Who are the Coptic Christians?
- Written by Paul Rowe, Professor and Coordinator of Political and International Studies, Trinity Western University
On Palm Sunday, April 9, the Islamic State targeted two Coptic churches in coordinated bombings in the Egyptian cities of Tanta and Alexandria. The explosions killed dozens of Egyptians and injured many more in the worst of a number of such attacks that have taken place in the last decade.
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