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State Security Agency Fabricated Charges Against Convert, Says Lawyer

"The national security agency fabricated several charges after Bishoy has been in custody for 3 days until he was brought to prosecution. The fabricated...

Participation in Referendum ‘a Duty,’ Says Coptic Pope

"Participation in the referendum is a must," Pope Tawadros said during his weekly sermon at Cairo's main Coptic Orthodox cathedral on Wednesday. Egypt plans to...

Famous Convert Hegazi Arrested for “Inciting Sedition”

Armiya is Egypt’s most famous convert to Christianity, as he was the first Muslim to file a lawsuit in order to allow him to...

Egypt’s New Constitution a Victory for Women’s Rights to Full Citizenship, Says a Rights Group

Egyptian women married to non-Egyptians have faced huge difficulties conferring their nationality on their children, which is regarded as a diminution of a woman’s...

Syrian Islamist Rebels Abduct 12 Nuns From Orthodox Monastery

"Armed men burst in the monastery of St Thecla in Maaloula this afternoon. From there, they forcibly took 12 women religious," Mgr Zenari said,...

Complicit Police Arrest Coptic Victims of Attacks, Menya Villagers Complain

“We only ask for security, peace and dignity,” they said.  Ayman Nabil, whose father was arrested on charges of murdering a Muslim, asked, “How...

Egypt’s Proposed Constitution Stirs National Debate

Its authors, handpicked by the military-backed government, are hailing it as a success, and say they expect it to pass in a referendum in...

Morsi’s Links to Jihadists Probed

Now with Morsi ousted and imprisoned, investigators are looking into possibly putting him on trial for links to jihadis, accusing him and his Muslim...

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