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Egypt: Mob attack encouraged by police promise ‘No church will be allowed here’
By WorldWatch MonitorA mob attacked a church in Minya, Egypt, on 13 July protesting against its legalisation and received a police officer’s approval, World Watch Monitor...
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Conciliation, Suspended Sentences For Copts And Muslims In Beni Sweif Village
By Girgis Waheeb - Watani - The State Security Court has handed the nine Copts and 11 Muslims from the village of Meinin, who...
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Egyptian mob celebrates blocking application for new church
By WorldWatch MonitorMob rule has stopped hundreds of Christians in a village in Upper Egypt building their first church, World Watch Monitor has learned...
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Egypt’s Copts decry recent spate of church closings
By Shahira Amin - Al-MonitorWhen a long-awaited law on building and restoring churches went into effect in Egypt in September 2016, several Christian members...
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Christians in Egypt Pelted With Rocks in Attack on Town – Four Churches Forced to Shut
By Joey Millar - The Express UK (via AINA) -The coordinated attacks took place in the Egyptian region of Minya, south of Cairo, where...
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Minya Copts Respond to Church Closings
By POMEDCoptic Christians have called on security forces to increase anti-discrimination efforts after a number of attacks have led to the closing of Coptic churches...
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Anba Macarius of Minya: Is Prayer a Crime?
By Nader Shukry - WataniAnba Macarius, Coptic Orthodox Bishop of Minya, has issued a statement that tackled the recent closure of churches in Minya...
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