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Violence breaks out in Cairo after Coptic funerals

April 8, 2013 by Louisa Loveluck

This article was first published by The Telegraph: Violent clashes have erupted outside a Cairo cathedral after a Coptic funeral march came under attack, leaving one dead and at least 66 people injured. Earlier in the day, hundreds of mourners had gathered to mark the death of four Coptic Christians killed in sectarian clashes on Friday night. The emotional memorial service turned into a protest against President Mohamned Morsi’s Islamist-led government, whom mourners accused of failing to protect Egypt’s Coptic community. […]

Categories: Egypt • Tags: Coptic Christians, Egypt, Muslim Brotherhood, St Mark's Coptic Cathedral

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Just how ready are the Muslim Brotherhood?

June 25, 2011 by Louisa Loveluck

“The Brotherhood is clearly ready for elections now – it’s been ready for 10 years – whereas the newer secular parties who could not participate in the political process under Mubarak are not. The above quotation from journalist Ashraf Khalil encapsulates the prevailing wisdom regarding the likely outcome of early elections in Egypt. Although on some levels, Khalil is clearly correct, pronouncements such as this reveal just as much about the beliefs and assumptions of the speaker as about the […]

Categories: Egypt • Tags: Egypt, elections, Muslim Brotherhood

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