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LEAD: To the multitude of modern problems afflicting todays Africa - debt, apartheid, guerrilla warfare - add the resurgence of a very old one: religious violence. In recent weeks, the continents two most populous countries, Nigeria and Egypt, have experienced deadly Moslem-Christian clashes. Defusing these potentially explosive conflicts is now an urgent government priority in both Lagos and Cairo.
In new propaganda video, ISIS claims to have beheaded.
(CNN) ��� In a new propaganda video released Sunday by ISIS, the group claims to have beheaded over a dozen members of Egypts Coptic Christian minority on a Libyan beach. The video shows an apparent mass execution��.
COPTIC MONASTERIES YIELD MUCH NEW DATA; American Expedition Completes First Scientific Survey of Homes Near Red Sea.
CAIRO, March 1.--The Byzantine Institute of America, under the direction of Thomas Whittemore, has just completed a study of the Coptic monasteries of Saint Anthony and Saint Paul on the Red Sea. These Egyptian Christian institutions are among the earliest of such homes surviving in Egypt.. Byzantine Inst of Amer completes study of monasteries of St Anthony and St Paul, on Red Sea; results to be published
OC Coptic Christians In Mourning Over Mass Execution Of Brethren In Libya
ANAHEIM (CBSLA.com) ��� The Coptic Christian community in Anaheim is in mourning after ISIS released a video Sunday showing a mass beheading of 21 Coptic Christian men in Libya. The men were from Egypt and were executed for their religion.
Pope Francis condemns beheading of 21 Coptic Christians by ISIS
Pope Francis has today condemned the beheading of 21 Coptic Egyptians by ISIS militants, saying all Christians be they Catholics, Orthodox, Copts or Lutherans are one faith, proclaiming the murdered men martyrs. The Pope unexpectedly went off script .
Christian Is Killed in Shooting on Train in Egypt
A gunman opened fire on train passengers near Cairo, killing one Christian man and injuring five others. It was unclear whether the gunman was targeting Christians.
Social Media Accounts of Violence in Cairo Challenge Official Narrative
As my colleague David Kirkpatrick reported from Cairo, at least 24 people were killed and more than 200 wounded on Sunday night in Cairo when a demonstration by Christians angry about a recent attack on a church in Upper Egypt devolved into violent clashes with the military.. Witnesses in Cairo on Sunday claimed in accounts posted on social media Web sites that the military had used excessive force, fired live ammunition at the protesters and drove armored personnel carriers into the crowds.
Pope Francis denounces murder of Coptic Christians in Libya
The Pope commented on the atrocity that took place in Libya during a meeting with an ecumenical delegation from Scotland. The Pope departed from his prepared address to say that the Copts had been killed because they were Christian. ���Their only words .
RELIGIOUS TENSIONS IN EGYPT CLAIM A LIFE
LEAD: A woman was killed and scores of people have been arrested in renewed fighting between Moslems and Coptic Christians, the police said today.
The 21 beheadings in Libya: Why edit Orthodox from name of the Coptic.
What can be said about the images that are coming out of Libya, in that hellish Islamic State video showing the beheading of 21 Coptic Christians ��� explicitly for their faith and their connection to crusaders? This is a story with so much religious.
Pope Francis: ISIS killing of Coptic Christians barbaric
Francis phoned the patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Pope Tawadros II, to express his profound participation with the pain of the Coptic Church for the recent barbaric assassination of Coptic Christians by Islamic fundamentalists, the Vatican .
Islamic State: ���Great Reward��� for Killing COPTIC CHRISTIANs.
It recently appeared in an Islamic State report explaining why the jihadis already did ��� or soon will ��� execute 21 Coptic Christian workers abducted in (post-���Arab Spring���) Libya. The justification begins by positioning the��.
VATICAN TO EXPAND ETHIOPIAN MISSIONS; Cardinal Fumasoni-Biondi Will Be in Charge of Work -- Definite Plans Not Yet Made.
