Egypt's vulnerable Copts
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Christians in Al Kosheh, Egypt, have been attacked by Muslims, and the police have restored order, but there are fears of further problems. There are around six million Coptic Christians in Egypt and they have previously been targets of violence. They also face discrimination, though there are two Coptic ministers, and a number of important Coptic businessmen. Copts are a higher proportion of the population in the south, and their problems reflect wider social issues.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 2000
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Slave to the rhythm: Living organisms could not function without clocks inside them. But those clocks are not always comfortable with the strains of modern life
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Scientists are discovering how light sets circadian rhythms in animals. Light entering the eye makes its way to the suprachiasmatic nuclei, in the base of the brain. Two coded proteins that set the biological clock, named Period and Timeless, have been identified in the fruit fly.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1997
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Not so comfortable: Egypt's Copts
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Egypt's Coptic Christians and Muslims have mostly lived peacefully alongside one another, but suddenly tensions between the two groups has risen and violence has erupted. Muslim extremists killed 13 Copts in what they said was retaliation for an earlier killing.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1992
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