Human Rights Commission in the Shura Council has denounced the document of violence against women that was recently approved by the National Council for Women.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, has paid a sudden visit for those who were injured during the attacks against the St. Mark Great Cathedral.

In mysterious circumstances, Safaa Magdy Babawy and Mariam Girgis Samuel have disappeared in different places in Minay governorate.

Coptic Canadian Association has organized a demonstration in Ottawa in front of the Canadian Parliament and the US Embassy in order to denounce attacking and killing the Copts in Egypt, and their Great Cathedral.

Coptic Diaspora in Greece held demonstration last Friday before the European Parliament in Greece against persecuting the Coptic Christians in Egypt and killing them as well as attacking the Great Cathedral of St. Mark under the wing of the police.

Coptic Organization in Stockholm, Sweden, holds a demonstration today before the American and Egyptian embassies in Stockholm against the practices of the Egyptian government including persecuting Coptic Christians and arresting many political activists of the opposition.

Three Salafist parties have formed an electoral alliance to compete against the Muslim Brotherhood in the upcoming parliamentary elections. They said that such alliance seeks the application of the Islamic Sharia.

Canadian-Egyptians follow with great sorrow what is happening in their mother land, Egypt, from deliberate security chaos, that shows itself in the attacks on national religious institutions such as Al-Azhar Al-Sharif and the Coptic Cathedral in Cairo and the killing of very many innocent civilians. Such chaos never showed itself except during the recent rule of the Moslem Brothers with their terroristic fanatic mentality.

(AINA) -- A customary "reconciliation" meeting took place yesterday in Al-Khosous in Qaliubia after the sectarian violence which took place there on April 4 and 5 and 7, resulting in the death of six Christians and one Muslim (AINA 4-6-2013). The meeting was organized by the regime and was attended by the governor of Qaliubia, Mr. Abdel-Ghafour, the assistant to the Egyptian President for social outreach, top ranking security personnel, representatives from Al-Azhar and two priests from St. Georges church in Al-Khosous. The government delegation was met with anger and outright rejection from Copts, believing as they have learned from the past that such "reconciliation" meetings are useless in resolving problems. The Copts stressed the need to apply the rule of law to all -- Christians or Muslims.

The judge presiding over the retrial of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has withdrawn himself from the case as the trial opened in Cairo.

Mrs. Rajaa, wife of Emad Seddik, one of the detained Copts in Libya on charges of preaching Christianity, told Copts United that Libyan authorities have released the detained Copts including her husband.

Father Sorial Younan, priest of St. George Church in Khosous, demanded President Mohamed Morsy to pay attention to the serious problem of sectarian strife in Egypt.

Abba Pachomius, Bishop of Behira and former Acting Patriarch, said that the customary reconciliation meeting in Khosous is “acceptable” in case the perpetrators are brought to justice.

Maspero Youth Union has issued a statement to strictly reject the customary reconciliation meeting held in Khosous today, as a way to avoid applying the rule of law to all Egyptians.

(AINA) -- Yesterday saw a sharp exchange of words between the Coptic Orthodox Church and the Egyptian Presidency over the attacks on Copts in Al-Khosous city in Qaliubia on April 4 and 5 (AINA 4-6-2013) and the attack on mourners at St Mark Cathedral as they left the funeral service for Al-Khosous victims on Sunday 7th April (AINA 4-7-2013). One Copt was killed by gunfire in the attack and 89 were injured. One Muslim died after falling from a ladder, which he had climbed to destroy the Cathedral's security camera.

Sources in Khosous told Copts United that a number of Salafis have threatened a Coptic family that they will burn their house unless they remove the picture of Pope Shenouda III, former Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church, from the walls of their house.

Alaa Hakim, human rights activist, said that a student at Al-Azhar is under investigation for converting to Shi'ism.

A presidential delegation visited the Great Cathedral of St. Mark in Abbassya yesterday to discuss the crisis of attacking the Coptic Christians in Khosous, and for the first time, their Great Cathedral.

Abba Pachomius, Bishop of Behira and former Acting Patriarch, told Copts United that the Pope won't receive condolences tomorrow as it was scheduled, because he can't meet with his people with a heart full of pain.

Pope Tawadros II, said that the situation in St. Mark Cathedral has exceeded all red lines, especially with the negligence and failure of the police, which stained Egypt's reputation all over the world.

Khalid Talimh, political activist, accused President Mohamed Morsy of masterminding the attack on the Great Cathedral of St. Mark and inciting a sectarian strife in order to distract the Egyptians from their demands such as: social justice and taking revenge for the martyrs of the revolution.