Date of source: الخميس, آيار (مايو) 12, 2011
In the absence of firm political and social action, the events in Imbābah may not be the last episode of sectarian strife.
An activist says Muslims and Christians are living in a state of acute polarization, in which you can easily find Christians who think that all Muslims are violent and Muslims...
Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 23, 2011
In this editorial, Yūsuf Sidhum comments on the outpouring of anger on behalf of many Coptic Christians following the attack on a church in Alexandria that left 24 dead.
Sidhum alleges that this reaction comes not only because of the recent bombing, but as the result of a "long history of blatant...
Date of source: السبت, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 11, 2010
An official Swiss television channel aired a video investigation that claims that copts in Egypt are persecuted, and forced to live in slums.
The video angered Islamic communities in Switzerland and European countries. The Swiss Islamic Shura council issued a declaration condemning the video...
Date of source: الأحد, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 14, 2010
The author criticizes Archbishop Athanasius Dāwūd’s call upon Iraqi Christians to flee their country because of al-Qā‘idah’s threats. He says that the call gives the impression that Arab Christians are guests in the Arab world who should flee to the West as soon as they sense danger. He also says...
Date of source: الأربعاء, حزيران (يونيو) 16, 2010
This article introduces further documents that record the conflict between the Church and the State during the 1980s.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, حزيران (يونيو) 15, 2010
In this article, the author introduces documents that record the conflict between the Church and State during the 1980s.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, حزيران (يونيو) 8, 2010
Date of source: الأحد, آذار (مارس) 28, 2010
This article deals with the inhumane treatment reported by Pastor Zakariya of Luxor when demolition services came to his home and assaulted the pastor and his family. The area was marked for demolition, which was not an issue to the pastor or to the Evangelical Church. The issue lay in how the...
Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 3, 2010
Marina Ihab reviews Watani International colleague Nadir Shukry’s book about reconciliation sessions. In his book, Shukry documents 19 sectarian cases which have undergone traditional reconciliation sessions that resulted in the culprits being freed while the victims never receive justice.
Date of source: السبت, كانون الثاني (يناير) 2, 2010 to الجمعة, كانون الثاني (يناير) 8, 2010
The author traces and analyzes the sectarian incidents during 2009 in Egypt to explore and predict the situation in 2010.