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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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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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