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Sectarianism, reconciliation and complexity in El-Nahda
Egypt

Sectarianism, reconciliation and complexity in El-Nahda

El-Nahda is a tough rural hinterland of lush green interspersed with the glowering, metallic silhouettes of industrial plants. The village…
Security services thwart sectarian strife as church reopens in Upper Egypt
Egypt

Security services thwart sectarian strife as church reopens in Upper Egypt

Security services in a village in Minya, Upper Egypt, on Wednesday managed to prevent the escalation of sectarian strife following…
Qena sectarian clashes leave at least 2 injured
Egypt

Qena sectarian clashes leave at least 2 injured

Clashes broke out between Muslims and Coptic Christians in a village in Qena Thursday, leaving at least two villagers injured,…
Greeting Christians on religious occasions ‘forbidden,’ says Salafi leader
Egypt

Greeting Christians on religious occasions ‘forbidden,’ says Salafi leader

Abdel Moneim al-Shahat, a senior figure in the Salafi-oriented Nour Party and the official spokesperson for the Salafi movement in…
For Christmas, a message of faith, comfort and resistance
Opinion

For Christmas, a message of faith, comfort and resistance

On Saturday, the Coptic Orthodox Church celebrated the birth of Jesus. More than a memory, the nativity sends powerful messages…
Military court failing to provide justice in Maspero trial, say rights lawyers
Egypt

Military court failing to provide justice in Maspero trial, say rights lawyers

Lawyers representing the victims of the Maspero massacre in October last year say the military court is hampering their work…
Brotherhood and FJP delegations to attend Christmas celebrations
Egypt

Brotherhood and FJP delegations to attend Christmas celebrations

The Muslim Brotherhood and its political arm, the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) announced Thursday evening they will send delegations…
Court adjourns Imbaba violence trials to February
Egypt

Court adjourns Imbaba violence trials to February

The Supreme State Security Court in Giza on Sunday postponed to 5 February the trials of 48 suspects accused of…
Sunday’s papers: NGOs raided, Christians remembered
Egypt

Sunday’s papers: NGOs raided, Christians remembered

Privately-owned dailies are still running follow-ups on last week’s police raids of NGOs accused of illegally receiving foreign funds. The government…
Muslim villagers burn houses of Upper Egypt Christian family
Egypt

Muslim villagers burn houses of Upper Egypt Christian family

Dozens of residents of the village of Baheeg in Assiut, Upper Egypt, burnt three houses owned by a Christian family after…
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