adham Youssef

The hardship of praying: churches under the state’s watchful eye

Amid distrust in the government, Copts demand secular vision to new law…

Amira El-Fekki Amira El-Fekki

Stubbornness fans the flames of church construction law debate

The church is in dispute with the government over security permissions and…

Amira El-Fekki Amira El-Fekki

Evangelical Church discusses construction law in emergency meeting

Churches claimed government failed to abide by agreed upon draft

Daily News Egypt Daily News Egypt

Coptic Church refuses amendments to churches building law

The church described the amendments as threatening to national unity

Adham Youssef Adham Youssef

State intransigence towards churches must be lifted: Maat

NGO calls for legal solutions to security, bureaucratic obstacles to licenses

Amira El-Fekki Amira El-Fekki

Authorities keep turning their back on threats facing Egypt’s Copts: Egyptians Against Religious Discrimination

The NGO staged a protest Saturday demanding that victims of sectarian attacks…

Amira El-Fekki Amira El-Fekki

Rally at High Court demands equality for Christians, accountability for attacks

Another sectarian incident took place in Minya Thursday, renewing complaints of negligent…

Amira El-Fekki Amira El-Fekki

Kom Al-Lufi Copts protest customary reconciliation, demand legal rights

After losing their houses in a sectarian attack in Minya, the protesters…

Amira El-Fekki Amira El-Fekki

Smile, shake hands, and ignore sectarian violence

Perhaps what is even more predictable than the sporadic occurrence of sectarian…

Mohanad Elsangary Mohanad Elsangary