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Sectarian violence threatens Mubarak’s reign
IF the recent violence against Coptic Christians is not contained, it is likely that his government’s stability will be severely undermined.
Churchgoers devastated by Palm Sunday church attack
For decades, Egypt’s Copts have felt discriminated against by the country’s Muslims, and assaults against them have intensified since the 2011 revolution — part of the Arab Spring uprisings — that ousted President Hosni Mubarak.
Egypt: Seven homes destroyed in anti-Christian riot
ON Friday evening at 8 pm an angry mob of 300 men carrying various weapons attacked seven Coptic houses of Copts. They tore down the houses and stole and destroyed the contents.
Obama seeks to untangle Islam from terrorism
WHEN a reporter for CNN accused the White House of “tiptoeing through the tulips” by avoiding references to radical Islamist terrorists, White House press secretary Josh Earnest acknowledged that most recent terrorist attacks have their roots in Muslim ideology.
Egypt laws do not protect Christian Copts’ rights
Dr. Ali el-Samman, President of International Union for Intercultural and Interfaith Dialogue and Peace Education (ADIC) in Egypt is warning that Egyptian law does not adequately protect Copts with the future stability of the state hanging in the balance.
Convert to Christianity jailed for distributing Gospel in Iran
AN Iranian convert from Islam to Christianity has been sentenced to a decade in prison for proselytizing, the Christian news network Agenzia Fides reports. The man, Mohammed-Hadi “Mostafa” Bordbar, was officially charged with “crimes against state security.”
10,000 young Egyptians gather in desert to worship the Lord
INCREASED persecution, the election of a Muslim Brotherhood president, the death of the Coptic Orthodox Church pope and thousands fleeing their homeland in fear of an uncertain future.
Egyptian Christian teen faces bleak future over Facebook post
THE 17-year-old Coptic student, identified as Gamal Massoud, however, has denied knowledge of the incident. He said the images were posted on his Facebook wall without his knowledge.
Egypt recalls envoy to Vatican over Pope remarks
FOREIGN ministry spokesman Hossam Zaki said: “Egypt has asked its ambassador in the Vatican to come to Cairo for consultation after the Vatican’s new statements that touch on Egyptian affairs."
Egypt church bombing leads to riots in Cairo
PROTESTS over 'government failure' to address discrimination and violence against Christians spread to Cairo from the northern city of Alexandria where a suicide bombing killed 21 people on New Year Eve.
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Gospel For Asia’s K P Yohannan passes away
THE Metropolitan Bishop of Believers Eastern Church, Moran Mar Athanasius Yohan (popularly known as K P Yohannan) passed away on Wednesday evening.
