Tag: Copts

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.

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.

EGYPTIAN president Hosni Mubarak urged citizens of all faiths to resist ‘terrorist attacks’ after a church bombing killed at least 21 people and injured 80 others.

AT least 21 people attending a Catholic mass were killed and 79 injured when a bomb exploded outside an Alexandria church in the first hour of the New Year, Egyptian officials said.

SEVERAL children of Coptic Christians were injured and nearly two dozen minors detained by the police when Egyptian security forces opened fire on a group that protested authorities’ decision to halt the construction of a church on Dec 9.