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It also exposed how bruised and battered the violence has left Egypt.<p>For days after vandals ransacked the building Wednesday, there were no police or soldiers in sight as groups of teenage boys burned mummies and broke limestone sculptures too heavy for the thieves to carry away. The security situation remained precarious Monday as gunmen atop nearby buildings fired on a police station near the museum.<p>Among the stolen antiquities was a statue of the daughter of Pharaoh Akhenaten, who ruled during the 18th dynasty. Archaeologist Monica Hanna described it as a “masterpiece”. Other looted items included gold and bronze Greco-Roman coins, pottery and bronze-detailed sculptures of animals sacred to Thoth, a deity often represented with the head of an ibis or a baboon.<p>The museum’s ticket agent was killed during the storming of the building, according to the Antiquities Ministry.<p>Under the threat of sniper fire on Saturday, Hanna and a local security official were able to salvage five ancient Egyptian sarcophagi, two mummies and several dozen other items left behind by the thieves.<p>The museum was a testament to the Amarna Period, named after its location in southern Egypt that was once the royal residence of Nefertiti. The area is located on the banks of the Nile River in the province of Minya, some 300 kilometres south of Cairo.<p>When Hanna asked a group of teenagers wielding guns to stop destroying the artifacts that remained, they said they were getting back at the government for killing people in Cairo, she said.<p>“I told them that this is property of the Egyptian people and you are destroying it,” she said in an interview Monday. “They were apparently upset with me because I am not veiled.”<p>After managing to chase them away, a group of men began opening fire to try to force her and the security official to leave. She said the men were apparently also in charge of the boys, who had burned one mummy complete …","sourceURL":"http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/more-than-1000-artifacts-looted-from-egyptian-museum-in-wake-of-violence/article13860376/","allowFullscreenImage":true,"inlineImage":{"mediumURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/theglobeandmail.com/87929de9f335815e91f6b41f800ea636b7d72f38/original.jpg","smallURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/theglobeandmail.com/87929de9f335815e91f6b41f800ea636b7d72f38/thumbnail.jpg","original_width":620,"original_height":350,"original_hints":"color,photo,rgb-66-57-46"},"readButtonCaption":"Read Article","sourceMagazineURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/flipmag?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn.flipboard.com%2Ftheglobeandmail.com%2Fc591f163fe02df3f7d1c6889f4347c5a0d38508b%2F1933a93d230c35a18eba0c8e9ae69f3de4831088%2Farticle.html&partner=globeandmail&tml§ion=flipboard%2Fcurator%252Fmagazine%252FpMKR5uuKQMeGZP2lQulhVw%253Am%253A43591897&fallbackTml","language":"en","article":{"sectionID":"flipboard/curator%2Fmagazine%2FpMKR5uuKQMeGZP2lQulhVw%3Am%3A43591897","partnerID":"globeandmail","url":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/theglobeandmail.com/c591f163fe02df3f7d1c6889f4347c5a0d38508b/1933a93d230c35a18eba0c8e9ae69f3de4831088/article.html"},"authorDisplayName":"Aya Batrawy","authorImage":{"smallURL":"http://a0.twimg.com/profile_images/1986816627/GLOBE_AND_MAIL_normal.png"},"service":"flipboard","remoteServiceItemID":"M2lg8eaETf2r_h7ILFO6Dw:a:43591897","dateCreated":1376953167,"ingestionTime":1377055518,"sectionLinks":[{"type":"author","service":"flipboard","remoteid":"flipboard/mix%2F30756663","title":"The Globe and Mail","referringText":"The Globe and Mail","linkType":"user","image":{"smallURL":"http://a0.twimg.com/profile_images/1986816627/GLOBE_AND_MAIL_normal.png"}}],"partnerID":"globeandmail","flipboardSocialId":"flipboard-M2lg8eaETf2r_h7ILFO6Dw:a:43591897-1376953167","userid":"fl:theglobeandmail.com","sectionID":"flipboard/curator%2Fmagazine%2FpMKR5uuKQMeGZP2lQulhVw%3Am%3A43591897","time":50,"count":4,"rssText":null},{"id":"flipboard-c72py5TgR8u8yc2c1_mTmw:a:43591897-1376912314","hashCode":847313658,"sortValue":31126624391869,"type":"post","title":"Egypt officials say Mubarak could be released; militants kill 25 police in Sinai","excerptText":"Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who is on retrial for the killings of hundreds of protesters during the 2011 uprising that led to his ouster, could be released from custody later this week, judicial officials said Monday.