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53. The Baptist Church disavows the movements of the suspicious pastor
Date of source: Saturday, July 14, 2007
The board of the Baptist denomination in Egypt released a statement in response to what was published by al-Usbū‘ about Rev. Butrus Faltā’ūs. The board disavowed the decisions of Rev. Faltā’ūs, claiming that he currently has no relation whatsoever with the Baptist Church.
45. New sedition threatens the Baptist Church in Minia
Date of source: Saturday, June 16, 2007
The Baptist Church is facing difficulties in obtaining authorization to establish houses of worship. The author attributes the difficulties to its split from the Community Council of the Evangelical Church, the only Protestant body recognized by the Egyptian government, and to its suspicious...
2. Farag Fouda, or the cost of freedom of expression [1]
Date of source: Sunday, June 17, 2007
The author comments on political Islam, and the people that have fought to combat this image of Islam. She further comments on controversial Fatwás, as well as Muslim-Christian relations.
21. Assiut Governor submits sectarian strife report to Prime Minister
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Assiut Governor, Maj. General Ahmed Hammam Attiya, submitted a detailed report to Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif on the so-called incidents of sectarian strife in Assiut during a recent meeting of the Governors Council.
30. A Copt held and tortured in Abu Qurqas for collaborating with extremist Islamic groups
Date of source: Monday, February 12, 2007
A Coptic family that was accused of collaborating with extremist Islamic groups is arrested and allegedly tortured.
15. Intensive efforts to contain the blasphemous article crisis
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Swift intensive efforts were made this week to contain a Muslim-Christian crisis due to a blasphemous article, by a Muslim writer, about a former monk. Thousands of angry youths protested against the article, the Government was accused of being in collusion with the paper, Pope Shenouda...
8. Abdel Nasser and the rich Copts
Date of source: Wednesday, July 23, 1997
Subtitles:Abdel Nasser did not differentiate in nationalizing Coptic or Islamic capitalNo single Copt was in the highest positions of the Front of the Liberal Officers. The only Copt was in the second lineAbdel Nasser joined the priests and hit secularismThe revolutionaries were the first to invent...
13. Security denies attempt to break into church
Date of source: Wednesday, July 12, 2006
The author reports on the latest incident of arresting a citizen on allegations of breaking into a church in Qena.
36. Michael Munir to Sawt al-Ummah, “If we want to fix a bathroom in a church we have to take the permission of the State Security”
Date of source: Monday, June 26, 2006
An interview with Michael Munīr, member of the Republican Party in the U.S. and controversial Coptic activist who is visiting Egypt.
31. The Islamization of Egypt over the past few decades, Egyptian nationalism and patriotism have receded, leaving space for Pan-Islamism. The real victims of the drastic transformation are undoubtedly the Copts who have been made to endure a de-facto dhi
Date of source: Sunday, June 4, 2006
A controversial article on the growing Islamization of Egypt and the effect this has on the Coptic community.

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