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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

national security • 9 min read

Palm Sunday bombings: A security failure and the Islamic State’s expansion into the mainland

Omar Said | Church bombings point to national security failures and Islamic State territorial loses in the region

11 April 2017

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

10 April 2017

attacks on Copts • 16 min read

Anger and desperation accompany Copts from their homes in Arish to Ismailia

Karoline Kamel | Sinai's Copts are faced with a church that closed its doors to them and a state that intervened too late

26 February 2017

attacks on Copts • 7 min read

North Sinai Copts face death or displacement in absence of security and tribal protection

Heba Afify | The circle of Coptic Christians in danger of targeted attacks widens in the absence of protection

19 February 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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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

attacks on Copts • 4 min read

Attack on vehicles traveling to Minya Coptic monastery leaves at least 26 dead

26 May 2017

Internal displacement of North Sinai Copts • 7 min read

EIPR report: Targeting of North Sinai Copts leads to forced displacement, not voluntary departure

16 May 2017

attacks on Copts • 4 min read

‘We did not ask families to flee Arish,’ says interior minister as Copts flee violence in North Sinai

27 February 2017

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