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All quiet on the southern front?
Egypt

All quiet on the southern front?

Qena – Except for scattered scuffles with Muslims reported by Coptic Christians, Naga Hammadi experienced a relative quiet on Friday,…
Today’s press: A martyr, a massacre and a volatile border
Egypt

Today’s press: A martyr, a massacre and a volatile border

Three common news items were spotlighted in local newspapers on Friday specifically: the funeral of an Egyptian border guard said…
Bloody Xmas: The aftermath
Egypt

Bloody Xmas: The aftermath

Qena -- Less than 24 hours earlier the Church of Mar Yohanna was full of prayers and singing, much color…
Shadow of violence, displacement looms over Christian holidays in Upper Egypt
Egypt

Shadow of violence, displacement looms over Christian holidays in Upper Egypt

Qena-–In the biggest church in Farshout, a town harboring a little less than 60,000 inhabitants in Upper Egypt’s Naga Hamady,…
A different sense of belonging
Egypt

A different sense of belonging

On the walls of Samir Mounir's reception hang some of the icons of his faith. “My uncle used to hang…
Sectarian violence: What can be done?
Egypt

Sectarian violence: What can be done?

Lacking a clear political agenda and cohesive organizational structures, secular Egyptian activists on Monday announced the establishment of a special…
State is responsible for sectarian violence, says advocacy group
Egypt

State is responsible for sectarian violence, says advocacy group

Egyptian activists of all political stripes announced on Monday the establishment of a special committee to campaign against what they…
Coptic intellectuals fear Islamist rule
Egypt

Coptic intellectuals fear Islamist rule

Coptic writers and researchers expressed their fears of the possibility of Islamic rule."Egypt is on the way to becoming another…
The ghost of the Virgin Mary in Egypt: a history
Archaeology

The ghost of the Virgin Mary in Egypt: a history

Since 11 December, Coptic Christians in Egypt have been reporting, and circulating news about, sightings of apparitions of the Virgin…
Expatriate Copts accuse Muslim scholar of blasphemy
Egypt

Expatriate Copts accuse Muslim scholar of blasphemy

Officials submitted a report from the Egyptian Union of Human Rights to state security and called for an investigation into…
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