Egypt’s elections and the man dividing the country’s Copts

Egypt’s elections and the man dividing the country’s Copts
Walking around Cairo you would be forgiven for thinking that President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi was the only candidate running in the elections later this month. His is the only grandiose face bearing down on passers-by, while billboards of his rival, Mousa Mostafa Mousa, are nowhere to be seen. Egypt’s 26-28 March presidential elections have . . . Read More

Terrorist threat forces Egyptian Christians to cancel summer activities

Terrorist threat forces Egyptian Christians to cancel summer activities
The churches of Egypt are temporarily shutting down their summer activities. “I asked all our churches and conference centres to cancel their trips and events for the next three weeks,” Dr. Andrea Zaki, president of the Protestant Churches of Egypt, told World Watch Monitor. “There is news they could be . . . Read More

Fourth Coptic Christian murdered in 10 days

Fourth Coptic Christian murdered in 10 days
Dr. Bassam Safwat Atta, 35, was found dead in his flat on 13 Jan.World Watch Monitor   A Coptic surgeon was found murdered in his flat on Friday (13 Jan) in Upper Egypt, making him the fourth Coptic Christian murder victim in 10 days. Married father-of-two Bassam Safwat Atta, 35, . . . Read More