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Tensions in Izbet Boushra received national and international media coverage following a clash on June 21, 2009 between Muslims and Christians over a church building. AWR visited Bishop Stephanous, responsible for the diocese in which Izbet Boushra is located, in August 2009. The Bishop then asked...
This report provides an overview of different human rights organizations in Egypt and th
This article reports on the pope’s fourth visit to St Macarius Monastery since its abbot’s resignation.
The article highlights a strange change in the attitudes of the Coptic activist Hālah Hilmī Butrus, known as Hālah al-Misrī, in dealing with the Coptic file.
The Coptic cemetery in Hawwara, Fayoum dates back to 1913. However ten years ago two schools were built near the cemetery along with a water reservoir to supply the school. The reservoir has caused the underground water level to rise, leading to large parts of the cemetery being flooded. Local...
A reconciliation session is expected to be held between a Muslim family and two Coptic ones involved in revenge incidents. The reconciliation session is expected to be held when Bishop Bimen of Qūs returns from a trip abroad.
The article describes the release of two Coptic contractors who were charged with killing a young Muslim man at Abū Fānā monastery.
The article comments on recent sectarian incidents that have taken place in Minia and links them to the need to pass a unified law for building houses of worship.
A Coptic young woman leaves her family’s home and disappears. Her father accused the Muslim neighbor of kidnapping his daughter. However, the young woman appeared in person in the police station to testify that she converted to Islam of her own free will.

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