Muslims rush from Mosques to destroy Coptic Building
Thousands of Egyptian Muslims shouting "Allahu Akbar" left their mosques Wednesday to destroy a social services building owned by the Coptic Church.
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Coptic Christian Convicted by Cairo Court
A Cairo court sentenced a Coptic Christian to three years in prison Wednesday for posting portions of an American-made film about Islam that was blamed for widespread unrest in the Middle East.
...continue reading this storyEgypt Christians Sentenced To Death Over Anti-Islam Film
The European Union was under pressure Wednesday, November 27, to freeze 500 million euro ($647 million) in annual financial aid to Egypt after a court in the capital Cairo sentenced seven Christians to death for their involvement in an anti-Islam film that prompted deadly riots throughout the world.
...continue reading this storyMuslim Mob bars Coptic Congregation
A Muslim mob in the village of Ezbet Marco surrounded its only Coptic Church Sunday morning, barring Copts from neighboring villages from entering.
...continue reading this storyNo Justice on Anniversary of Maspero Massacre
One year ago this week, Christians who protested in Maspero, Cairo, still can't forget the events of that dark and deadly night.
...continue reading this storyEgypt Frees Christian Boys Accused of Blasphemy
Egyptian authorities on released two Coptic Christian children who were accused of "insulting Islam" by allegedly urinating on a paper with verses of the Koran, prosecutors and other officials said.
...continue reading this storyCoptic Christian children charged with desecrating Qu'ran
Two Coptic Christian children from Ezbet Marco in the southern Nile Delta province of Beni Suef, Egypt, were arrested this week for blasphemy after they were accused of desecrating a Qu'ran.
...continue reading this storyLawyer Wants Copts Removed from Egyptian Constitutional Committee
A lawyer from Alexandria has submitted a report to the public prosecutor requesting that Egypt's Copts be excluded from the committee forming the nation's new constitution.
...continue reading this storyChristians Protest Egypt's 'Islamic Constitution'
Hundreds of Christians were preparing Monday, July 30, for a massive protest outside Egypt's Constitutional court to demand the dissolution of what they view as an Islamist-dominated assembly tasked with writing the country’s new constitution, rights activists said.
...continue reading this storyEgypt Christians 'Killed' After Election Morsi
Native Christian missionaries in Egypt remained concerned saying at least two fellow believers were killed by suspected Islamists since Mohammed Morsi was declared the country's president.
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