All women political candidates must be veiled and silent, says Egyptian...
All Egyptian women seeking office in upcoming elections must be veiled and not speak to men, says a top Egyptian politician, adding to growing concerns that "Arab Spring" has been a setback for human...
View ArticleOutrage follows reports teacher, students killed Christian boy over crucifix,...
Ayman Nabil Labib, a 17-year-old Christian, was murdered by Muslim classmates after refusing to remove a crucifix he was wearing, according to reports in the Egyptian daily newspaper al-Masry al-Youm,...
View ArticleEgyptian Muslims, Christians reach agreement to ease church repair rules
Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church and the Muslim group Al-Azhar have come to an agreement on a unified law for building houses of worship, according to the Cairo daily newspaper al-Masry al-Youm. Egypt...
View ArticleAncient Christian ruins in danger
The ruins of the 1,500-year-old St. Menas' church and monastery near Alexandria, Egypt, are sinking into water-saturated soil and may be added to the UN's list of World Heritage Sites in Danger. The...
View ArticleWill Egypt become the next Pakistan?
by Sherif Meleka Special to Beliefnet A few days ago, I was watching a popular Egyptian talk show, Fil Midan, or "In the Square." It had a very interesting guest, a leader of a salafi Islamic political...
View ArticleMuslim women to shun bananas, cucumbers?
Yes, he's read the reports that a Muslim cleric announced women should not touch cucumbers, carrots or bananas lest they become sexually impure, admits Egyptian newspaper editor Muna Khan in the Cairo...
View ArticleAmid violence, Egypt’s Christians rely on Muslim friends, worry about future
Burned-out rubble is all that’s left of Christian shopkeeper Abskharon Suleiman's appliance store in the northern Egyptian village of Sharbat. His home was destroyed as well as shops owned by his adult...
View ArticleABC News’ Christiane Amanpour: Not your ordinary Christmases
Christmas has unique memories for international journalist Christiane Amanpour, the ABC News Global Affairs Anchor. As a small child, she remembers wonderful times, “my family with a Christmas tree and...
View ArticleEgypt’s Christians weep as rioters target their churches, homes, businesses …...
Christian nuns are paraded through the streets like prisoners of war. Scores of churches and Christian schools smolder in vandalized ruins. Christian children are being gunned down on the street. “The...
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3 Muslim Women Died Defending Christians on Palm Sunday
Three Muslim female police officers are being praised as heroes after attempting to save the lives of Coptic Christians that were being targeted in two attacks that took place in Egypt on Sunday. The...
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