“I’m totally depressed. I was approved over a year ago for resettlement, just passed my medical exam last week and was hoping to see family living in Iowa. But instead I’ll be stuck here worried about my physical safety,” said Ibrahim, who like many Sudanese refugees has no travel documents and thus cannot leave Egypt.
Brian Rohan, Associated Press
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The pope has landed in Egypt. Here’s what he plans to do.
Pope Francis came to Egypt on Friday for a historic two-day visit aimed at presenting a united Christian-Muslim front to repudiate violence committed in God’s name.
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Who are Egypt’s Coptic Christians, and why do extremists target them?
Egypt’s Coptic Christians have become the preferred target of the Islamic State group, an apocalyptic cult seeking religious war.
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Egyptian Christians left to bury their dead after church bombings
Women wailed as caskets marked with the word “martyr” were brought into the St. Mina monastery in Alexandria.
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Egyptian Christians victims of increasing violence from ISIS
“They’re thirsty for the blood of any Christian,” Wafaa Fawzy said.
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Tortured Italian student died slow death says Egyptian official
“It’s clear that when you speak about social rights and workers’ rights in Egypt you are implicitly denouncing the lack of freedom.”