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  Apr 15, 2013

  Leading Egyptian Bishop: Attacks on Copts has 'Fundamentally Undermined' Democracy

  H.G. Bishop Youssef of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese with the Southern United States said that the world has been watching the promised and historic transition to democracy in Egypt, but the recent and serial attacks on the Coptic Patriarchate and Copts throughout the country has "fundamentally undermined the movement with disgrace."

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  Apr 15, 2013

  Lawsuit Against Popular Egyptian Salafist for Contempt of Christianity Postponed Again

  The Consultation Chamber in the North Cairo Court postponed the lawsuit filed against Ahmed Mahmoud Abdallah, a controversial entertainer more commonly known as Abu Islam, for contempt of Christianity to May 20, so that related documents can be submitted and processed.

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  Apr 15, 2013

  Egypt's Interior Ministry and the Muslim Brotherhood Plan to Eliminate Copts, Says Former Politician

  Mohamed Hamd el-Gamal, former head of the State Council, stated that Egypt's Interior Ministry and the Muslim Brotherhood have adopted a plan to eliminate Copts and media figures supportive of Copts in the country.

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  Apr 11, 2013

  Coptic MPs Urged to Quit in Protest Over St. Marks Cathedral Attacks

  The Egyptian Center for Development Studies (ECDS) has called for Coptic Members of Parliament in the Shura Council to resign in protest against the siege of St. Mark's Cathedral.

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  Apr 11, 2013

  Egypt President Morsi Failed to Keep Promise to Protect the Church, Says Coptic Pope

  The Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Holy See of St. Mark the Apostle, H.H. Pope Tawadros II, has accused the Egyptian regime and security forces for failing to prevent the sectarian incidents of El-Khosos and St. Mark's Cathedral.

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  Apr 11, 2013

  Nigerian Christians Denounce Pressure to Grant Boko Haram Amnesty

  The Christian Association of Nigerian-Americans (CANAN) recently denounced mounting pressure on the Nigerian government to grant extremist group Boko Haram amnesty.

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  Apr 11, 2013

  Bishop Yohanna Qolta: Egypt is in Social, Political and Religious Imbalance

  In the wake of the attacks on St. Mark's Cathedral in Cairo, religious leaders are warning that their country is in a state of imbalance and close to falling into total chaos.

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  Apr 11, 2013

  Cathedral Attack Was State Suppressing Coptic Youth, Says Famous Egyptian Author

  Egyptian political intellectual and writer Amin el-Mahdi described the recent assault on St. Mark's Cathedral and Al-Azhar earlier as an attempt for "sectarian fragmentation" by the Muslim Brotherhood in order to control Egyptian society.

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  Apr 10, 2013

  Sectarianism to Lead to Dire Consequences in Egypt Amid Attacks, Says WCF

  The World Christian Forum (WCF) expressed its anxiety over the recent attacks targeting Copts in Egypt, stressing that such acts reflect sectarian incitement that could lead to dire consequences.

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  Apr 10, 2013

  Copt Killed in Cathedral Attacks, Pregnant Wife Holds President Morsi Responsible

  A number of Christian leaders and members of the Maspero Youth Union in addition hundreds of Copts attended the funeral of 34-year-old Copt Daoud Makram Daoud, one of the victims of the Khosos attacks this past Friday and Saturday in the El-Khosos City of Qaliubiya.