...Copts murdered mysteriously in the past six weeks, as reported by World Watch Monitor. Hundreds of Copts fled their homes in Sinai in March, warned by IS via flyers amid...
...follows the killings of four other Coptic Christians since the end of May, which one priest said was part of “the most aggressive campaign against [the Copts] in the history...
...attack in Minya that killed 29 Copts on Ascension Day. Egypt’s Copts, who make up around 10 per cent of the population, have suffered countless deadly attacks this year and...
...Fr Bishoy Hakim, a Coptic priest in Minya, alleged there was widespread indifference towards Copts. He told World Watch Monitor: “The security forces are not concerned with protecting Copts. They...
...last week, Copts have been crying out for more protection in the wake of attacks, such as the Minya bus attack that killed 29 Copts travelling to a monastery on...
...was particularly “painful for all Copts” because it came after a string of deadly attacks on Copts this year, including the twin suicide bomb attacks on churches celebrating Palm Sunday,...
...community centre. Muslim residents apparently interpreted his visit as a sign the Copts wanted to build a church in the village, and alerted police. The incident shows how Egypt’s Copts...
Women are often subject to discrimination and rejection due to social, legal and cultural norms, especially in patriarchal societies. (Photo: Open Doors International) The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has...
...Copts were beheaded was in January 2015, when IS released video footage showing jihadists murdering 20 Copts and one African convert to Christianity. Mr. Jašek also said that before his...
...fled the area and re-located to Port Said, after the Islamists posted videos and leaflets telling Copts to leave the area or be killed. To date this year, eight Copts...