<p>The officials said there were no longer any grounds to hold the 85-year-old former autocrat because of the expiration of a two-year legal limit for holding an individual in custody pending a final verdict.<p>Mubarak has been in detention since April 2011. He was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison in June last year for his failure to stop the killing of some 900 protesters in the 18-day uprising against his rule. His sentence was overturned on appeal and he is now being retried, along with his security chief and six top police commanders.<p>Monday’s stunning announcement came as security forces said suspected Islamic militants ambushed two mini-buses carrying off-duty policemen in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, forcing the men out onto the pavement and shooting 25 of them dead. The brazen daylight attack deepened the turmoil roiling the country and underscored the volatility of the strategic region.<p>Monday’s killings, which took place near the border town of Rafah in northern Sinai, came a day after security forces killed 36 detainees during a riot on a prison-bound truck convoy north of Cairo. In all, nearly 1,000 people have been killed in violence between security forces and supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi since last Wednesday. The government has ordered an investigation into their deaths.<p>A few hours after the attack near Rafah, suspected militants shot to death a police major as he stood guard outside a bank in the city of el-Arish, also in northern Sinai, security officials said.<p>Tensions in Egypt have soared since the army ousted Morsi, Mubarak’s successor, in a July 3 coup following days of protests by millions of Egyptians demanding the Islamist president leave and accusing him of abusing his powers.<p>But Morsi’s supporters have fought back, staging demonstrations demanding that he be reinstated and denouncing the military coup.<p>On Wednesday, the military raided two protest camps of Morsi’s supporters in Cairo, killing hundreds of people and triggering the current wave of violence.<p>Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, the country’s military chief, said Sunday that the crackdown, followed by …","sourceURL":"http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/lawyer-expects-egypts-mubarak-to-be-freed-this-week/article13836831/","allowFullscreenImage":true,"inlineImage":{"mediumURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/theglobeandmail.com/7f36439ffb4053ad768702cd6c258c934c37e235/original.jpg","smallURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/theglobeandmail.com/7f36439ffb4053ad768702cd6c258c934c37e235/thumbnail.jpg","original_width":620,"original_height":350,"original_hints":"color,rgb-101-75-60,photo"},"readButtonCaption":"Read Article","sourceMagazineURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/flipmag?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn.flipboard.com%2Ftheglobeandmail.com%2F44e4b88c2596e24d3736ce10492302abddfd2b2c%2Fbca7a3dd0f4f8836bda44dc9f67b9ddad7a7bce1%2Farticle.html&partner=globeandmail&tml§ion=flipboard%2Fcurator%252Fmagazine%252FpMKR5uuKQMeGZP2lQulhVw%253Am%253A43591897&fallbackTml","language":"en","article":{"sectionID":"flipboard/curator%2Fmagazine%2FpMKR5uuKQMeGZP2lQulhVw%3Am%3A43591897","partnerID":"globeandmail","url":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/theglobeandmail.com/44e4b88c2596e24d3736ce10492302abddfd2b2c/bca7a3dd0f4f8836bda44dc9f67b9ddad7a7bce1/article.html"},"authorDisplayName":"Hamza