Date of source: الأربعاء, آيار (مايو) 15, 2013
The village of Tahā in al-Minya governorate witnessed fitnah tā'ifīyah due the tackling of Muslims villagers by a member of the Coptic community about digging taking place on Church land. Engineer Mahmūd Sa'd, declared that the new constructions especially the church did not obtain licenses and...
Date of source: الخميس, نيسان (أبريل) 4, 2013
The Shūrá Council decided yesterday (April 3, 2013) to repeal the article which prohibits candidates using of religious slogans in elections, however this met with opposition especially from Copt who refused it completely. Rev. Andrea Zakī, Deputy Head of the Coptic Evangelical Church, said that...
Date of source: الأربعاء, آيار (مايو) 1, 2013
Hātim Kamāl al-Shāzlī said that his daughter Ranā, who has been missing for seventy days, ran off to Turkey with a young Christian from Beni Suef. Al-Shāzlī accused Coptic clergy of using Salafī Black Magic on his daughter, forcing her to convert from Islam to Christianity. Despite the findings of...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آيار (مايو) 14, 2013
A number of Christians filed police reports to Luxor Police Station about armed robberies on their lands from gangs. Christians had doubts that the police ignored their reports because months have passed on the robberies without an action. (Muhammad ‘Abd al-Latīf al-Saghīr, al-Watan, May 14, p. 3...
Date of source: السبت, آيار (مايو) 11, 2013
Students of the teacher, Dimyānah ‘Ubayd, 23, accused of contempt of Islam and attempting to convert students, have denied her charges. Of the 14 children in her class, ten of them have denied the event took place, whereas three confirm it. 'Ubayd denied the charges and claims that religious...
Date of source: الجمعة, آيار (مايو) 10, 2013
During a meeting with officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jacob Amitai, Israeli ambassador to Egypt, apologized for Israel's mistreatment of Christian Egyptian Embassy staff in Israel, who were on their way to participate in the Holy Easter Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in...
Date of source: الاثنين, آيار (مايو) 13, 2013
Majdī Sābir, Vice President of the Maspero Youth Union Media Committee, said a million man march will take place on Friday (May 17), and will involve all Coptic and revolutionary movements, all Christian denominations and some political parties. It will start at the Saint Mark Cathedral in al-'...
Date of source: الاثنين, آيار (مايو) 6, 2013
Coptic Orthodox Archbishop Pachomius of al-Beheira said that Egyptian Muslim is more Muslim than any other Muslim in the world. He also called on all Egyptians to work together for the national interest. Many military figures attended Easter celebrations on May 5 at Damanhūr of al-Beheira...
Date of source: الأربعاء, آيار (مايو) 8, 2013
Public Prosecutor Counselor Tal’at ‘Abdullah assigned the First Attorney General of Luxor Prosecution to investigate the report against Dimīyānah ’Ubayd, teacher of social studies in al-Shaykh Sultan School in Luxor Governorate, accusing her of discrediting Prophet Muhammad and proselytizing...
Date of source: الخميس, آيار (مايو) 2, 2013
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) expressed its concern about the status of religious minorities and religious freedoms in Egypt. USCIRF's 2013 Annual Report stated despite the progress made by the transitional government in advancing religious freedoms, and a...