Coptic Christians
First international Coptic bank to be established in Sweden
Business
November 23, 2010
First international Coptic bank to be established in Sweden
A group of Coptic businessmen resident in Stockholm, Sweden have established an investment company with the aim of launching the…
Naga Hammadi trial postponed until 17 October
Egypt
September 18, 2010
Naga Hammadi trial postponed until 17 October
The Supreme Criminal State Security Court in Qena has postponed the trial of four suspects are accused of killing seven…
Cherchez la femme: Priest’s wife ‘disappearance’ stirs sectarian tension
Egypt
September 5, 2010
Cherchez la femme: Priest’s wife ‘disappearance’ stirs sectarian tension
Camillia Shehata is a Coptic Christian woman who “saw the light of truth” and wanted to convert to Islam, but…
Thursday’s papers: establishing Palestine and resolving a church problem
Egypt
July 29, 2010
Thursday’s papers: establishing Palestine and resolving a church problem
News about the Egypt-Saudi summit tops the front page of state-owned Al-Ahram, which writes that, “Establishment of a Palestinian state…
Priest’s wife found
Egypt
July 25, 2010
Priest’s wife found
In Minya on Friday, hundreds of Coptic Christians celebrated the return of Kamilia Shahata Zakher, the wife of Bishop Tedaous…
Copts stage protest over missing priest’s wife
Egypt
July 22, 2010
Copts stage protest over missing priest’s wife
Hundreds of Coptic Christians from the Minya Governorate demonstrated on Thursday at the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Abbisiya to demand…
Bishop ends sit-in over priest’s missing wife
Egypt
July 21, 2010
Bishop ends sit-in over priest’s missing wife
Minya--The bishop of Minya's Dayr Mawas monastery managed to end a sit-in by Coptic activists in front of a local…
Representing Christians in Egyptian cinema
Cinema/TV
May 20, 2010
Representing Christians in Egyptian cinema
Last month American University in Cairo professors heard the defense of a thesis on the representation of Christians in Egyptian…
Coptic Christians celebrate Palm Sunday
Egypt
March 28, 2010
Coptic Christians celebrate Palm Sunday
Egypt's Coptic Christians celebrated Palm Sunday today, the first day of the Easter Holy Week, attending mass and reciting hymns…