Father Alfons Marzou shuffles across a complex that is home to sisters for the Catholic Missionaries of Charity, whose nuns provide medical care and food to impoverished children living amid heaps of garbage.
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Coptic Christians fight for place in Egypt’s political scene
Posted by Sarah on April 13th, 2012
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No Comments »After Arab Spring, experts fearful of Christian targeting at Easter celebrations
Posted by Sarah on April 10th, 2012
For Christians in countries thrown into tumult by the Arab Spring revolutions, Easter celebrations may prove dangerous.
Posted in Featured Post, News and Articles Tags: arab spring, cnn reporting, Coptic, Easter, fears No Comments »Coptic priest held in Cairo airport over Maspero travel ban
Posted by Sarah on April 10th, 2012
Travel ban lifted on Priest Felopateer Aziz, accused of inciting violence against armed forces during last year’s Maspero massacre, after being detained for a few hours at Cairo airport by military intelligence.
Posted in Featured Post, News and Articles Tags: Airport, arrested, Coptic, Felopateer, Maspero, Priest No Comments »NSW Parliament remembers His Holiness Pope Shenouda The Third
Posted by Sarah on April 1st, 2012
On the 29th of March,2012, NSW Parliamentarians relived and celebrated the life of His Holiness Pope Shenouda the Third.
Posted in Featured Post, News and Articles Tags: acm, ambassador, arab, army, Attack, auscma, Australia, Australian Coptic Movement, Bombings, Brotherhood, burqua, cairo, Christian, churches, civil, conflict, congress, conversion, convert, Coptic, Copts, crime, death, discrimination, domestic, egypt, Egyptian, exploitation, Force, Freedom, fundamentalists, genocide, gillard, government, governor, guns, Hosni Mubarak, human rights, international, intolerance, Islam, Islamists, journalism, justice, kidnap, killed, laws, Massacre, members, Michael Meunier, Middle East, Military, murder, Muslim, nightmare, Obama, Parliament, peace, Politics, radical, rape, report, Revolution, riot, Salafist, Saudi Arabia., security, terrorist attack, torture, United States, victims, Victory, violence, war, women, Zawahiri's No Comments »House of Representatives send their condolences
Posted by Sarah on April 1st, 2012
On Tuesday the 20th of March, 2012, 17 members of Parliament rose to give their condolences and speak of His Holiness Pope Shenouda’s passing.
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Posted by Sarah on March 20th, 2012
The Coalition learnt with sadness of the death of His Holiness Pope Shenouda III, patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church, the oldest and largest Christian community of the Middle East.
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Posted by Sarah on March 20th, 2012
The Rev Hon Fred Nile MLC, Leader of the Christian Democratic Party, has extended his condolences to the Coptic community, the family and friends of the late Pope Shenouda III.
Posted in Featured Post, News and Articles Tags: acm, ambassador, arab, army, Attack, auscma, Australia, Australian Coptic Movement, Bombings, Brotherhood, burqua, cairo, Christian, churches, civil, conflict, congress, conversion, convert, Coptic, Copts, crime, death, discrimination, domestic, egypt, Egyptian, exploitation, Force, Freedom, fundamentalists, genocide, gillard, government, governor, guns, Hosni Mubarak, human rights, international, intolerance, Islam, Islamists, journalism, justice, kidnap, killed, laws, Massacre, members, Michael Meunier, Middle East, Military, murder, Muslim, nightmare, Obama, Parliament, peace, Politics, radical, rape, report, Revolution, riot, Salafist, Saudi Arabia., security, terrorist attack, torture, United States, victims, Victory, violence, war, women, Zawahiri's No Comments »Egypt’s grief-stricken Christians fear a new wave of persecution
Posted by Sarah on March 20th, 2012
Death of Coptic Pope Shenouda III leaves millions of worshippers around the country without a spiritual leader
Posted in Featured Post, News and Articles Tags: acm, ambassador, arab, army, Attack, auscma, Australia, Australian Coptic Movement, Bombings, Brotherhood, burqua, cairo, Christian, churches, civil, conflict, congress, conversion, convert, Coptic, Copts, crime, death, discrimination, domestic, egypt, Egyptian, exploitation, Force, Freedom, fundamentalists, genocide, gillard, government, governor, guns, Hosni Mubarak, human rights, international, intolerance, Islam, Islamists, journalism, justice, kidnap, killed, laws, Massacre, members, Michael Meunier, Middle East, Military, murder, Muslim, nightmare, Obama, Parliament, peace, Politics, radical, rape, report, Revolution, riot, Salafist, Saudi Arabia., security, terrorist attack, torture, United States, victims, Victory, violence, war, women, Zawahiri's No Comments »London: thousands show support for Christians in Pakistan
Posted by Sarah on March 17th, 2012
Thousands took part in events in London on Saturday to mark the first anniversary of the assassination of Pakistan’s Christian government minister Shahbaz Bhatti, and protest about the ongoing maltreatment of minorities in Pakistan.
Posted in Featured Post, News and Articles Tags: acm, ambassador, arab, army, Attack, auscma, Australia, Australian Coptic Movement, Bombings, Brotherhood, burqua, cairo, Christian, churches, civil, conflict, congress, conversion, convert, Coptic, Copts, crime, death, discrimination, domestic, egypt, Egyptian, exploitation, Force, Freedom, fundamentalists, genocide, gillard, government, governor, guns, Hosni Mubarak, human rights, international, intolerance, Islam, Islamists, journalism, justice, kidnap, killed, laws, Massacre, members, Michael Meunier, Middle East, Military, murder, Muslim, nightmare, Obama, Parliament, peace, Politics, radical, rape, report, Revolution, riot, Salafist, Saudi Arabia., security, terrorist attack, torture, United States, victims, Victory, violence, war, women, Zawahiri's No Comments »Amid violence, Egypt’s Christians rely on Muslim friends, worry about future
Posted by Sarah on March 17th, 2012
Burned-out rubble is all that’s left of Christian shopkeeper Abskharon Suleiman’s appliance store in the northern Egyptian village of Sharbat. His home was destroyed as well as shops owned by his adult children – all targeted because they are Christians.
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