VATICAN CITY, May 14 (AP). -- The Vatican plans large-scale missionary work in Ethiopia, now that peace is at hand. No definite plan has been prepared, however. The missionary work will be left to the various religious organizations even now carrying it on in Ethiopia.. prevailing religion in Ethiopia
Ethiopians Get Permission To Eat U.S. Korea Food
. Ethiopian troops get dispensation to eat US army rations, Korea
May 3-9: Egypt; Islamic Militants Target A COPTIC CHRISTIAN Town
Coptic Christians, who make up 6 million of Egypts 58 million people, have seen their fortunes ebb and flow since first confronting Islam in 7th-century Egypt. In the last decade, with the rise of Islamic fundamentalism, the Christians, like the Jews, have been singled out as heretics who defile Islamic soil. So last week, when a raid by Muslim militants against Copts in southern Egypt left 14 people dead and five children wounded, the attack was grounded in more than family feuds, old grudges and property disputes. Those elements were present, to be sure: A Christian family,refusing to accede to demands by neighboring militants that they sell their home to Muslims, shot and killed two militants in March. So last week, a gang of militants with pistols, rifles and knives descended on the farming village of Manshiet Nasser in the midst of its wheat harvest, killing 12 farmers in the fields, a teacher in his classroom and a doctor in his home.
SA COPTIC CHRISTIANs react to ISIS beheadings
Mina is just one person among the more than 80 families who attend St. Antony the Great Coptic Orthodox Church in North Bexar County. Father Antonios Girgis said no one in his congregation is directly related to any of the martyrs, but they all.
LEADER IS CHOSEN BY COPTIC CHURCH; Blindfolded Boy Pulls Name of Bishop From Box
CAIRO, Oct. 31 -- A blindfolded Egyptian boy pulled one of three names from a silver box today, making a former army officer, Bishop Shenuda, the 117th successor to Saint Mark as patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church and Pope of Alexandria.. Bishop Shenuda becomes 117th successor to St Mark as patriarch of Coptic Orth Ch and Pope of Alexandria, ceremony, St Marks Cathedral, Cairo; por; he is chosen as blindfolded Egyptian boy pulls his name from sealed silver box containing 3 names selected by assembly of Coptic clergymen and dignitaries; succeeds Pope Kyrollos VI, who died in Mar
A Reflection on the Savage Execution of My 21 Coptic.
re As I watched the knives opening the throats of innocent men to the afternoon air, I felt my heart sink. These men, these 21 Coptic Christians, are my brethren, fellow Egyptians, and just like me, are reviled by ISIS because of��.
Nasser, Attending Coptic Ceremony, Pledges Equality
CAIRO, July 24 -- President Gamal Abdel Nasser, in an effort to reduce the friction between Egyptian Christians and Moslems made an official appearance at a Christian church ceremony today, his first since taking power.. Pres Nasser lays cornerstone for new cathedral being built with Govt aid, Cairo
Video Claims to Show Islamic State Beheading 21 Egyptian.
Militants in Libya claiming affiliation with the Islamic State group had been holding 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians hostage for weeks. The Associated Press could not immediately independently verify the video. Original story��.
The Jewish Press �� �� ISIS Beheads 21 COPTIC CHRISTIANs.
Daesh (ISIS) beheads 21 Coptic Christians at the Libyan seashore, turning the blue Mediterranean red with blood.
Libya: 21 Abducted COPTIC CHRISTIANs Possibly Executed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 2015 /Christian Newswire/ ��� A new report by the Islamic State has just been published with photos alluding to the possible execution of the 21 Coptic Christian construction workers kidnapped from��.
NEWLEY RELEASED PHOTOS SHOW: ISIS Takes Twenty.
The undated photos showed the captive Coptic Christian workers wearing orange jumpsuits usually donned by Islamic State prisoners before they are executed by the jihadists. copt3. Photo of the 21 Egyptian Coptic��.
Coptic Pope, in first such Visit, Attends Services in New York City
Religious leaders in New York City extended a warm welcome yesterday to Pope Shenouda III, spiritual leader of more than 22 million Coptic Orthodox Christians in Egypt, Ethiopia and the Middle East and of 85,000 in the United States and Canada.. NYC religious leaders welcome Coptic Ch leader Shenouda 3d; Cardinal Cooke participates in service conducted by Natl and World Councils of Chs; attending are natl council gen sec Dr Claire Randall, US Conf of world council exec sec Rev Charles Long and Reformed Ch in Amer gen sec Rev Marion de Velder; Shenouda attends reception given by Abp Iakovos, Primate of Greek Orthodox Ch of N and S Amer; some attendants noted (M)
Pope Francis Decries ISIS Beheading Of Egyptian COPTIC CHRISTIANs In Libya
(Reuters) - Pope Francis expressed deep sadness for the beheading of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians in Libya, departing from the script of an address on Monday to emphasize the unity of all Christians regardless of the denomination they follow.
