Emad Khalil
Silent vigil at Cairo cathedral memorializes Maspero deaths
Egypt
October 17, 2011
Silent vigil at Cairo cathedral memorializes Maspero deaths
Hundreds of activists and young Copts organized a silent vigil on Sunday at Abbasseya Cathedral in Cairo, mourning the 27…
Maspero civilian death toll up to 27 as victim dies of injuries
Egypt
October 16, 2011
Maspero civilian death toll up to 27 as victim dies of injuries
The civilian death toll in the violence at Maspero on 9 October has mounted to 27, as Magdy Fahim Mosaad died Sunday…
Pope calls on SCAF to release Maspero detainees
Egypt
October 16, 2011
Pope calls on SCAF to release Maspero detainees
Pope Shenouda III has demanded the release of all those detained during the violence that took place outside the Maspero…
Justice Ministry discusses unified law on places of worship
Egypt
October 11, 2011
Justice Ministry discusses unified law on places of worship
Justice Minister Mohamed al-Guindy held a meeting with the ministry’s legislative committee on Tuesday to discuss the unified draft law…
Coptic expats call for ‘week of anger’ following Maspero violence
Egypt
October 10, 2011
Coptic expats call for ‘week of anger’ following Maspero violence
Coptic organizations abroad have called for "a week of anger" following violence at a Coptic protest on Sunday in central…
Copts to stage march decrying abuses
Egypt
October 9, 2011
Copts to stage march decrying abuses
A number of Coptic activist groups have declared their intention to stage a march on Sunday from 5 to 8…
Military police forcibly disperse Coptic sit-in
Egypt
October 5, 2011
Military police forcibly disperse Coptic sit-in
Military police on Wednesday morning forcibly evacuated hundreds of Coptic demonstrators from the area outside the state TV building in…
Coptic group slams govt, military council over Christians’ rights
Egypt
October 4, 2011
Coptic group slams govt, military council over Christians’ rights
A group of Coptic activists on Tuesday accused the cabinet and the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF)…
Thousands of Copts protest Aswan church attack
Egypt
October 1, 2011
Thousands of Copts protest Aswan church attack
Thousands of Copts staged a demonstration Saturday to condemn the attack on a church in Aswan Governorate in southern Egypt,…
Pope Shenouda: Modern-day Jews not ‘God’s chosen people’
Egypt
September 29, 2011
Pope Shenouda: Modern-day Jews not ‘God’s chosen people’
Modern-day Jews are not God's chosen people, said Pope Shenouda III, the head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, in a…