Hendawi","service":"flipboard","remoteServiceItemID":"c72py5TgR8u8yc2c1_mTmw:a:43591897","dateCreated":1376912314,"ingestionTime":1377055518,"partnerID":"globeandmail","flipboardSocialId":"flipboard-c72py5TgR8u8yc2c1_mTmw:a:43591897-1376912314","userid":"fl:theglobeandmail.com","sectionID":"flipboard/curator%2Fmagazine%2FpMKR5uuKQMeGZP2lQulhVw%3Am%3A43591897","time":51,"count":5,"rssText":null},{"id":"flipboard-P06yEatmR5ekxpP5SHH6_g:a:43591897-1376910706","hashCode":2905023694,"sortValue":31126624391868,"type":"post","title":"Attacks, Reprisals And Church Burnings As Egypt Teeters","excerptText":"The news from Egypt, where more than 900 people have died and thousands more have been wounded since the interim government began cracking down on supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi last Wednesday, remains grim:<p>— \"Suspected militants on Monday ambushed two mini-buses carrying off-duty policemen in Egypt's northern Sinai, killing 25 of them execution-style and wounding two, security officials said.\" (The Associated Press)<p>— The circumstances of 36 other deaths Sunday \"are especially murky. Thirty six prisoners were killed in what the government say was an attempted escape by jailed supporters of Morsi.\" (<i>Morning Edition</i>)<p>— A \"wave of attacks\" on the country's Christian minority continues. (Also on <i>Morning Edition</i>)<p>There are, as NPR's David Greene adds, \"fears the country might be headed toward a civil war.\"<p>William Hague, the U.K.'s foreign secretary, has told the BBC that it will take \"years or maybe decades\" for the turmoil in the Middle East and Arab world to \"play itself out.\" The situation Egypt in particular, he says, is \"very bleak.\"<p>Hague added that it is \"hard to overstate the levels of hatred and mistrust between the various sides of politics in Egypt.\"","sourceURL":"http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/08/19/213418666/attacks-reprisals-and-church-burnings-as-egypt-teeters","allowFullscreenImage":true,"inlineImage":{"largeURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/npr.org/0b09493314b2064bfad808e5411ea8ccbe8f8f05/original.jpg","mediumURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/npr.org/0b09493314b2064bfad808e5411ea8ccbe8f8f05/medium.jpg","smallURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/npr.org/0b09493314b2064bfad808e5411ea8ccbe8f8f05/thumbnail.jpg","original_width":948,"original_height":533,"original_hints":"color,rgb-111-103-77,photo"},"readButtonCaption":"Read Article","sourceMagazineURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/flipmag?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn.flipboard.com%2Fnpr.org%2Fe8d951c25a99daf2bc519994912b7f77b5ae8b3a%2F6217c41b346e4dc15b56ac55b19cfff7ff1815d7%2Farticle.html&partner=npr&tml§ion=flipboard%2Fcurator%252Fmagazine%252FpMKR5uuKQMeGZP2lQulhVw%253Am%253A43591897&fallbackTml","language":"en","article":{"sectionID":"flipboard/curator%2Fmagazine%2FpMKR5uuKQMeGZP2lQulhVw%3Am%3A43591897","partnerID":"npr","url":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/npr.org/e8d951c25a99daf2bc519994912b7f77b5ae8b3a/6217c41b346e4dc15b56ac55b19cfff7ff1815d7/article.html"},"authorDisplayName":"Mark Memmott","authorImage":{"smallURL":"http://a0.twimg.com/profile_images/2208081692/thisisNPR_icon_twitter_normal.jpg"},"service":"flipboard","remoteServiceItemID":"P06yEatmR5ekxpP5SHH6_g:a:43591897","dateCreated":1376910706,"ingestionTime":1377055518,"sectionLinks":[{"type":"author","service":"flipboard","remoteid":"flipboard/mix%2F30190943","title":"NPR","referringText":"NPR","linkType":"user","image":{"smallURL":"http://a0.twimg.com/profile_images/2208081692/thisisNPR_icon_twitter_normal.jpg"}}],"partnerID":"npr","flipboardSocialId":"flipboard-P06yEatmR5ekxpP5SHH6_g:a:43591897-1376910706","userid":"fl:npr.org","sectionID":"flipboard/curator%2Fmagazine%2FpMKR5uuKQMeGZP2lQulhVw%3Am%3A43591897","time":52,"count":6,"rssText":null},{"id":"flipboard-pMgvRIKPQ7m9EG0m4vrBwQ:a:43591897-1376907663","hashCode":633012227,"sortValue":31126624391867,"type":"post","title":"Egypt condemns European Union threats to halt aid as death toll rises","excerptText":"Egypt has flatly rejected a warning by the European Union that it will \"urgently review\" its aid to the country against a background of mounting international concern about the deteriorating situation and the huge loss of life in the last few days.