Egypt

A group of militant Islamist citizens reportedly stormed and destroyed a Coptic Christian community in Egypt over a Facebook post that was critical of Islam. 

A Christian teacher in northeastern Egypt posted comments on Facebook and is now facing charges of insulting Islam.

According to a new report, Coptic Christian girls are being abducted and forced to convert to Islam at an alarmingly high rate.

On November 23, seven plainclothes Egyptian police officers showed up at activist Ramy Kamel's house and confiscated many of his belongings including books, his laptop, his phone, and a digital camera. The following day, the Coptic activist known for advocating for Egypt's urban poor and rural peasants was charged with joining and financing a terrorist group and disrupting public peace.  

A Coptic Christian family was attacked in Egypt leaving one of the family members in critical condition.

An Egyptian committee has approved the legalization of 127 churches in the country.

A young Coptic Christian man has been arrested near Cairo, Egypt for allegedly insulting Islam after a hacker posted material on his Facebook page, he and family members said.

Archaeologists working on ruins in an ancient port city near Alexandria believe they have uncovered the oldest church ever discovered in Egypt. Researchers said the church — with walls likely built in the shape of a cross — probably dates back to the 4th century AD. Such architecture was common in places of worship at that time.

Days after Muslim leaders in Egypt came to his apartment to warn him to return to Islam, a Sudanese Christian in Cairo received a death threat by phone last week, he said.

A Coptic church in Upper Egypt is closed after a throng of angry Muslims attacked it this month, beating a priest and another Copt as more than 200 fearful children who had gathered for Bible lessons looked on, according to advocacy groups.