CAIRO, Egypt (Morning Star News) – Following the shooting death of a priest in Northern Sinai, Christians in Upper Egypt and elsewhere are living in fear after four Coptic Christians were killed near Luxor in the wake of the deposing of Mohamed Morsi as president. “I am too scared to leave – I haven’t been able […]
Christians in Egypt Fearful after Five Copts Killed
Priest, four others slain; more violence expected over Ramadan.
July 8, 2013 By -
Morsi Supporters Attack Christian Targets in Egypt after Removal of President
Christians wonder how long violence could last.
July 6, 2013 By -
CAIRO, Egypt (Morning Star News) – In scattered locations across Egypt, mobs of hard-line Muslims enraged over the deposing of the country’s Islamist president this week attacked Christian homes, business and church buildings and were suspected in the shooting death of a priest. In Northern Sinai, gunmen reportedly killed priest Mina Aboud Sharween as he […]
Church Permit from Morsi Viewed as Token, Given Difficulties Egyptian Christians Face
With so many denied and unrepaired worship structures, move seen as mere gesture.
July 2, 2013 By -
CAIRO, Egypt, (Morning Star News) – With Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi’s hold on power appearing tenuous a year after taking office, his much-celebrated permission for construction of a church building looks increasingly like a token gesture to placate a non-Muslim minority, Christians say. Christians across Egypt met the president’s June 7 announcement that he had […]
Teacher in Egypt Sentenced for ‘Defaming’ Islam
Christian fined beyond ability to pay; civil trial looms.
June 11, 2013 By -
CAIRO, Egypt (Morning Star News) – A judge in Upper Egypt found a Christian teacher guilty of defaming Islam today and levied a massive fine against her after prohibiting her lawyers from presenting a single witness during the trial. Dimyana Obeid Abd Al-Nour escaped jail time, but she was fined 100,000 Egyptian pounds (US$14,270), far beyond […]
Teacher Accused of Blasphemy in Egypt Released on Bail
Investigation continues even though school, government found no wrongdoing.
May 15, 2013 By -
CAIRO, Egypt (Morning Star News) – A Coptic Christian teacher in Egypt accused of committing blasphemy and evangelizing in school was released yesterday after posting nearly $3,000 in bail. A judge reversed a May 11 order that elementary social studies teacher Dimyana Obeid Abd Al-Nour remain in jail for 15 days after she posted bail of […]
Jail Time Extended for Teacher Accused of Blasphemy in Egypt
Study shows Christians disproportionately accused, sentenced.
May 13, 2013 By -
CAIRO, Egypt (Morning Star News) – A judge in Egypt on Saturday (May 11) ordered 15 days of additional incarceration for a Coptic Christian teacher jailed last week on accusations of blasphemy and evangelism. Three elementary schoolchildren and some teachers in the village of Al-Edisat, Luxor Province had complained on April 10 about social studies teacher […]
Christian Killed in Attack on Coptic Mourners in Egypt
Rocks, fire bombs, gunfire greet mourners leaving funeral of four slain Christians.
April 7, 2013 By -
CAIRO, Egypt (Morning Star News) – Coptic Christians attending a funeral service here today for four Copts killed two days earlier in an anti-Christian rampage were in turn attacked themselves by at least 200 Muslim rioters. The incident, which started with a few dozen men pelting the mourners with stones, quickly escalated into a massive attack […]
Two Egyptian Boys Convicted of Desecrating Koran, but Released
Judge quietly sends Coptic Christian children home; appeal denied.
March 6, 2013 By -
CAIRO, Egypt (Morning Star News) – A court in Egypt has quietly found two Coptic Christian boys guilty of “showing contempt for Islam” but only remanded them to the custody of their parents, an attorney for one of the children said. In a case of alleged blasphemy that inflamed passions in provincial Egypt, a judge […]
Muslim Villagers in Egypt Attack Church
Second assault on Christian properties in province in less than five weeks.
February 17, 2013 By -
CAIRO, Egypt (Morning Star News) – Muslim villagers in Egypt’s Fayoum Province attacked a church this weekend – pelting four Christians with rocks, setting parts of the church building on fire and tearing down a cross atop the structure, witnesses said. The second assault on property of the province’s Coptic Christians in a little over […]
Anti-Christian Hostility Heats Up amid Unrest in Egypt
Two children to be tried for insulting Islam; family imprisoned for reconverting.
February 3, 2013 By -
JERUSALEM (Morning Star News) – Among files on arrested converts from Islam, kidnapped Christian girls and beaten monks piling up on the desk of a noted lawyer in Egypt, on top is the case of two boys about to be tried for allegedly showing contempt of Islam. Attorney Karam Gabriel said anti-Christian hostilities in the […]