<p>Nabil Fahmy, foreign minister in the military-backed interim government, warned on Sunday against the \"internationalisation\" of a crisis he described as Egypt's internal affair and criticised the \"silence\" of foreigners on attacks he blamed on the Muslim Brotherhood.<p>Reflecting a defiant official mood in Cairo, Fahmy ignored a public statement by the British foreign secretary, William Hague, who sought to strike a careful balance by condemning the \"disproportionate use of force by the security forces or violent actions by some demonstrators\". The statement was issued after the two men spoke on Saturday night, the Foreign Office said.<p>Diplomats said that Egypt was furious at last week's British and French calls for a private UN security council debate on the escalating crisis. Ban ki-Moon, the secretary-general, has expressed his concern and is sending a senior UN official to Cairo. More than 800 people, mostly Brotherhood supporters, were killed last week in the worst violence since President Mohamed Morsi was deposed in early July.<p>State media reported on Sunday night that 38 Brotherhood members taken prisoner had been killed in a riot. The pro-Morsi anti-coup alliance said it had evidence the detainees had been \"assassinated\" in a truck taking them to Abu Zaabal prison in northern Egypt.<p>Al-Jazeera TV said the men had been arrested in the evacuation of Cairo's al-Fath mosque on Saturday. The detainees were part of a prison truck convoy of some 600 people heading to Abu Zaabal, officials told Associated Press.<p>Detainees in one truck managed to capture a police officer, officials told AP. Security forces fired tear gas into the truck in hopes of freeing the badly beaten officer, the officials said. The officials said those killed died from the effects of the gas.<p>Sunday's state TV broadcasts – tagged with an \"Egypt fighting terrorism\" logo – ran repeated interviews with citizens agreeing with the government's rejection of foreign involvement.<p>EU foreign ministers are expected to meet in Brussels this week to discuss Egypt after the presidents of the European council and European commission, Herman Van Rompuy and José Manuel Barroso, warned jointly on Sunday that further escalation could have \"unpredictable consequences\" …","sourceURL":"http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/18/egypt-eu-aid-death-toll","allowFullscreenImage":true,"inlineImage":{"mediumURL":"http://cdn.theguardian.tv/mainwebsite/poster/2013/8/18/130818MosqueBury_7966858.jpg","smallURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/theguardian.tv/af353c23d4ff2c90b12238a2f7bbdfbf2a1b627b/thumbnail.jpg","original_width":480,"original_height":360,"original_hints":"rgb-126-109-118,color,photo"},"readButtonCaption":"Read Article","sourceMagazineURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/flipmag?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn.flipboard.com%2Ftheguardian.com%2F2c22ab867e84491eeec4b21084848e417a673b6f%2F7f52a13b9b83442be6c8b918a72e3ebd6e0de139%2Farticle.html&partner=guardian&tml§ion=flipboard%2Fcurator%252Fmagazine%252FpMKR5uuKQMeGZP2lQulhVw%253Am%253A43591897&fallbackTml","language":"en","article":{"sectionID":"flipboard/curator%2Fmagazine%2FpMKR5uuKQMeGZP2lQulhVw%3Am%3A43591897","partnerID":"guardian","url":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/theguardian.com/2c22ab867e84491eeec4b21084848e417a673b6f/7f52a13b9b83442be6c8b918a72e3ebd6e0de139/article.html"},"authorDisplayName":"Ian Black in