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1 Christian teen given jail term for insulting Islam 12 April 2012
2 Islamists use Rumours to Attack Christians 08 March 2012
3 Christian teenager abducted 09 February 2012
4 Update: One year later, no answers to church bombing 12 January 2012
5 Update: Religious identification of two boys restored to Christianity 01 December 2011
6 Thousands of Christians gather to pray for country 24 November 2011
7 Coptic student murdered by classmates for wearing a cross 10 November 2011
8 Christians in mourning after massacre 13 October 2011
9 Muslim extremists destroy church building, homes 06 October 2011
10 Christian killed, others injured in mob attack 18 August 2011
11 Muslim mob besieges church 09 June 2011
12 Muslims violently protest re-opening of church 26 May 2011
13 Blasphemy laws threaten Christians 19 May 2011
14 Islamic extremists attack churches in Cairo 12 May 2011
15 Convert from Islam escapes Egypt with daughter 24 March 2011
16 Islamic mob burns down church 10 March 2011
17 Monk, workers shot in attack on monastery 03 March 2011
18 Muslims abduct daughter of church contractor 24 February 2011
19 Blast kills 21 outside church in Alexandria 06 January 2011
20 Christian charged with "defaming Islam" 23 December 2010
 
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Egypt Profile

Location
Africa

Population
82,079,636 (July 2011 est.)

Ethnicity (%)
Egyptian (99.6), other (0.4)

Religion (%)
Muslim (86.67), Christian (12.83), Non-religious (0.50)

Leader
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces

Government type
Republic

Legal system
Based on Islamic and civil law

Statistics provided by CIA World Factbook and Operation World.

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Persecution News - Egypt

Christian teen given jail term for insulting Islam
(April 12, 2012)

Islamists use Rumours to Attack Christians
(March 08, 2012)

Christian teenager abducted
(February 09, 2012)

Update: One year later, no answers to church bombing
(January 12, 2012)

Update: Religious identification of two boys restored to Christianity
(December 01, 2011)

Thousands of Christians gather to pray for country
(November 24, 2011)

Coptic student murdered by classmates for wearing a cross
(November 10, 2011)

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