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attacks on churches
6 min read
Agreement partially reopens St. Samuel Monastery road, but leaves broader security concerns unresolved
The agreement does not address the broader security concerns monks have raised in the past
church building
10 min read
Disputed status of Beni Suef church sparks sectarian violence
Hadeer El-Mahdawy
| The disputed legal status of a church in Beni Suef sparked sectarian violence and 20 arrests
attacks on churches
12 min read
Securing Coptic churches: The necessary role of the scouts
Martin Roux
| Church scouts are playing an increasingly pivotal role in state efforts to secure churches
attacks on churches
8 min read
Accounts of the Mar Mina church attack
Karoline Kamel
| How a gunman killed nine people and was chased down by a resident from the neighborhood
attacks on churches
10 min read
Behind the attack on Prince Tadros Church: The sound of a bell or the absence of law?
Karoline Kamel
| What was behind the attack on a house that had been used as a place of worship by Copts in Giza?
Palm Sunday bombings
10 min read
From the scenes of the Palm Sunday bombings in Tanta and Alexandria
Basma Mostafa, Mohamed Gamal and Nahla El Nemr
| Grief and anger in the aftermath of Egypt's church bombings
sectarian violence
10 min read
Christians and churches in Egypt: Aggression from all sides
Mostafa Mohie
| We track the 4 sources of sectarian aggression against churches and Christians over the past 5 decades
St. Peter and St. Paul Church bombing
9 min read
From the flood of fury and tears: What happened at St. Peter and St. Paul Church?
Karoline Kamel
| Karoline Kamel reports from the immediate aftermath of the bombing of St. Peter and St. Paul Church
St. Peter and St. Paul Church bombing
3 min read
Images of destruction and despair from St. Peter and St. Paul Church
Photos capture the destruction and despair left in the aftermath of the IED that donated in a Cairo church
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Opinion
Amro Ali
Alexandria’s church bombing and the deepening of melancholia
Shock and grief in Alexandria after the Palm Sunday church bombing
Ishaq Ibrahim
How can Egypt prevent another pre-Christmas bombing?
It’s delusional to believe announcing the names of the perpetrators will prevent another attack
Sherif Azer
The prior Coptic revolution
Four years ago around this time, a small revolution occurred in the country. Any news of it was suppressed.
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attacks on churches
7 min read
Coptic Christian place of worship shuttered in Minya after Muslim residents protest
attacks on churches
2 min read
Police officer killed, 2 injured while defusing bomb planted near Cairo church
death sentences
3 min read
Military court sentences 17 to death, 19 to life in prision for St. Peters and St. Paul Church attack, Palm Sunday bombings
attacks on churches
5 min read
Detention orders issued following Friday attack on Minya Copts
attacks on churches
4 min read
Military court hands preliminary death sentences to 36 accused of St. Peters and St. Paul Church attack, Palm Sunday bombings
attacks on churches
4 min read
Update: Attack on Helwan church and store kills 10
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