Imbaba violence

On anniversary of church bombing, Copts reflect on struggles
Egypt

On anniversary of church bombing, Copts reflect on struggles

ALEXANDRIA ― The Qedeseen Church complex was filled with noisy activity last Friday. A sonorously intoned prayer floated out of…
Court grants divorce for woman at center of Imbaba sectarian violence
Egypt

Court grants divorce for woman at center of Imbaba sectarian violence

The Monufiya Family Court has granted the divorce of Abir Talaat Fakhry, the woman at the heart of sectarian violence…
Trial of defendants in Imbaba violence case set for 3 July
Egypt

Trial of defendants in Imbaba violence case set for 3 July

The Cairo Appeals Court has set a date of 3 July for the trial of 48 defendants accused in the…
Military says it will not end Coptic sit-in by force
Egypt

Military says it will not end Coptic sit-in by force

The military has told Copts protesting in front of the Egyptian state television building that it would not end their…
Islamist presidential candidate declares conversion permissible
Egypt

Islamist presidential candidate declares conversion permissible

Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh, an Islamist presidential candidate and reformist member of the Muslim Brotherhood, dropped a bombshell Sunday by…
Twenty-three Salafis charged with terrorism in Imbaba
Egypt

Twenty-three Salafis charged with terrorism in Imbaba

The Supreme State Security Prosecution has started legal proceedings against 23 Salafis allegedly involved in the sectarian violence in Imbaba…
Pope Shenouda discusses kindness during weekly blessing
Egypt

Pope Shenouda discusses kindness during weekly blessing

Coptic Pope Shenouda III, during his weekly Angelus blessing on Wednesday, did not comment on recent sectarian clashes in Imbaba,…
Thursday’s papers: Unified law to protect places of worship, LE2.8 billion to return to Egypt
Egypt

Thursday’s papers: Unified law to protect places of worship, LE2.8 billion to return to Egypt

Following several days’ worth of headlines devoted to last week’s tragic sectarian clashes and the subsequent fallout, Thursday’s papers arrive…
Tagammu Party accuses Salafis of stoking sectarian strife
Egypt

Tagammu Party accuses Salafis of stoking sectarian strife

Chairman of the leftist Tagammu Party Rifaat al-Saeed accused Salafi groups of being responsible for the sectarian strife that has…
Authorities pledge to restore damaged church within a month
Egypt

Authorities pledge to restore damaged church within a month

Giza Governor Ali Abdel Rahman on Wednesday pledged to restore the Virgin Mary Church in Imbaba - damaged during sectarian…
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