Tag Archives: Copts

Update from the Arab Spring

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-posted on the Corner: Via The Daily Star (Lebanon): CAIRO: Egyptian police fired tear gas outside Cairo’s Coptic cathedral on Sunday after clashes following funeral prayers for four Christians killed in sectarian clashes. Black-clad riot police pointed at the main … Continue reading →

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Annals of the Arab Spring (ctd.)

Posted on June 11, 2011 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-posted over at the Corner: Via the Wall Street Journal: QENA, Egypt—Five weeks after the fall of the Egyptian regime, Ayman Anwar Mitri’s apartment was torched. When he showed up to investigate, he was bundled inside by bearded Islamists. Mr. … Continue reading →

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