Tag: Coptic Christians

Three Coptic Orthodox monks killed in South Africa

They were murdered at the monastery of St. Mark and St. Samuel the Confessor in Cullinan.

Coptic monastery attacked and occupied in Sudan

Hundreds of civilians have been killed in the last years as a result of local conflicts.

Fire at Coptic Church in Cairo kills over 40 people

"Suffocation, suffocation, all of them dead," a witness was quoted as saying by AP.

A Muslim mob attacked a group of Christians in Egypt

Local authorities assigned a security force to protect the church, but it was overwhelmed by the sheer scale of the mob.

A Coptic Christian has been shot over 20 times in Egypt

A second person, Sherif Rashad, sustained a gunshot wound and was transferred to a hospital in Alexandria.

Coptic priest stabbed to death in Egypt

Coptic Christians comprise approximately 10% of Egypt’s population, which is primarily Muslim.

Coptic Christian stabbed while attempting to save son from Muslim neighbour

Locals knew of the perpetrator as one who insulted and mistreated Christians.

98 female judges appointed in Egypt, none of them is Christian

Among the 98 female judges appointed on the 3rd of March, there is no Christian.

Coptic Christian brothers murdered and their bodies mutilated

The Copts (10% of Egypt’s population) are the descendants of a long line of ancient Egyptians who later converted to Christianity.

Three Coptic Christians brutally murdered in Egypt

The three brothers were working in an agricultural field at the moment of their death.