Cairo","authorImage":{"smallURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/twimg.com/27715b27fe52576352cf6053cbe8c5545f34ad66/thumbnail.jpg"},"service":"flipboard","remoteServiceItemID":"pMgvRIKPQ7m9EG0m4vrBwQ:a:43591897","dateCreated":1376907663,"ingestionTime":1377055518,"sectionLinks":[{"type":"author","service":"flipboard","remoteid":"flipboard/mix%2F30760154","title":"The Guardian","referringText":"The Guardian","linkType":"user","image":{"smallURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/twimg.com/27715b27fe52576352cf6053cbe8c5545f34ad66/thumbnail.jpg"}}],"partnerID":"guardian","flipboardSocialId":"flipboard-pMgvRIKPQ7m9EG0m4vrBwQ:a:43591897-1376907663","userid":"fl:theguardian.com","sectionID":"flipboard/curator%2Fmagazine%2FpMKR5uuKQMeGZP2lQulhVw%3Am%3A43591897","time":53,"count":7,"rssText":null},{"id":"flipboard-u96sbhoeQxyg-uQ2hBIkbg:a:43591897-1376907645","hashCode":1999029898,"sortValue":31126624391866,"type":"post","title":"Egyptian capital becomes battle zone amid crisis","excerptText":"CAIRO (AP) — Soldiers fired their rifles in the air to keep a crowd from attacking supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi as they were being taken, one by one, out of the Al-Fath mosque in Cairo where they had been besieged by security forces overnight.<p>One man in the crowd, however, was able to reach over the soldiers and strike a detained protester with a stick. Others chanted against Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood group.<p>The scene encapsulated the venomous mood in Cairo.<p>The streets of Egypt's capital have become a deadly battleground between Morsi's supporters and backers of the military that overthrew him. The crisis has severed friendships and, in some cases, turned neighbor against neighbor in the city of more than 18 million people.<p>More than 450 people have been killed in Cairo over the past four days, just over half the country's nationwide death toll during the week of violence. Hundreds of those victims died when Egyptian security forces attacked two pro-Morsi sit-ins in Cairo on Wednesday.<p>How events play out in Cairo could largely determine whether Egypt can step back from the brink of chaos.<p>Over the weekend, street battles raged throughout the metropolis, once a stable corner of the Middle East. Armed civilians and security forces fought armed Morsi supporters and protesters. People openly fired automatic rifles and pistols at one another on main overpasses and roads. Most residents cowered in their homes, many staying clear of windows and balconies.<p>Metro stations near protest sites are closed, and military tanks enforce an army-imposed state of emergency that grants security forces broad powers to make arrests. Residents have locked entrances to their apartment buildings, and police stations and prisons have come under attack.<p>The city, normally bustling at all hours of the day and night, now slips into an eerie quiet interrupted at times by gunfire during an 11-hour curfew that starts at 7 p.m. The usually gridlocked streets are devoid of nighttime traffic.<p>Vigilantes and police dressed in civilian clothes stand at makeshift roadblocks, frisking people without identifying themselves. Many brandish guns. The Interior Ministry warned civilians Sunday against breaking the curfew to man checkpoints.<p>Some grocery stores are running low on merchandise, with bread cleared from the shelves and residents stocking up on w …","sourceURL":"http://bigstory.ap.org/article/egyptian-capital-becomes-battle-zone-amid-crisis-0","allowFullscreenImage":true,"inlineImage":{"mediumURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/ap.org/277a9ccbd0b24ee30ce657e3db441ba293c6bf2e/original.jpg","smallURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/ap.org/277a9ccbd0b24ee30ce657e3db441ba293c6bf2e/thumbnail.jpg","original_width":460,"original_height":306,"original_hints":"rgb-112-105-93,color,photo"},"readButtonCaption":"Read Article","sourceMagazineURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/flipmag?