Date of source: الاثنين, كانون الثاني (يناير) 6, 2014
Security forces frustrated an attempt to detonate a bomb at St Mark’s Cathedral in Cairo on Christmas Eve.
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون الثاني (يناير) 6, 2014
Despite the clear instructions of the Minister of Interior for intensed security presence around all the churches during feast celebrations, none of the necessary security forces have appeared.
"The security is hidden ... we trust that we are in the hands of God .. our Lord protector," the...
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون الثاني (يناير) 6, 2014
Pope Tawadros amidst the painful celebration of the Copts says: "this is a small part of the price of freedom that we offer to our nation".
Many Copts will experience a Christmas of fear and pain this year, many praying in tents or amidst the ruins of churches that were burned down, where the...
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون الثاني (يناير) 6, 2014
The churches in the governorate of Minya suffer from the violance of the terrorist organization.
In the governorate of Minya, which suffered 60% of the violence committed by the Muslim Brotherhood against Copts following 30th June, many churches are still lying in ruins, forcing Christians to pray...
Date of source: الجمعة, كانون الثاني (يناير) 3, 2014
The congratulation that Nāddir Bakkār Nūr Party leader has made to Christians on his Twitter account has caused controversy in the party. Some of the party leaders rejected that congratulation and stated that it is a mistake (Sa’īd Hijāzy, al- Watan, Jan. 3, p. 5).
Date of source: الاثنين, آيار (مايو) 18, 2015
Through this campaign, the Egyptian Secular Party demands the shutting down of all religious political parties, specifically Salafi al-Nūr Party. It bases this demand on article 74 of the current constitution which forbids the formation of political parties on a religious basis. This clause was...
Date of source: الجمعة, آب (اغسطس) 14, 2015
The Salafi Al-Nūr Party has intensified its meetings with it its support bases throughout Egypt's provinces to discuss the challenges the State is currently facing, and to "expose the crimes of the Muslim Brotherhood, and its vandalism to damage the country," according to Sameh `Abd al-Hamīd,...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آيار (مايو) 10, 2016
The HRDO Center for digital expression published a report called “The Egyptian Family and the Problems of Personal Status Law.” The report investigates the fragmentation of the Egyptian family, the rising number of divorces and occurrences of pre-marital sex, and the increasing tensions associated...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آيار (مايو) 10, 2016
The Pope led a conference of overseas churches in Austria last week with the goal of determining a 25-year plan to develop and expand the church world-wide. A source inside the Church said that the church has been prepared to hold the conference and implement its development strategy since last...
Date of source: الأحد, آيار (مايو) 8, 2016
Jawzīf Malāk a human rights delegate for the state of minorities with the United Nations reported that there is a fear that the Wādī al-Riyān Monastery crisis is escalating between the two parties and the rights organizations that are becoming involved in the matter. Malāk demanded that the state...