Karima Kamal's new book signing event became a lively discussion about the rights of Copts in the wake of the passing of the pope and the context of an Islamist-dominated legislative body Sectarian ...

The last words out of their mouths were "Lord Jesus Christ." Samuel Tadros is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute’s Center for Religious Freedom and the author of the book Motherland Lost: The ...

Coptic Diaspora shaken by violent attacks on fellow Coptic Christians in Egypt; fear revolution won't change deep-rooted discrimination against Christians “Even if you are a Christian, you should ...

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WASHINGTON — Coptic Christians fleeing upheaval in Egypt must turn to their centuries-long history of overcoming obstacles as they strive to maintain their identity, scholars said. “Yes itʼs a story ...

Hosni Mubarak can count on at least one loyal supporter. Coptic Christian leader Pope Shenouda wants the anti-Mubarak protesters to stand down. He has two inarguable reasons to stick with the dictator ...

A new pope of Egypt's Coptic Christian community has been selected Sunday. It's a major event for the Copts, who make up about 10 percent of Egypt's population of 80 million. Egypt's Coptic Orthodox ...

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On the morning of May 26, Mohsen Morkous, a 60-year-old Egyptian-American Christian from the Chicago suburb of Tinley Park, was traveling with his two sons, a grandson, and dozens of others to a ...

The anger here: Protesting Egypt's abuse of its ancient Christian communities outside the UN headquarters in New York last week. Getty It’s shaping up to be a bad Christmas for one of the oldest ...