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An Egyptian Christian branded an apostate for leaving Islam is 'devastated' by a court decision to suspend his legal battle to change his religion on his identity card.

A huge mob launched a lengthy attack on a Christian community in northern Egypt – apparently in protest at a church's decision to build a wall around its land.

Two serious assaults on Coptic Christians in a village in Upper Egypt have led them to fear they may be the next target for organised violence.

'John' is living proof that no one is beyond Christ's redemptive power. As a young man in the 1970s he joined an extremist group intent on establishing a strict Islamic society in Egypt. While studying about Islam he was also burning down Christian properties.

At least seven people were killed in southern Egypt when gunmen opened fire on churchgoers leaving a late-night service in Quena province.

Several Coptic Christian communities were badly damaged when a mob looted and burned Christian property in three days of rioting in Upper Egypt.

A Coptic Christian has found himself at the centre of a row over where Christian activities can lawfully be held – after inviting a pastor to his home to pray for a sick relative.

Concern is growing for Christians in Egypt following another attack on the homes of Coptic Christians. And a legal battle is taking place in Egypt to overturn a court ruling which denies the right of citizens to change their religious identity on their ID cards.