Date of source: Saturday, January 8, 2011
In mosques across the region on Friday, Muslim clerics preached tolerance and called for Muslim/Christian unity against acts of terrorism.
"Such crimes, which do not differentiate between Muslim and Christian or between a man and a woman, were rejected by the Prophet," says Egypt's Grand Muftī ‘Alī...
Date of source: Saturday, January 8, 2011
Egypt's Muslims showed solidarity with their Coptic brothers and sisters during Christmas celebrations. Many attended Christmas services across the country; others gathered in the street in support of national unity.
This article in the Egyptian Gazette reports that Pope Shenouda led mass at Saint...
Date of source: Friday, January 7, 2011
Muslims celebrated alongside Christians at Coptic masses in churches nationwide on Thursday night, as extra security measures were taken after the New Year's attack on a church in Alexandria.
Pope Shenouda led mass at St. Mark's Cathedral in Cairo, which witnessed the presence of Muslim statesmen...
Date of source: Thursday, January 6, 2011
Security around churches has been tightened and extra police personnel deployed ahead of Coptic Christmas celebrations, which come just one week after the church bombing at Alexandria's Church of Two Saints, Saint Mark and Pope Peter.
Pope Shenouda III will lead the Christmas Mass as usual, with...
Date of source: Thursday, January 6, 2011
Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmad Abū al-Ghayt says that the protection of places of worship is the responsibility of the government.
This comes after that the recent church attack in Alexandria raised the alarm about the safety of Christians in the Middle East.
French Foreign Minister Michele Alliot...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 5, 2011
The tragic attack on the Church of the Two Saints, Saint Mark and Pope Peter, in Alexandria has caused a drop in the sales of new clothes, food, and sweets--traditional items used by Copts to celebrate Christmas.
Many Coptic families cancelled their celebration plans after the attack in solidarity...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Maryam Fikrī was just one of the victims of the blast that targeted the Church of the Two Saints, Saint Mark and Pope Peter, after the New Year's Day mass. Fikrī posted a new year's wish on Facebook just moments before the blast, which killed twenty-three people and wounded around 100.
Many...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 5, 2011
A small, al-Qā‘idah-inspired cell could be behind the bombing of the Church of the Two Saints, Saint Mark and Pope Peter, in Alexandria on New Year's Day, according to this article in the Egyptian Gazette.
The spread of terrorism in the country is not expected, but according to ‘Amr al-Shubkī, an...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 5, 2011
The remaining twenty-three Copts arrested during November clashes with police while protesting the stalled construction of an unathorized Coptic church building in Giza have been released.
Clashes began after security forces attemped to demolish a building in al-‘Umrāniyyah, saying that an...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 5, 2011
The death toll of the Alexandria church attack has risen to 23. However, while the official Middle East News Agency (MENA) counts 23 deaths, the Egyptian Health Ministry says the death toll is only 18.
The identity of the perpetrator(s) is still not known, but the article states that it is likely...