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President Mohamed Morsi (Muhammad Mursī) ignored dozens of injuries that occurred inside the Cathedral because of the Ministry of Interior’s tear gas and his followers’ Molotov cocktails and sent a very sentient message, saying "the Church is an Egyptian Coptic symbol that cannot be prejudice!"...
Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II decided to retreat to Saint Bishoy Monastery (Dayr al-Anbā Bīshūy) and cancel his weekly sermon on Wednesday in protest of al-Haddād's statement (that implied that Copts were the ones who instigated clashes and threw Molotov cocktails from top of Saint Mark...
President Mursi's statement following the events at the Cathedral has been criticized as being lukewarm and meager. While claiming to have ordered an immediate investigation into the events, his statement appears to have ignored factors relating to the basis of the clashes. There was no mention of...
In al-Tahrīr, four masked men opened fire at Saint Paul Church in Mantāy area in Shubrā al-Khaymah during a mass and kidnapped Abanoub (Peter Majdī, al-Tahrīr, Apr. 1, p. 20). Read original text in Arabic.
‘Atāllah’s funeral took place in his hometown of Asyut amid Coptic anger as ‘Atāllah was tortured to death by the Libyan authorities for being accused of proselytizing. Pastor Bāqī Sidqī of the Evangelical community in Asyut headed the funeral prayers. Those in attendance were Father Būlus Bishāy,...
Muslim-Christian relations in Egypt have changed since the fall of Mubārak and the death of Pope Shenouda. A number of events have occurred in the two years since Mubārak’s fall have led to this development. Before the Revolution, and specifically in the time of the late President Anwar al-Sadāt...
Bishop Yuhannā Qultah, as a representative of the Catholic Church in Egypt, took part in the Constituent Assembly called upon to write a new constitution. Having studied Islamic history and philosophy, he has his own view and future perception on the crisis Egypt is currently experiencing.  While...
The first celebration of the glorious birthdays witnessed by the Cathedral of St. Mark in Abbassia in the presence of the road's thoughts, amid prayers for Egypt and the stability and security of the country ...
Al-Tahrīr summarises Coptic celebrations and prayers which took place on Palm Sunday in Cairo and across Egypt, highlighting specifically the fact that this Palm Sunday falls at a time during which Egyptian Christians have been undergoing a lot of difficulties, particularly during the recent period...
In the first Christmas after the Revolution of June 30th the Pope stated that he is optimistic for the future despite the difficulties that Egypt is facing. He announced that the country will live “days of Gold” after the sadness that it went through (Peter Majdī and Ahmad al-Baramāwī, al-Tahrīr,...

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