Car Bomb Next to a Coptic Church in Cairo
Our correspondent in Cairo gave us the following information. At about 8:30 PM (Cairo time) a car bomb exploded next to the St. Mary Church in Zeitoun Cairo.
UK: Jihadist to open “School of Shari'ah”
It would be refreshing if the author of this article or Bunglawala of the MCB would be so kind as to explain exactly, with reference to Islamic texts and teachings, how Chaudary's view of Islam is "warped" -- but for that explanation we have been waiting for years.
Pope calls for courage among Mideast Christians
Thousands celebrate papal mass in Jordan
Muslim Brotherhood: Obama's Egypt trip 'useless'
Egypt's most powerful opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, on Saturday called President Barack Obama's upcoming trip to Egypt "useless" unless the US shows dramatic change in its policies toward Arab and Islamic countries.
Pakistanis flee offensive, Swat valley curfew eased
KOTA, Pakistan - Pakistan's military ordered people out of parts of the Swat valley on Sunday, temporarily relaxing a curfew to enable civilians to flee an intensifying offensive against Taliban militants.
Why Investing in Egypt is Unsafe
Certain information has to be said without compliments or political correctness. Being that I was born in Egypt it is difficult to speak badly about my native country, especially since I hold a great love and admiration for its history, ancient civilization, and majority of its people.Â
Coptic music on the web
The Library of Congress launches a Coptic music web presentation on their online Performing Arts Encyclopedia in May 2009.
Witnesses for Nun's Rape Case Threatened, Refuse to Testify
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 9, 2009) - International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that five prosecution witnesses gave compromised testimony in the case of the nun who was raped during the August pogrom against Christians in Orissa's Kandhamal district because they had been threatened with "dire consequences." The witnesses testified on April 22 in a special court.
Pakistan moves against Swat militants, civilians flee
MINGORA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani forces attacked Taliban militants in the Swat valley on Friday as concern grew about the fate of nearly a million people displaced by an upsurge in violence.
U.N. says south Sudan tribal violence “worrying”
* U.N.'s Holmes says south Sudan tribal violence worrying * Hundreds dead in violence stemming from cattle disputes * Holmes says region "cannot afford another war"