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31 Oct 2013

Assembly hears about pain and hope of Egypt's Christians

Dr Wedad Abbas Tawfik has told the WCC 10th Assembly of her experiences and hopes for change as a Coptic Christian from Egypt.
15 Oct 2011

Expressing solidarity with Coptic Christians

A statement does not bring back to life those Coptic Christians who died in Egypt last Sunday (9 October 2011), nor does it make a wrong any more right.
12 Oct 2011

Egyptian army must answer for killings at Coptic Church protest

A leading human rights NGO says the Egyptian army must answer for the death toll at a Coptic Christian rally against religious discrimination.
22 Mar 2011

Concern about 'too little, too early' Egyptian referendum

Representatives of Egypts 4 million Coptic Christians have joined other minority groups in expressing concern about hasty constitutional change in Egypt.
21 Feb 2011

Coptic Catholic leader speaks out on change in Egypt

Given the shifts taking place almost on a daily basis across the whole Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region since last month, it was especially interesting to read the ACN interview reproduced by Ekklesia with HE Cardinal Antonius Naguib from the Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria, Egypt -- also a member of the Middle East Council of Churches.
16 Feb 2011

Patriarch speaks of Egypt's 'historic opportunity'

The leader of Egypt's Coptic Catholics has spoken of an “historic opportunity” for his country achieve the “dream” of a democratic system.