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn.flipboard.com%2Fap.org%2Fb9dcc9aad894fe62fb2acdae470ba673f0a2943a%2F414151617d279f428efc10fc90a8704311b8773d%2Farticle.html&partner=associatedpress&tml§ion=flipboard%2Fcurator%252Fmagazine%252FpMKR5uuKQMeGZP2lQulhVw%253Am%253A43591897&fallbackTml","language":"en","article":{"sectionID":"flipboard/curator%2Fmagazine%2FpMKR5uuKQMeGZP2lQulhVw%3Am%3A43591897","partnerID":"associatedpress","url":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/ap.org/b9dcc9aad894fe62fb2acdae470ba673f0a2943a/414151617d279f428efc10fc90a8704311b8773d/article.html"},"authorDisplayName":"AYA BATRAWY","authorImage":{"smallURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/dev_O/featured/3906303/APLogo_Twitter_reasonably_small.jpg"},"service":"flipboard","remoteServiceItemID":"u96sbhoeQxyg-uQ2hBIkbg:a:43591897","dateCreated":1376907645,"ingestionTime":1377055518,"sectionLinks":[{"type":"author","service":"flipboard","remoteid":"flipboard/mix%2F94618015","title":"Associated Press","referringText":"Associated Press","linkType":"user","image":{"smallURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/dev_O/featured/3906303/APLogo_Twitter_reasonably_small.jpg"}}],"partnerID":"associatedpress","flipboardSocialId":"flipboard-u96sbhoeQxyg-uQ2hBIkbg:a:43591897-1376907645","userid":"fl:ap.org","sectionID":"flipboard/curator%2Fmagazine%2FpMKR5uuKQMeGZP2lQulhVw%3Am%3A43591897","time":53,"count":8,"rssText":null},{"id":"flipboard-OQzXfc3RRNexbNi2seD6Nw:a:43591897-1376907533","hashCode":530949977,"sortValue":31126624391865,"type":"post","title":"Egypt crisis: UK will not take sides, says William Hague","excerptText":"The \"turbulence\" in Egypt could continue for years or even decades but Britain will not take sides, the UK foreign secretary said on Monday.<p>William Hague said the situation in Egypt was \"very bleak\" after a week of violent clashes between the country's new military government and supporters of the deposed president, Mohamed Morsi.<p>He spoke as European foreign ministers prepare to meet in Brussels to review billions of pounds in foreign aid destined for Egypt.<p>However, the foreign secretary stressed Britain would \"pick and choose\" which side to support in the conflict that has left more than 850 people dead.<p>Hague was asked repeatedly on BBC Radio 4's Today programme whether Egpyt's military rulers were legitimate, but would only say it was a \"grey area\".<p>\"We don't agree with military interventions in democratic processes, as we made clear at the time in early July but do we deal with these people as the government of Egypt, yes we do,\" he said.<p>\"It is the government of Egypt, I don't think I can answer it better than that. In foreign policy terms these are the people we deal with in power in Egypt; it's not for us to take sides.\"<p>The overthrow of Morsi was \"very popular\" and the Muslim Brotherhood's record in government was \"disastrous\", he said. Since the clashes erupted last Wednesday, the UK has condemned the use of violence by both sides.<p>Hague said Britain's role must be to promote democratic institutions and dialogue but its influence was limited.<p>\"There may be years of turbulence in Egypt and other countries going through this profound debate about the nature of democracy and the role of religion in their society,\" Hague said.<p>\"What's happening now in the Middle East is the most important event so far of the 21st century, even compared to the financial crisis we've been through in terms of its impact on world affairs and I think it will take years and maybe even decades to play out,\" Hague said.<p>The presidents of the European council and European commission, Herman Van Rompuy and José Manuel Barroso, warned jointly on Sunday that further escalation could have \"unpredictable consequences\".<p>This has prompted a defiant reaction from the Egyptian government, which warned on Sunday against the \"internationalisation\" of an internal crisis.