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  Feb 14, 2013

  Two Christian Coptic Girls Disappear in Upper Egypt, Muslim Youth Believed Responsible

  Two Coptic Christian girls have disappeared under mysterious circumstances in the Minya village of Ezbet Ayoub in Upper Egypt. The families of the two girls have accused two Muslims of inciting them to leave home.

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  Feb 11, 2013

  Islamists Announce Fatwa to Kill Opponents of Egypt's Muslim President Morsi

  Islamist sheikhs have continued their calls to kill the opponents of Islamic Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi.

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  Feb 11, 2013

  US State Department: Egypt's YouTube Ban Violates Right to Freedom of Expression

  U.S. State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland has spoken out against the recent ruling by a Cairo court to ban YouTube in the country for 30 days as a punishment for its refusal to remove the anti-Islam film, "The Innocence of Muslims," from its site.

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  Feb 9, 2013

  Christian-Muslim Harmony in Nigeria in Jeopardy Amid Attacks by Islamic Extremists

  In the past three years, thousands of Christians have died at the hands of Boko Haram, an extremist group based in northern Nigeria, says Cardinal John Onaiyekan.

• Feb 9, 2013

  Imprisonment of Christians in Egypt Criticized by Persecution Group

  Human rights activists have condemned the sentencing of two Coptic Christians to three years imprisonment in the Maspero massacre case.

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  Feb 9, 2013

  20 Churches Destroyed, 100s of 'Sons' Killed in Syria; Christian Leader Reveals Dire Reality

  Twenty churches have been destroyed, damaged or abandoned, and around a hundred "of our sons have been killed," the Patriarch Gregorios III of Antioch, All the East, Alexandria and Jerusalem for the Greek Melkite Catholic Church has said, speaking about the dire situation of Christians in the Middle East.

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  Jan 30, 2013

  Amnesty International Protests Against Egypt's President Morsi During Germany Visit

  Amnesty International organized a demonstration to protest against the violent confrontations between Egypt's security and military forces, and demonstrators during Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi's visit to Berlin on Wednesday.

• Jan 30, 2013

  German Aid to Egypt Linked to Democratic Progress, Foreign Minister Announces

  German financial aid to Egypt is linked to the progress the Egyptian government achieves toward democratic change, according to German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle.

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  Jan 28, 2013

  Egypt's Christians Feel Alienated Under Islamist Rule, Says New Catholic Patriarch

  In his first interview after being elected to his new role the Egyptian Catholic Patriarch has spoken out about how the Coptic Christians in the country are feeling increasingly alienated under the new Islamist rule in the nation.

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  Jan 26, 2013

  Middle East Christian Denominations Unite in the Face of Adversity

  The difficulties faced by Christians in the Middle East have united them and helped bridge their differences, said Archbishop Guiseppe Lazzarotto, the Vatican Apostolic Nuncio to the Holy Land.