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Egypt to Execute Muslim in Killings Christians
Christian News
A Muslim men was awaiting execution Monday, January 17, after a court in Egypt sentenced him to death for his alleged involvement in the January 2010 killings of six Coptic Christians following Christmas mass.
Source: Worthy Christian News
Christian Persecution Continues Amid Egypt Turmoil
Christian News
As the whole world watched Muslims protesting in the streets of Egypt, more than 15 Christians were killed outside Al-Minya, 150 miles south of Cairo.
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Demonstrations Stir Fear Among Egypt's Copts
Religious Based News
Members of Egypt's Coptic Christian community gathered near Alexandria on Wednesday to commemorate the deaths of 21 people in a recent suicide bombing. They say such attacks, and rising tensions between Muslims and Christians, make many nervous about the popular attempts to oust President Mubarak and his regime.
Source: NPR Topics: Religion
Muslims attack Egyptian Copts; Again
Muslims attacked the Coptic Christians of Nazlet Faragallah village in Egypt's Minya province Sunday evening; the assault continued unabated into the following morning.
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In Egypt Grief Among Christians Turns To Rage
Religious Based News
In Cairo, the Coptic Christian community buried its dead Monday after violent clashes between protesters and Egyptian soldiers killed 25. The protesters were demanding the country's military rulers protect them from attacks by radical Muslims. Now, Christian mourners are lashing out at those rulers.
Source: NPR Topics: Religion
Concerns Over Life Sentence For Egypt Christians
Christian rights activists remained concerned Saturday about the plight of 12 Christians who were sentenced to life imprisonment in Egypt over sectarian violence that killed three people last year.
Source: Worthy Christian News
A kidnapper in Egypt has released two Americans and their Egyptian tour guide, said Gen. Ahmed Bakr, head of security in North Sinai.
"They are at security headquarters with us now, in good condition. The negotiations succeeded, but we did not give in to the kidnapper's demands," he said.
The hostages are Michel Louis, the pastor of a Pentecostal church in Boston; Lisa Alphonse, a parishioner at another American church; and an Egyptian tour guide. Ref. CNN