<p>On Monday morning, the Egyptian interior ministry revealed 36 Islamist prisoners had been killed as they tried to escape a prison outside Cairo. The Muslim Brotherhood described the incident as a \"cold-blooded killing\".","sourceURL":"http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/19/egypt-crisis-not-take-sides-william-hague","allowFullscreenImage":true,"inlineImage":{"mediumURL":"http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2013/8/19/1376902281815/William-Hague-011.jpg","smallURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/guim.co.uk/83af0c14d3abeabc8e5264114718896e46bfbd87/thumbnail.jpg","original_width":620,"original_height":372,"original_hints":"face-342-172-143,rgb-202-136-119,color,focus-342-172,photo"},"readButtonCaption":"Read Article","sourceMagazineURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/flipmag?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn.flipboard.com%2Ftheguardian.com%2Fe41fb6b9a10b1925dcc6321674066393f86ebbd2%2F50772d94ee8c7ba6836c3aaa09a6cfde58986595%2Farticle.html&partner=guardian&tml§ion=flipboard%2Fcurator%252Fmagazine%252FpMKR5uuKQMeGZP2lQulhVw%253Am%253A43591897&fallbackTml","language":"en","article":{"sectionID":"flipboard/curator%2Fmagazine%2FpMKR5uuKQMeGZP2lQulhVw%3Am%3A43591897","partnerID":"guardian","url":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/theguardian.com/e41fb6b9a10b1925dcc6321674066393f86ebbd2/50772d94ee8c7ba6836c3aaa09a6cfde58986595/article.html"},"authorDisplayName":"Rowena Mason, political correspondent","authorImage":{"smallURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/twimg.com/27715b27fe52576352cf6053cbe8c5545f34ad66/thumbnail.jpg"},"service":"flipboard","remoteServiceItemID":"OQzXfc3RRNexbNi2seD6Nw:a:43591897","dateCreated":1376907533,"ingestionTime":1377055518,"sectionLinks":[{"type":"author","service":"flipboard","remoteid":"flipboard/mix%2F30760154","title":"The Guardian","referringText":"The Guardian","linkType":"user","image":{"smallURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/twimg.com/27715b27fe52576352cf6053cbe8c5545f34ad66/thumbnail.jpg"}}],"partnerID":"guardian","flipboardSocialId":"flipboard-OQzXfc3RRNexbNi2seD6Nw:a:43591897-1376907533","userid":"fl:theguardian.com","sectionID":"flipboard/curator%2Fmagazine%2FpMKR5uuKQMeGZP2lQulhVw%3Am%3A43591897","time":54,"count":9,"rssText":null},{"id":"flipboard-v7-r8rpJT_-3AZ4zeIGpdw:a:43591897-1376823426","hashCode":2620274129,"sortValue":31126624391864,"type":"post","title":"Egyptian Churches Burned, Attacked As Religious Leaders Call On Prayers For Peace","excerptText":"Human rights groups decried reported attacks and torchings targeting dozens of churches in Egypt amid a mounting death toll as fighting between supporters and opponents of ousted President Mohammed Morsi continued Friday.<p>It's unclear how many churches have been affected during violence that has left more than 600 dead, but several non-governmental agencies and international media reports have cited at least 50 church attacks in cities including Cairo, Alexandria, Minya and Suez. Many churches have been burned to the ground.<p>Much of the violence has been against Copts, a religious minority that represents about 10 percent of the 84 million people in Egypt. Attacks against Anglican and Catholic churches as well as Christian schools also have been reported.<p>Members of the Muslim Brotherhood, which called for a \"day of rage\" on Friday after government forces killed hundreds of its pro-Morsi demonstrators and injured thousands this week, have denied involvement with the attacks on churches. Coptic rights groups and U.S.-based monitoring organizations have questioned that claim.<p>Religious freedom issues for Christians and minority groups in Egypt have arisen frequently in recent years, in particular since President Hosni Mubarak was overthrown in 2011. According to reports from Egypt, some suspect that attacks against Copts in particular could be retaliation against the church's leader, Pope Tawadros II, who supported Morsi's overthrow.<p>On Friday, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom called on the Egyptian government to crack down on religious targeting.