Sectarian strife

Muslims pray in front of Imbaba church, decry sectarianism
Egypt

Muslims pray in front of Imbaba church, decry sectarianism

Dozens of Muslims performed Friday prayers in front of Imbaba’s Virgin Mary Church today to express their solidarity with the…
Priest: Khosous clashes caused by family feud, incitement
Egypt

Priest: Khosous clashes caused by family feud, incitement

Priest Suriel of the Mar Girgis Church in Khosous has said the sectarian clashes that have rocked the Qalyubiya Governorate…
Security heightened around Aswan church; more violence feared
Egypt

Security heightened around Aswan church; more violence feared

Aswan authorities heightened security around the Mar Girgis Church in Kom Ombo on Thursday, fearing renewed clashes with protesters who…
Coptic activists slam Morsy’s decision to hold elections over Easter
Egypt

Coptic activists slam Morsy’s decision to hold elections over Easter

Coptic clerics and activists are speaking out against the president’s decision to hold parliamentary elections over the Easter holidays. The…
Watan Party leaders discuss discrimination against Copts with US Congress
Egypt

Watan Party leaders discuss discrimination against Copts with US Congress

Salafi Watan Party head Emad Abdel Ghafour met with a delegation from the US Congress on Thursday evening to discuss…
Update: Police fire tear gas to quell sectarian clashes in Qena
Egypt

Update: Police fire tear gas to quell sectarian clashes in Qena

Security forces fired tear gas canisters to disperse outraged al-Marashda Village residents who were attacking a Coptic church on Friday…
Christian girl abduction could cause sectarian crisis, says women’s council head
Egypt

Christian girl abduction could cause sectarian crisis, says women’s council head

The Salafi Front’s statements about a Christian girl in Matrouh Governorate who allegedly converted to Islam could lead to sectarian…
Beirut bombing opens old wounds
World

Beirut bombing opens old wounds

It was 2 am on Monday morning when the shooting stopped in Beirut’s Sunni neighborhoods. Scores of masked gunmen on mopeds rushed…
Locals in Cairo neighborhood accuse four people of proselytizing Shia
Egypt

Locals in Cairo neighborhood accuse four people of proselytizing Shia

Bulaq al-Dakrour prosecution has started investigating about 40 claims filed against four people for proselytizing the Shia faith in Nahya,…
Police presence high around Dahshur, five arrested in sectarian strife
Egypt

Police presence high around Dahshur, five arrested in sectarian strife

Police imposed tight security measures in the village of Dahshur, Badrasheen, on Saturday in after sectarian clashes between Muslims and…
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