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Seven Copts detained by the State Security Investigation apparatus under the emergency law may be released next week. This event sparked wrathful demonstrations by some 8,000 Copts during the past ten days.
Tradition in the Coptic Orthodox Church has it that at present day Matariya, Joseph stuck his staff in the sand and Baby Jesus stretched out His hand and touched the staff, and a well of pure water sprung up there. The Family drank from the water, and Mary used it to wash the baby’s clothes. The...
For decades, the Egyptian government refused to include the Holy Virgin Tree in el-Matariya on the country´s heritage list of protected sites. As a result, the tree fell victim to unscrupulous locals who sold branches and sap to pilgrims. The president of the National Egyptian Heritage Revival...
A copy of the Group for Democratic Development and Andalus Institute for Tolerance and Anti-Violence Studies’ report on the Alexandria sectarian riots in October 2005.
A critique of the Egyptian government’s handling of the Sudanese refugees protesting in Cairo.
This article gives an overview of the journey of the Holy Family in Egypt, by shedding light upon a book written on the subject by three writers specialized in Christian archeology, Egyptian religious affairs and the New Testament and history of the church.
Christian pilgrims, on the route of the Holy Family, were surprised to discover that the so-called worshipping tree in the Muslim village of Nezlet Abed, near the pilgrimage site at Giebel Al Teir, had been chopped into pieces by local farmers. Local Christians claim the tree was 2000 year old and...
An overview of all the sites of the Holy Family with an overview of where currently sites are being restored.
The cave of the Holy Family in Mustorod is being restored and receives a new image. The church is in the possession of a miracle icon which brings healing for ailments.
The Holy Family had a unique journey in which they passed through almost all Egypt. Dr. Mohammed Abdel Maqsud, the general manger of Sinai and East Delta monuments said that the Holy Family has stopped in many places. The most important places were in Sinai. Concerning the preparations for the...

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