Monique El-Faizy
Monique El-Faizy is an author at Religion News Service.
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Coptic Christians increasingly feel endangered in Libya and Egypt
By Monique El-Faizy — February 16, 2015
CAIRO (RNS) The families of the victims had been holding protests and meetings since the abductions in an effort to prod the Egyptian government to secure their release but had received little support or information, according to people in contact with the families.
Egypt’s young Coptic Christians energized to fight for civil rights
By Monique El-Faizy — March 5, 2014
CAIRO (RNS) The Maspero Youth Union, formed to fight for civil rights, rejects the mostly passive role Copts played before the revolution, when the church’s patriarch served as proxy for the Coptic community in all matters political.
REVIEW: ‘The Square’ sheds light on Egypt’s religious and political divisions
By Monique El-Faizy — February 10, 2014
(RNS) On the third anniversary of Mubarak’s ouster, which falls on Tuesday (Feb. 11), Egypt is more polarized than ever. "The Square" is a reminder of what Egyptians share, regardless of religious or political beliefs.
An antidote to religious strife in Egypt: nationalism
By Monique El-Faizy — October 2, 2013
(RNS) After decades of polarization along religious lines, Christians and Muslims in Egypt are coming together to rally behind their flag.
ANALYSIS: Persecuted Coptic Christians still hopeful
By Monique El-Faizy — September 5, 2013
(RNS) Christians in the West are often quick to claim persecution, while their counterparts in Egypt, whose churches are being burned by the dozens, are lately shying away from the term.
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