Sectarian violence in Egypt sees two churches attacked in one week
Various reports state that two Christian churches were attacked in Egypt last week, ending in the death of a Coptic man
- 20 May 2013
What about persecuted Christians?
The Church of Scotland needs to ask itself why it is ignoring the suffering of Christians (and other religious and ethnic minorities) who are suffering terrible acts of violence outside of the Holy Land
- 9 May 2013.jpg?1361556830)
Gruesome beheading of Coptic Christian men in USA
Yusuf Ibrahim stands accused of the murder, beheading and dismemberment of two Coptic Christian men following an altercation on February 5th 2013
- 22 February 2013
Will we listen to the new Coptic Pope?
Pope Tawadros, and the flock he leads, need the support of his co-religionists and human rights activists in the West. Will he get it?
- 7 February 2013
Christians - The forgotten victims of the Arab Spring
The world is increasingly realising that the Arab Spring also has a dark under-belly. And Christians are emerging as significant victims
- 12 December 2012
Get ready for Coptic Christian refugees
Eventually, the refugee crisis inside Egypt will spill over its borders and become an international problem
- 16 November 2012
Nato's meddling in Libya has destabilised Africa
The Sahel states are facing starvation, as well as the obliteration of the delicate religious eco-system that enabled Sufism to survive
- 26 September 2012
Innocence of Muslims: A Review
Liberals used to mock conservatives for worrying that violent and sexually explicit movies could have an impact on audiences - now they don't question it.
- 16 September 2012
Movie that sparked murders in Libya has yet to reach Iran and Pakistan: expect more bloodshed
Nothing can possibly justify the murder of diplomatic staff and the wholly disproportionate response to a meagre film that is playing out in Libya and Egypt. Sadly, this may just be the start
- 12 September 2012
A barometer for freedom and equality in Egypt
The persecution of minorities in an Islamic society is truly a barometer of the lack of freedom and equality that prevails there
- 4 September 2012
Mohammed Morsi’s election: has democracy really won the day?
The electoral success of Mohammed Morsi confirms that last year's "Arab Spring" has been, gone, and given way to an "Islamist Spring"
- 3 July 2012
Egypt and the Brotherhood: What now?
Egypt's fate now lies in the heart of a power struggle between the military, the brotherhood and other civil society players. At stake is the soul of the most populous Arab country in the world
- 25 June 2012
Time to air Muslim violence against Christians
Violence against Christians is mounting across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Unfortunately, America’s top newspapers find it too hot to handle
- 22 March 2012
What is happening in Egypt to the Copts is the Kristallnacht of our times.
Whatever the origins of the West's unwillingness to recognise the existence of religion as a causal agent of conflict, this is a naivety which we can no longer afford to possess.
- 11 October 2011
Updated: Islamists torch church in Cairo – 12 dead, hundreds injured
The toll of dead and injured continues to rise as yet another anti-Christian “pogrom” raises fears over direction of post-Mubarak Egypt.
- 8 May 2011
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