Twelve years after their previous church was closed, the Coptic community in the Egyptian village of Kom El-Loufy, 250km south of Cairo, is celebrating as a new church is built. Last month, with the agreement of local Muslims, the Copts started digging the foundations
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In the spring of 2017, gunmen opened fire on vehicles carrying Coptic Christians on their way to a monastery in the Minya province of Egypt. At least 26 were killed in the deadly attack and 23 were wounded. The dead
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Forgiveness is a problem for radicals and terrorists. The main problem – for the terrorists – is that Egyptian Christians are publicly forgiving those who murdered their families since 2014. This is unheard of, particularly in the Middle East where
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Egyptian Christians request prayer after gunmen attacked a bus and other vehicles carrying Coptic Christians. According to a statement by the Governor of Minya, 28 are so far confirmed dead (including two children) and 23 have been wounded in the
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04/09/2017 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – ICC has learned that at least 32 Christians celebrating Palm Sunday were killed in bombings at two Coptic churches in northern Egypt. Dozens more were injured in the blasts as well. The first explosion occurred
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As Coptic Christians continue to flee for their lives from the threat of ISIS in Egypt, the head of the Coptic Church in the UK has called out the ‘horrific attacks’ that have claimed 40 Christians in the last three
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Youssef Lamei, a 45-year-old Christian, was sitting outside his shop in Alexandria in the early hours of 3rd January, when a man crept up behind him and slit his throat whilst reportedly shouting “Allahu Akbar” [God is great]. The murder
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The Egyptian President has made a promise to build the largest church in Egypt. He made the announcement during a Christmas liturgy held at Cairo’s Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, celebrated by Patriarch Tawadros II, telling those gathered there that he has
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The Cairo bombing at St. Mark’s Cathedral, on December 11th, was the deadliest attack on Egyptian Christians in recent history. The suicide bomber activated a device in the women’s seating area of the church, and ISIL’s Egypt branch would later
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Egypt’s Christian community is in mourning following what the BBC has referred to as the “deadliest attack on the Coptic community in recent memory”. At least 25 people were killed and more than 40 injured during the bomb attack on
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