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Egypt
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Elections 2011
11/1/2011 3:50:00 PM
The head of the Coptic church in Egypt said his congregation should not use houses of God in electioneering
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Egypt
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Politics
10/16/2011 6:25:05 PM
Christian and Muslim representatives fail to agree on the basis for a unified code governing the construction of houses of worship in Egypt
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Egypt
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Politics
10/10/2011 10:26:40 AM
Internet-fuelled rumours have US pledging to send forces to protect Copts in Egypt
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Egypt
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Politics
10/7/2011 5:07:08 PM
The Free Egyptians Party demands anti-discriminatory laws and unified building code for houses of worship to be issued, as promised in May
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Egypt
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Politics
10/5/2011 11:06:41 AM
Angry over church burning Friday, hundreds of Copts take to Cairo streets Tuesday night to protest and demand equality, but army violently disperses them
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Egypt
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Politics
10/4/2011 9:44:14 PM
Hundreds of angry Copts and supporters marched Tuesday evening from Shubra district on downtown Cairo to express anger over government failure to protect christians; start open ended sit-in at TV building to demand equality
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Egypt
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Politics
9/30/2011 6:46:25 PM
Muslim-Christian clashes reportedly break out in Upper Egypt following alleged attempts to build a church without official permission
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Egypt
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Politics
9/29/2011 4:05:58 PM
Masked gunmen attack church in apparent robbery attempt
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World
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Region
8/30/2011 1:12:47 PM
Between Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and a leaked UN report, Sudan is accused of deadly airstrikes, abductions and attacks on churches; prompting a humanitarian crisis that they ask Sudan to end
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Egypt
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Politics
7/18/2011 6:11:17 PM
Religious ties between the Egyptian and Ethiopian churches may help strengthen relations between the two countries, which are threatened by ongoing disagreements over the Nile's water
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Egypt
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Politics
6/9/2011 11:39:13 AM
A unified law that intends to help ease sectarianism and promote religious equality by putting churches on a par with mosques can be soon enacted, but Muslims and Copts have their reservations
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Egypt
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Politics
5/21/2011 11:19:26 AM
Coptic protesters at Maspero end 10 days sit-in after promises from government
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Egypt
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Politics
5/19/2011 6:40:16 PM
Maspero demonstrations resumed as hundreds of Copts returned in rage after hearing that two of the three churches meant to reopen today remained close due to Salafist protest
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Egypt
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Politics
5/19/2011 2:30:40 PM
After more than a week-long sit-in in front of the State TV offices, the Coptic organisers have temporarily called off the demonstrations, hoping government promises will yield results
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Egypt
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Politics
5/15/2011 5:18:50 PM
The first of a batch of churches have been handed back to Copts to reopen
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Egypt
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Politics
5/11/2011 6:23:45 PM
Essam Sharaf offers a momentous pledge to appease Copts protesting recent violent attacks against them as after 80 years of restrictions on church construction, a unified code for mosques and churches is on its way
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Egypt
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Politics
5/11/2011 3:38:50 PM
Ahram Online speaks to an Imbaba popular committee leader calling for 2nd unity march to avoid revenge killings and sectarianism that threatens to tear Egypt apart
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Egypt
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Politics
5/11/2011 1:00:53 PM
Abeer Talaat, the convert to Islam allegedly held against her will by Coptic churches, turns herself in to Egypt’s ruling military council
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Egypt
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Politics
5/9/2011 4:38:39 PM
Exhausted from the latest fatal sectarian attacks on two churches Saturday night, Ahram Online witnesses bouts of fighting to sobbing and hears the demands and fears of Copts at their protest at the state media building
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Egypt
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Politics
5/8/2011 4:38:35 PM
Egyptian military and police create a security belt around the two churches most recently burned in deadly sectarian violence in Giza
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