Egypt poised for Libya evacuations as Isis hostage photos.
Egyptians in Cairo protest against perceived government inaction over the kidnapping of Coptic Christians in Libya. Photograph: Ahmed Masri/Almasry Alyoum/EPA. Chris Stephen and Jared Malsin in Cairo. Friday 13��.
ISIS Video Purportedly Shows Beheadings of Egyptian Coptic
In a new propaganda video released Sunday by ISIS, the group claims to have beheaded over a dozen members of Egypts Coptic Christian minority on a Libyan beach. The video shows an apparent mass execution with��.
10 NEW DEPUTIES NAMED IN EGYPT
President Hosni Mubarak appointed 10 new deputies to the recently elected Parliament today, including four from an opposition party. The opposition center-left Socialist Party, which gained the four new legislators, was one of three opposition parties that failed in the general elections on May 27 to win at least 8 percent of the vote, which is necessary to gain seats in the Parliament.
Coptic Popes Visit Cheers Faithful
LEAD: When they say Pope at the Roman Catholic school where Michael Muraghy is in the fifth grade, they of course mean Pope John Paul II. But the other day, Michael, 10 years old, and hundreds of other Coptic Orthodox Christians had a chance to meet their own Pope - Shenouda III - at a Brooklyn Church.
Video allegedly shows Islamic State beheading of Coptic.
A video purporting to show the mass beheading of Coptic Christian hostages has been released by militants in Libya claiming loyalty to the Islamic State group.
Followers in Jersey City Hail the Coptic Pope on His Arrival in the U.S.
JERSEY CITY, April 14 More than 500 Egyptian immigrants crowded into the Coptic Orthodox Church of St. Mark today in prayerful thanksgiving for the first visit to the North American continent of a reigning Coptic pope, His Holiness Pope Shenouda III.. Pope Shenoud III, reigning Coptic pope, is on 40-day visit to 50,000 Coptic immigrants in US and 35,000 in Canada; will meet with Pres Carter, UN Sec Gen Waldheim, Cardinal Cooke and ch leaders; some 500 Egyptian immigrants crowd into Coptic Orthodox Ch of St Mark, Jersey City, NJ; illus (S)
HORRIFIC: ISIS releases BRUTAL video showing TWENTY.
In response what they claim was the persecution of their sister Muslims by the Coptic Christians in Egypt, ISIS marched 21 Coptic Christians to a beach in Tripoli, Libya and brutally murdered them, beheaded every one.
New Patriarch Chosen By the Coptic Church
CAIRO, April 19 (Reuters) -- A 5-year-old boy selected the name of the new leader of the Coptic Christian Church out of an enevelope today in St. Marks Cathedral here.. Named Patriarch of Coptic Ch
Who Were ISIS Egyptian Christian Victims? | The Daily Caller
The mother of Samuel Alham, one of 27 Egyptian Coptic Christian workers kidnapped in the Libyan city of Sirte, mourns in front of the familys house in Al-Our village, in Minya governorate, south of Cairo, January 21, 2015.
ISIS video appears to show beheadings of Egyptian COPTIC CHRISTIANs in Libya
Coptic Christians are part of the Orthodox Christian tradition, one of three main traditions under the Christian umbrella, alongside Catholicism and Protestantism. Copts split from other Christians in the fifth century over the definition of the.
Video allegedly shows Islamic State beheading of COPTIC CHRISTIAN hostages in.
This image made from a video released Sunday Feb. 15, 2015 by militants in Libya claiming loyalty to the Islamic State group purportedly shows Egyptian Coptic Christians in orange jumpsuits being led along a beach, each accompanied by a masked militant .
Egyptian planes pound ISIS in Libya in revenge for mass beheadings of Christians
The U.N. Security Council meanwhile strongly condemned what it called the heinous and cowardly apparent murder in Libya of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians by an affiliate of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, using another name for the terror group.
Islamic State Claims To Have Abducted 21 Coptic Egyptians.
Christians need to be evacuated from Muslim countries and given priority in immigration and asylum policies in the West. They are hated, persecuted in ways big and small, and their life is a living hell, but the Western media��.
White House REFUSES to call 21 beheading victims.
The White House released a statement yesterday to condemn the beheadings of the 21-Egyptian Coptic Christians by ISIS in Libya but refused to refer to the victims as Coptic Christians or even just Christians. The statement��.
