Date of source: Wednesday, April 13, 2011
No Copts attended a meeting that was held by the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group at the Arab Medical Union (AMU) on April 11 dedicated to discuss their demands.
Hishām al-Hamāmī, the head of the AMU Cultural Center, said that failure to invite Copts for the meeting does not mean that they were...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 12, 2011
The Military Court handed down on April 11 a three-year term in jail against Michael Nabīl, a Coptic blogger, for spreading false news and information about the army and its institutions.
Date of source: Monday, April 11, 2011
The Students Union (SU) elections in Beni Suef University witnessed a poor turnout by students despite hectic attempts by the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group to garner as many votes as they can.
The MB had included Copts and female students on their lists for the first time.
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Date of source: Tuesday, August 24, 2010
In a press conference after the national unity meeting in al-Minya, Governor Ahmad Diyā’ al-Dīn stated that his meeting with Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III was personal and that they did not discuss Maghāghah Bishopric crisis.
He said that the meeting has foiled plans by Metropolitan Aghathon of...
Date of source: Sunday, August 22, 2010
Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III has received a report he requested upon his return from the United States on the crisis of Kāmīliyā Shihātah and how Bishop Aghabius managed it.
A source from the Holy Synod stressed that Pope Shenouda has ordered that Kāmīliyā would not appear on the media while a...
Date of source: Saturday, April 9, 2011
Al-Jamā'ah al-Islāmīyah announced that it would turn over a new leaf in relations with Copts, tourists and policemen, affirming that Copts are partners in the nation.
Furthermore, they denied any plans to apply the hudūd.
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Date of source: Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Six Christians killed their sister’s Muslim husband, 22, after she converted to Islam in revenge. Investigations revealed that the accused took the deceased to a deserted house and stabbed him to death. They then threw his corpse into a canal. The prosecution accused the six Christian suspects of...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Father ‘Izrā Fakhrī from Maghāghah Bishopbric stated that Bishop Aghathūn of Maghāghah had a meeting with Pope Shenouda who gave him a period to resolve the problem of building the new Bishopric with Ahmad Diyā’ al-Dīn, Minia's governor.
Fakhrī pointed out that Bishop Aghāthūn told the pope the...
Date of source: Sunday, August 15, 2010
Priest Philopater confirms that he was mistaken when he got involved in "Al-Ghad" party and announces his support of the pope and the government.
Date of source: Saturday, March 12, 2011
Thousands of Egyptians protested in Tahrīr Square on March 11, 2011 calling for national unity following the demolition of a church in 'Ātfīh by Muslims extremists.
Protestors accused the National Democratic Party (NDP) and the State Security Agency of causing the demolition of the church.