Date of source: Monday, July 8, 2013
From Rāb’ah al-'Adāwīyyah platform (a square in Nasr City district where Morsi supporters are protesting), the MB’s Guide, or murshid, Dr. Muhammad Badī’, gave a speech to the protesters. He directed messages to the army, Azhar’s Grand Shaykh, and Pope Tawadros. He called the Azhar and army to...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 5, 2013
The Coptic Youth Front has announced the start of what it called “a week of anger” towards the state because of a disregard for the problems faced by the Copts, which have up till today still not been solved. The front said that the 48-hour deadline it granted to the regime had come to an end...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 19, 2016
We discovered some nasty exchanges on Facebook between Ra’ed el-Sharqawi and others who wrongly believe Ra’ed el-Sharqawi is representing the Center for Intercultural Dialogue and Translation (CIDT) and the Center for Arab-West Understanding (CAWU).The boards of both organizations felt the need...
Date of source: Friday, April 26, 2013
The Coptic Orthodox Church has begun preparing for Easter celebrations amid concerns surrounding the invitation of government officials to attend the celebrations in the light of recent attacks upon the Church. Archbishop Sergius Sergius, Deputy of the Patriarchate for Administrative Affairs, said...
Date of source: Monday, April 8, 2013
Sectarian violence struck Egypt again on Friday, April 6, as at least four Christians and one Muslim were killed in an incident in Khusūs, in the governorate of Qalyubia, to the north of Cairo. Clashes continued on Sunday, and spread to the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in downtown Cairo, where a...
Date of source: Sunday, July 15, 2012
[Editor: Jayson Casper attended this Coptic demonstration on July 14]Traditionally, it is the Copts who look to America for support of their minority rights. With the Muslim Brotherhood now in the presidency, though not in full power, some Copts wonder if the United States is switching sides.The...
Date of source: Saturday, December 10, 2011
News is almost never as it appears. On December 1st I went with investigative researcher and former lieutenant with the Egyptian coastal security Intelligence Rā’id al-Sharqāwī to Tahrīr square. The square is currently blocked for traffic by perhaps 2,000 demonstrators asking people wanting to...
Date of source: Friday, February 4, 2011
The Coptic Youth Movement confirmed the participation of thousands of Coptic Christians in Friday's “Day of Departure” demonstrations, held to demand that President Husnī Mubārak resign immediately. Copts taking part in the demonstrations came from several districts of Cairo, including Shubra, Ain...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 17, 2011
General Tantāwī of the Supreme Council for the Armed Forces stated the most urgent needs of Egypt rest in its economic and security stabilization. He promised he would not allow any forces to divide the national unity of Egyptians along religious lines, mentioning specifically that sit-ins...
Date of source: Saturday, October 23, 2010
With the assistance of two Facebook groups, protestors organized demonstrations after Friday prayers yesterday outside the Nūr Mosque in ‘Abbāsiyyah and Nājī Mosque in Alexandria. They demanded the release of Kāmīlīyā Shihātah and shouted slogans such as “Egypt is an Islamic country,” along with...