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  Nov 5, 2013

  Abducted Syrian Bishops Located as Negotiations for Their Release Continue

  Brigadier General Abbas Ibrahim, Lebanese General Security Chief, revealed that he has received information concerning the location of the two kidnapped Syrian bishops Bolous Yazigi and Youhanna Ibrahim, who were abducted on April 22.

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  Oct 28, 2013

  Lack of Response for Coptic Attacks Reveals Signs of Complicit Government, Says Founder of Coptic Secular Current

  Kamal Zakher, founder of the Coptic Secular Current, has said what happened in Warraq - where a Christian wedding was attacked - has revealed imbalances within the Egyptian government when it comes to their response regarding violence aimed at religious minorities.

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  Oct 28, 2013

  Iran Deports American Priest Who Protested Imprisonment of Christians

  Iranian authorities have deported a U.S. priest who had organized a protest outside the notorious Evin prison in Tehran to demand the release of Iranian Christians.

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  Oct 28, 2013

  Islamic Party Rejects Call to Include 'Democratic,' 'Civil' in New Egypt Constitution

  The Salafi Al-Nour, a hardline Islamic Party, rejected referring to the Egyptian state as "civil" in the country's new constitution which is currently being amended.

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  Oct 24, 2013

  Egypt Accused of Deliberately Failing to Protect Christian Copts and Churches From Islamist Attacks

  The Revolutionary Socialists (RS) movement on Tuesday denounced the massacre at the Virgin Mary Church in Warraq, Giza which killed four people and left 18 injured.

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  Oct 24, 2013

  Crimes Against Egypt's Christians Were Expected Yet Authorities Did Nothing, Says Human Rights Advocate in Wake of Warraq Church Massacre

  President of the Supporters of Human Rights Association, Dr. Omar El-Sabakhi, insisted the Warraq church massacre was expected and security forces once again failed to take any action.

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  Oct 22, 2013

  Coptic Advocates Demand Action Against Gov't Officials Over Repeated Attacks Against Christians

  A prominent advocate for Coptic Christians has condemned the attack on Copts leaving the Virgin Mary Church in Warraq, Giza, following a wedding last week.

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  Oct 17, 2013

  Muslim Brotherhood Practices Politics Through 'Terrorist' Ideology, Says Egyptian Political Figure

  The Muslim Brotherhood is practicing politics through a terrorist ideology, claims Nabil Metry, a member of the Executive Office of the Regional Association of Non-Governmental Organizations.

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  Oct 17, 2013

  Malaysian Court Rules Christian Newspaper Can't Use Word 'Allah'

  A Malaysian court has banned The Herald newspaper in Malaysia from using the word "Allah," a term for "God" used by Muslims.

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  Oct 13, 2013

  Archbishop Condemns Slaughter of Middle Eastern Christians, Calls for Christian Leaders to Unite

  Greek-Orthodox Archbishop Antoine Shedrawi, the Metropolitan of Mexico and Central America, condemned the daily killing and harassment of Christians during a visit this week to the Maronite patriarch of Lebanon, Mar Bechara el-Rahi.