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Egypt Begins Rebuilding Christian Churches Destroyed Under Muslim Brotherhood - Breitbart - 0 views

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shared by cguybar on 09 Feb 16 - No Cached
  • cguybar on 09 Feb 16
     
    The many actions and demonstrations the Muslim Brotherhood was apart of came with destruction. Years later things such as churches are just now being rebuilt. This article reinforces the type of impact the Muslim Brotherhood has on different communities in Egypt.
eyadalhasan

Egypt bomb kills 21 at Alexandria Coptic church - BBC News - 0 views

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shared by eyadalhasan on 01 Mar 16 - No Cached
  • eyadalhasan on 01 Mar 16
     
    President Hosni Mubarak has urged Egypt's Muslims and Christians to stand united against terrorism after a bombing outside a church in Alexandria. At least 21 people were killed and 70 hurt in the suspected suicide attack, which happened during a New Year's Eve service at the al-Qiddissin Church.
csosa14

Muslim groups attack Egyptian Copts over church honoring Christians killed by ISIS | Fo... - 0 views

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shared by csosa14 on 31 Mar 15 - No Cached
  • csosa14 on 31 Mar 15
     
    Honoring Christians who were killed by ISIS
  • csosa14 on 31 Mar 15
     
    Honoring Christians who were killed by ISIS
  • csosa14 on 31 Mar 15
     
    Honoring Christians who were killed by ISIS
alarsso

Syria's beleaguered Christians - BBC News - 0 views

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shared by alarsso on 15 Apr 15 - No Cached
  • Christian men have been fighting in the multi-layered conflict - either alongside Kurdish militias or alongside relatively secular rebel factions, or government forces.
  • 10% of Syria's 22 million people.
  • Greek Orthodox Church,
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  • Christians have long been among Syria's elite
  • The founder of the Baath Party
  • was a Christian, and Christians rose to senior positions in the party, government and security forces
  • not seen to have any real power compared with their Alawite and Sunni colleagues.
  • large proportion
  • Sunnis also tolerated or supported the Assads,
  • guarantors of stability
  • When pro-democracy protests erupted
  • many Christians were cautious and tried to avoid taking sides.
  • Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch Gregorios III Laham said last year that more than 1,000 Christians had been killed, entire villages cleared, and dozens of churches and Christian centres damaged or destroyed.
  • This has led some Christians to express support for President Assad,
  • if President Assad is overthrown, Christians will be targeted and communities destroyed as many were in Iraq after the US-led invasion in 2003.
  • concerned by the coming to power of Islamist parties in post-revolutionary Egypt and Tunisia.
  • Other Christians are believed to be assisting the opposition.
  • Syrian National Council, whose leader
  • is from a Christian family.
  • alarsso on 15 Apr 15
     
    Thsi article explores the state of Christians in Syria. Patriarch Gregorios and Bishop Ibrahim add to this discussion.
Briana S

Pope Francis leads Mass in Turkish Cathedral | Nation | Daily Sabah - 0 views

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  • Briana S on 01 Dec 14
     
    Pope Francis, the spiritual leader of the globe's estimated one billion Catholics, has celebrated a special Mass in Istanbul on the second day of his official visit to Turkey. Security was tight at the Catholic Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in the city's... | Daily Sabah After graciously visiting Turkey, one of the countries in the Middle East that has only 1% population of non-Muslims to speak words of tolerance between Muslims and the West. He also addressed Christians with hopes of influencing them to be more accepting/respectful of Islam.
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