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  Dec 15, 2013

  Egypt Laws Do Not Protect Christian Copts' Rights, Could Destabilize Country's Future

  Dr. Ali el-Samman, President of International Union for Intercultural and Interfaith Dialogue and Peace Education (ADIC) in Egypt is warning that Egyptian law does not adequately protect Copts with the future stability of the state hanging in the balance.

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  Dec 12, 2013

  Pope Francis Declares Christians Have a Right to Live in Homelands in Face of Egypt Attacks

  Pope Francis called for the spread of peace and the end of enmity and division in the Middle East. His Holiness also called on ensuring religious freedom for all and the preservation of Christians' rights to live in peace where they were born.

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  Dec 12, 2013

  Christians in Syria Should Refrain From Participating in Syrian Society Given Recent Kidnapping of 12 Nuns in Maaloula, Says Lebanese Patriarch

  Cardinal Mar Bechara el-Rahi, the Maronite Patriarch of Lebanon, expressed concern about involving Christians in Syrian events, especially in the wake of the kidnapping of nuns from the St. Takla nunnery in Maaloula and the abduction of bishops Boulos Yazigi and Youhanna Ibrahim in a separate incident.

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  Dec 10, 2013

  Abduction of Nuns in Syria Aims to Force Christians to Emigrate

  Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem and Jordan condemned the kidnapping 12 nuns from the monastery of St. Takla in Maaloula, Syria, adding that the goal of this crime is to harass Christians and push them to emigrate.

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  Dec 8, 2013

  Christians Face Increased Violence Since Arab Spring While Absent in Direct Conflict

  Habib Afram, president of the Syriac League in Lebanon, said all Christians in the Middle East are targeted for violence.

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  Dec 4, 2013

  UN Called on to Offer Greater Protection for Christians in Syria After a Dozen Nuns Kidnapped

  The Lebanese Forces Party (LFP) has called on the United Nations to help protect holy places, archaeological sites, priests and nuns in Syria following recent attacks.

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  Dec 3, 2013

  Islamic Party Member Renews Threats Against Coptic Christians in Egypt: They 'Will Regret' Supporting Overthrow of Morsi

  Assem Abdel Magid, a member of the Islamic party Gamaah Islamiya, has renewed his threats against the Coptic Church and its leaders, who he accused again of supporting what he called a "coup."

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  Nov 28, 2013

  Egypt Prosecutor Bans Publication of Warraq Massacre, Other Incidents of Violence Against Copts

  Egyptian Prosecutor General Hisham Barakat issued a decision that bans publications from writing about the Warraq church case as well as other issues still under investigation by the Supreme State Security Prosecution.

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  Nov 24, 2013

  Copts Need Full Rights Under Egyptian Law After 'Centuries of Persecution,' Says Egyptian Journalist

  Dr. Abdel Halim Kandil, a prominent Egyptian journalist, expressed his rejection of a quota system for Copts and other religious minorities to ensure their representation in parliament that is being considered in the new draft of the country's constitution.

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  Nov 23, 2013

  Syrian Rebels Used Civilians as Human Shields, Bombed Churches, Says Human Rights Watch

  Human Rights Watch revealed that Syrian rebel forces have committed war crimes including the killing of civilians and the targeting of churches, during their attack on the Christian village of Sadad in late October.