- Country Information
Population
109,546,720 (2023 est.)Ethnicity (%)
Egyptian (99.7), other (0.3)Religion (%)
Islam (90), Christianity (10)Leader
President Abdelfattah Said El-Sisi (2014)Government type
Presidential republicLegal system
Mixed legal system based on Napoleonic civil and penal law, Islamic religious law, and vestiges of colonial-era lawsSource: CIA World Factbook
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Egypt News
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Three Christians Hospitalized After Stabbing
Domes of a Coptic Church building in Egypt.
Photo: Flickr / Andrew A. Shenouda (cc)Three Christian men were hospitalized after being brutally attacked on November 5th in Ashruba, a village located within the Minya province of Upper Egypt. This is only the latest incident to occur amid a recent surge of sectarian violence throughout the region.
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Christian Homes and Businesses Burned
Late into the evening of April 23rd, Islamic militants set fire to several homes and shops owned by Coptic Orthodox Christians in the village of Al-Fawakher, which is located in Egypt's southern Minya province. Although the attackers attempted to prevent the occupants from leaving their burning homes, thankfully there were no reported fatalities.
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Temporary Church Building Burned
The temporary church building before and after the arson attack.
Photo: Christian Solidarity WorldwideLocal Christians in the village of Misha'at Zaafaranah, located within Egypt's Minya Province, are working to get approval to build a place of worship. The required documents have been submitted to the authorities and, for the meantime, the group of believers were meeting in a temporary structure on the land belonging to the church.
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Attack on Church Building Site
A Coptic church in Egypt.
Photo: Flickr / Mark Fischer (cc)Since 2016, the government of Egypt has been slowly approving the registration of more than 3,700 church buildings that were operating without the required licencing. These buildings were established before 2016, during a time when permits were virtually impossible to get. Although the licencing process now being administered has been long and tedious, thankfully progress is eventually taking place.
