sectarianism

Human Rights Council: Impunity is a reason for Dahshur violence
Egypt

Human Rights Council: Impunity is a reason for Dahshur violence

The National Council for Human Rights said Saturday that it has sent a fact-finding mission to Dahshur to investigate the…
Morsy asks Muslims to secure Copts in Dahshur, vows to enforce law
Egypt

Morsy asks Muslims to secure Copts in Dahshur, vows to enforce law

President Mohamed Morsy has vowed that he will enforce the law after sectarian clashes in Dahshur, about 40 kilometers south…
Court orders detention of Coptic man accused of defaming Islam
Egypt

Court orders detention of Coptic man accused of defaming Islam

A court in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Sohag on Wednesday has renewed for 15 days the detention of a…
A problem like Maria
Egypt

A problem like Maria

Sheikh Abu Islam Abdullah is a man on a mission to shake up Egypt’s media establishment. He says, the “traditional…
Man sentenced to one year for insulting Prophet’s companions
Egypt

Man sentenced to one year for insulting Prophet’s companions

Egyptian authorities sent Mohamed Fahmy to Wadi al-Natrun Prison on Tuesday to serve a one-year sentence for insulting the Prophet’s…
Sources claim Morsy offered vice presidency to Coptic writer
Egypt

Sources claim Morsy offered vice presidency to Coptic writer

President Mohamed Morsy is rumored to have offered Coptic thinker Samir Morkous the vice presidency, sources close to the presidential…
Iraq attacks kill 72 during Shia pilgrimage
World

Iraq attacks kill 72 during Shia pilgrimage

A wave of apparently coordinated bombings and shootings rocked Iraq during a major Shia religious commemoration on Wednesday, killing at…
In Lebanon, Syrian uprising shakes social fault lines
World

In Lebanon, Syrian uprising shakes social fault lines

BEIRUT — Deeply tucked into the barren hills of Lebanon’s northeastern region of Hermel, the isolated town of Ursal has…
Morsy’s campaign denies links to robbery in Ismailia
Egypt

Morsy’s campaign denies links to robbery in Ismailia

Mohamed Morsy’s presidential campaign denied any links to a group of gunmen who robbed a Coptic-owned jewelry shop in Ismailia.…
Coptic bishop says he welcomes Islamist president
Egypt

Coptic bishop says he welcomes Islamist president

A church leader said Thursday he welcomes an Islamist president provided that he respects the rights of Copts and civil…
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