ISIS Beheads 21 Coptic Christians On A Beach In Libya
As a sequel to burning alive of the Jordanian POW pilot Moath All-Kasasseba, ISIS decided to behead 21 Christians on a beach front in Tripoli Libya as their.
Pope Francis Condemns Apparent Beheading of 21 COPTIC CHRISTIANs in Strong.
Pope Francis reacted strongly to a video released Sunday that appeared to show the mass beheadings of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians, lamenting that these individuals were assassinated ���simply for the fact that they were Christians.��� The pontiff, who .
EGYPT IS BALLOTING ON SADATS FUTURE; Results Due Today in Referendum for Revisions in Constitution Lifting a Two-Term Limit Results to Be Known Today Press Alongside Government Copts Protested in 1977 Red Dot for Yes, Black for No
CAIRO, May 22 With approval virtually assured, the Egyptian Government held a nationwide referendum on amendments to the Constitution that, among other changes, would let Anwar el-Sadat remain President indefinitely and would make the Islamic religious code the principal source of legislation.. Egypt holds nationwide referendum on amendments to Constitution that would let Anwar el-Sadat remain President indefinitely and would make Islamic religious code principal source of legislation; illustration of Sadat voting (M)
COPTS ELECT PATRIARCH; Monk Who Held Interim Office Now Is in Post for Life
. Elected Egyptian Coptic Ch Patriarch
Isis beheading of Coptic Christians on Libyan beach brings Islamists to the.
Who are Isis latest victims the Coptic Christians? Ali Zeidan said Libyas fractured government and easy access to weapons seized during the fall of Colonel Gaddafi made it more susceptible to the activities of jihadists, according to The Times.
HORRIBLE PHOTOS reveal ISIS marched 21 Coptic.
In response what they claim was the persecution of their sister Muslims by the Coptic Christians in Egypt, ISIS marched 21 Coptic Christians to a beach in Tripoli, Libya and brutally murdered them, beheaded every one.
Egypts Coptic Christians: Who are they ��� and why have then been targeted by.
The latest video purportedly released by the terror organisation Isis claims to show the execution of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians in Libya. The mass beheading prompted an immediate response from Egypt, who launched air strikes against the jihadist.
Coptic Patriarch Calls 21 Beheaded Christians Martyrs for the Faith; Pope.
Relatives of 27 Egyptian Coptic Christian workers who were kidnapped in the Libyan city of Sirte, take part in a protest to call for their release, in Cairo, February 13, 2015. Egyptian Copts have been targeted in Libya before during the chaos that.
MOSLEMS ASSIST COPTS; Cairo Premier Revives Talks of Egyptians and Ethiopians
. agrees to postpone departure of Ethiopian Coptic Ch delegation from Egypt in attempt to settle ch dispute
NEWARK: SCULPTURE, TEXTILES, POTTERY AND OTHER COPTIC ART
IN The Living Races Of Mankind, a popular survey designed to acquaint the belle epoque British with the nations encompassed by their empire, the Copts are treated as a people separate from their fellow Egyptians. The reason given is the Christianity they professed, which precluded intermarriage with Moslems and, hence, Arabs. A period piece that grades races according to morality and cleanliness or, failing these attributes, aptitude for war, the book is not to be taken too seriously. Nevertheless, its ethnological approach seems not entirely unjustified in this case.
After beheading COPTIC CHRISTIANs, Islamists say they will conquer Rome next
The video shows men apparently being beheaded after being forced to kneel next to the Mediterranean Sea. A militant says they are sending a message ���from the south of Rome���. At the end of the footage the same English-speaking fighter raises his knife.
Egyptian Copts Protest Alleged Moslems Harassment; Reasons for the Protest
CAIRO, March 30--The Coptic Church of Egypt has issued a directive to its approximately seven million members to refrain from all official and religious celebrations during the Easter holidays to protest what it said was widespread harassment by Moslem extremists.. Coptic Church of Egypt issues directive to about 7 million members to refrain from official and religious celebrations during Easter holidays to protest widespread harassment by Moslem extremists; gravity of protest is underscored by retreat of Pope Shenouda III, spiritual leader of Copts, to monastery in Maryut; Interior Min Mohammed Nabawi Ismail will discuss crisis in speech to Parliament (M)
Coptic Christians: who are they and what do they believe?
A video released by militants in Libya claiming loyalty to Islamic State appears to show the mass execution of Coptic Christian hostages. The footage shows the victims, believed to be 21 labourers kidnapped in two separate incidents in December and .
