Copts and Poliltical Islam
Egypt: Court sentences Christian to 6 years for posts insulting Prophet Muhammad and president
Others | 19 September 2012
A court in southern Egypt has sentenced a Coptic Christian teacher to six years in prison ..
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Hamas appeals to Egypt over closure of smuggling tunnels
Others | 19 September 2012
Egypt's crackdown on smuggling tunnels along its border with the Gaza Strip is making shortages ever tighter..
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Al-Qaida threatens attacks on US diplomats
Others | 19 September 2012
Al-Qaida's branch in North Africa on Tuesday called for attacks on U.S. diplomats..
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Egypt to try 7 Copts, US pastor over Prophet film
Others | 19 September 2012
Egypt's general prosecutor issued arrest warrants Tuesday for seven Egyptian Coptic Christians and a Florida-based American pastor ..
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Islamist Power Struggle Behind Egypt’s Embassy Riots
Others | 18 September 2012
Quiet appeared to have returned to the streets of Cairo, Egypt on Monday after nearly a week of unrest ..
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Salafist preacher faces legal case for 'offending' Egypt's Morsi
Others | 18 September 2012
A lawyer, Ghoneim Farouq, filed a complaint accusing Salafist preacher Wagdi Ghoneim of offending President Mohamed Morsi...
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Egypt's Coptic Christians Fearful Amid Outrage Over Muhammad Film
Others | 18 September 2012
Egypt's minority community fears it might lead to backlash sooner or later.
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Bishops blast Coptic Christians behind anti-Muslim film
Others | 18 September 2012
Coptic Christian leaders in the United States distanced themselves from an anti-Muslim film that has sparked protests..
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Egypt presidential adviser blasts call for 1-month boycott of Google
Others | 18 September 2012
Ayman El-Sayad took a swipe by ex-MP and Muslim Brotherhood for a one-month boycott of internet giant Google..
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Anti-Islam film's director in hiding
Others | 17 September 2012
The filmmaker behind the amateurish anti-Islam film that sparked violent protests around the world has gone into hiding...
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Anti-Islam video does not represent Coptic community
Others | 17 September 2012
Last Monday, only a few people knew about an obscure anti-Islam video produced in the U.S. Today, people around the world are aware of it..
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Coptic Orthodox Church members in Fairfax speak out on anti-Muslim film
Others | 17 September 2012
Coptic Orthodox Churches across the country are bracing for some backlash..
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Embassies under siege as anti-islam protests spread
Others | 17 September 2012
Cairo protesters threw rocks at police, who threw them back and fired tear gas..
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Calif. filmmaker: I won't return to besieged home
Others | 17 September 2012
A Southern California filmmaker linked to an anti-Islamic movie ..
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Candidates for papal chair in Egypt officially announced
Others | 14 September 2012
Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church announced today the initial list of 17 candidates in the running to become the next pope..
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Anti-Islam film tied to Coptic Christian with a checkered past; actors complain about inflammatory dubbing
Others | 14 September 2012
The self-proclaimed director of "Innocence of Muslims" initially claimed a Jewish and Israeli background..
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A deadly link between Islamic and anti-Islamic extremists
Others | 14 September 2012
What should we make of the attacks on the U.S. consulates in Egypt, Libya and Yemen?..
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Twitter Spat Erupts Between Muslim Brotherhood And US Embassy In Cairo
Others | 14 September 2012
The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt has become embroiled in a Twitter spat..
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Suspects held over fatal consulate raid
Others | 14 September 2012
Libya said last night it had arrested several suspects over the attack on the US consulate ..
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Muslims and Muslim Organizations Condemn Attacks on U.S. Embassies
Others | 13 September 2012
Tyranny and darkness may wear a thousand guises, including pseudo-religiosity, but must never deceive us..
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No, It’s Sharia and the Assault on U.S. Missions
Others | 13 September 2012
The coordinated violence against American installations in the Middle East on the eleventh anniversary of 9/11 was caused by one thing: Islamic supremacism..
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