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The Catholic Center for Studies and Media, Jordan, published a report entitled “The Christians of Middle East Face Regional Conflicts and Terrorist Attacks”. The report stated that numbers of Christians are dwindling amid conflict and jihadist attacks, for Pope Francis expressed his concern that...
It’s been five years since the dispersal of Rābʿaa and Nahḍa sit-ins, however no one has forgotten the crime of burning the churches and assaulting the property of the Copts which was documented by the international and local organizations.
In a phone call with Ṣada al-Balad TV Channel late Sunday evening, Father Rafīq Greish (head of the Media Committee of the Egyptian Council of Churches) stated that all Egyptians united went down to the streets, backed by the army, demanding the departure of the ousted President Muḥammad Mursī.
Five years have now elapsed since the June 30 Revolution broke out in 2013 forming a major landmark in the modern history of Egypt. However, some western intellectuals and politicians, such as the French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin, viewed it as a military coup. But the truth is that it is...
Bishop Yuannas, the secretary of former Coptic Pope Shenouda III., said that before the revolution of 30th of June, the Copts feared of the continuation of the former regime.
The three Coptic Orthodox, Evangelical and Catholic churches denied they had any contacts from Muslim Brotherhood leaders for dialogue on guarantees the group should offer to civil powers as part of its plans to back its candidate Mursī in the runoff. [‘Abd al-Wahāb Sha’bān and Nashwá al-Shirbīnī, ...
Background: Bahāʾ al-Dīn Ḥassan [Bahay Hassan] is an Egyptian Human Rights defender who has led the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, CIHRS. Since he has received death threats for his work, he is currently living in France. Najād Barʿaī [Negad Borai] also works in the field Human Rights...
Najīb Jibrā'īl, the head of the Egyptian Union for Human Rights Organization, called upon the Copts abroad to give a ‘yes’ vote in the coming constitutional referendum. He called it a national duty and emphasizes that “We must not let the Muslim Brotherhood have this chance”. He stated that despite...
Mary Mīlād, the head of the Right Party, stated that this stage is a milestone in the history of Egypt, because we went out of two large revolutions and are preparing to vote on the Constitution of Egypt. This is the first practical step in the “Road Map”.  She said that there is a big difference...
In a different incident, security forces in al-Minya stepped up their presence in front of vital facilities after unknown persons distributed a flyer threatening to attack public facilities and churches in Minya if sit-ins of Morsi supporters were dispersed up by force.The flyer refers to a...

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