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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
18 April 2018
Copt-Muslim relations • 10 min read
Sectarian borders
Heba Afify | In some villages in Minya, Christians and Muslims are confined to separate districts
2 January 2018
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
30 December 2017
attacks on Copts • 9 min read
Murdered priest exposes hidden aspects of sectarianism in popular Cairo neighborhood
Karoline Kamel | Father Samaan Shehata tried to propel himself forward with all the strength he could summon, after a
19 October 2017
coptic christians • 19 min read
Coptic martyrdom in the age of the security state
Mariam Ibrahim | Is a religious narrative that frames the killing of Copts as God's will at odds with mounting resistance
12 July 2017
June 30 2017 • 15 min read
Copts post-June 30: Can Sisi bank on continued Coptic support?
Karoline Kamel | On the fourth anniversary of June 30 we reassess Coptic communities and churches' support for Sisi
30 June 2017
attacks on Copts • 14 min read
A day in Deir al-Garnous: Christian families mourn in Minya
Karoline Kamel | “People tell us our loved ones are better off in heaven.”
30 May 2017
attacks on Copts • 10 min read
The St. Samuel Monastery: Death on the road to a life-giving monastery
Karoline Kamel | Scenes from the St. Samuel Monastery in Minya
28 May 2017
attacks on Copts • 6 min read
Copt returning to Arish killed as displaced families continue to suffer
Mostafa Mohie | A Coptic citizen was shot dead by militants in his barber shop in Arish on Saturday, after returning
8 May 2017
 
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Opinion
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.
7 January 2015
Alaa Abd El Fattah
Living with the martyrs
Three years have passed since the Maspero massacre took place. On October 9, 2011, security forces killed
10 October 2014
Hani Atalla
Remembering those who were slain
Thousands of Coptic Christians marched down the streets of Cairo demanding equal citizenship. The chants
9 October 2014
 
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News
Copt-Muslim relations • 2 min read
Court issues 1-year suspended sentences to Atfieh church attackers, fines alleged property owner LE360,000
1 February 2018
attacks on churches • 4 min read
Update: Attack on Helwan church and store kills 10
29 December 2017
Egypt-US relations • 4 min read
Egypt MPs slam US bill on Coptic discrimination in Egypt as “unacceptable interference”
28 December 2017
Al-Qaeda • 5 min read
Mujahideen Shura Council in Derna denies involvement in Minya attack, condemns Egyptian airstrikes
27 May 2017
attacks on Copts • 4 min read
Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on Copts in Minya
27 May 2017
Sisi speeches • 2 min read
Quotes from Sisi’s speech on Copts’ attack in Minya: Strike conducted in retaliation
27 May 2017
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