Source: The New York Times By ALAA AL ASWANY [November 10, 2013] Cairo — Mariam Ashraf was an eight-year-old Coptic girl. On Oct. 20, she went with her family to the Church of the Virgin, in Cairo, for a relative’s wedding. She was thrilled with her new hairstyle and the new white dress her mother had bought for the occasion. She stood on the street outside the church with other guests waiting for the bride and groom to arrive. Then a motorbike sped by. On it were two men who opened fire indiscriminately, killing Mariam and three others, and wounding scores…
Trending
- Livestream Services for the Glorification of the Righteous Olga of Kwethluk
- Washington state targets priests, confidentiality of confession with discriminatory law
- Archbishop George of Cyprus Speaks Exclusively to “The National Herald” on the Dethroned Metropolitan Tychikos of Paphos
- ‘The heart of Orthodox monasticism’: Historic monasteries on Mount Athos damaged by earthquakes
- Ecumenical Patriarchate Issues Statement on Status of Saint Catherine Monastery of Sinai
- Council of Nicaea anniversary is call to Christian unity, speakers say
- Call for Nominations: 2025 Medal of Saint Theodora Award
- Save the Date: October 11, 2025 – Frederica Mathewes-Green to Headline OCL’s 38th Annual Conference