<p>“The level of violence against Coptic Christians, their property and businesses is unprecedented in modern Egypt, both in its scope and the number of churches and structures attacked,” said USCIRF Chairman Robert George. \"This could portend even worse violence ahead if the situation is not brought under control. Assaulting religious minorities is not a legitimate form of protest against government action.\"<p>Christian Solidarity Worldwide, a United Kingdom-based group, also expressed concern. The violent breakups of pro-Morsi protests this week and \"the excessive loss of lives will only serve to polarise Egyptian society even further,\" said Daniel Sinclair, a spokesman for the organization, which advocates with international governments on beh …","sourceURL":"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/16/egyptian-churches-burned-attacked_n_3769551.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003","allowFullscreenImage":true,"inlineImage":{"largeURL":"http://i.huffpost.com/gadgets/slideshows/312876/slide_312876_2810949_free.jpg?1","mediumURL":"http://i.huffpost.com/gadgets/slideshows/312876/slide_312876_2810949_free.jpg?1","smallURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/huffpost.com/9f8358a1683a53ae83574ce32ef27abee0f7dad4/thumbnail.jpg","original_width":1200,"original_height":740,"original_hints":"color,hires,photo,rgb-124-119-114"},"readButtonCaption":"Read Article","sourceMagazineURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/flipmag?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn.flipboard.com%2Fhuffingtonpost.com%2Fd15efe62c4519b87de982e54598847ede0bc9aa3%2F96ee55d8a90c65ace535f0d4e857411d634c50e8%2Farticle.html&partner=hp&tml§ion=flipboard%2Fcurator%252Fmagazine%252FpMKR5uuKQMeGZP2lQulhVw%253Am%253A43591897&fallbackTml","language":"en","article":{"sectionID":"flipboard/curator%2Fmagazine%2FpMKR5uuKQMeGZP2lQulhVw%3Am%3A43591897","partnerID":"hp","url":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/huffingtonpost.com/d15efe62c4519b87de982e54598847ede0bc9aa3/96ee55d8a90c65ace535f0d4e857411d634c50e8/article.html"},"authorDisplayName":"Jaweed Kaleem","authorImage":{"smallURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/dev_O/featured/43454543/new_avatar.png"},"service":"flipboard","remoteServiceItemID":"v7-r8rpJT_-3AZ4zeIGpdw:a:43591897","dateCreated":1376823426,"ingestionTime":1377055518,"sectionLinks":[{"type":"author","service":"flipboard","remoteid":"twitter/user%2Fhuffingtonpost","title":"The Huffington Post","referringText":"The Huffington Post","linkType":"user","image":{"smallURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/dev_O/featured/43454543/new_avatar.png"}}],"partnerID":"hp","flipboardSocialId":"flipboard-v7-r8rpJT_-3AZ4zeIGpdw:a:43591897-1376823426","userid":"fl:huffingtonpost.com","sectionID":"flipboard/curator%2Fmagazine%2FpMKR5uuKQMeGZP2lQulhVw%3Am%3A43591897","time":55,"count":10,"rssText":null},{"id":"flipboard-Ce5tFrx5TzmfbHxMFwW4tA:a:43591897-1376792547","hashCode":4032307353,"sortValue":31126624391863,"type":"post","title":"Dramatic, telling photos capture Egypt’s evolving story","excerptText":"One man has spent the last three years telling Egypt’s story one picture at a time. The images are captivating and sometimes disturbing. Meet the man who’s documenting the nation’s people in a time of change. NBC’s Ayman Mohyeldin reports.","sourceURL":"http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nightly-news/52783152/","allowFullscreenImage":true,"inlineImage":{"mediumURL":"http://media2.s-nbcnews.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Video/__NEW/nn_03_am_pictures_130817.embss_letterboxing_644x370.jpg","smallURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/s-nbcnews.com/70fd2ad45108c50ed47104e65cb49822f61199ac/thumbnail.jpg","original_width":494,"original_height":370,"original_hints":"rgb-160-125-110,face-96-260-42,color,face-241-278-35,photo,focus-241-278"},"readButtonCaption":"Read Article","sourceMagazineURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/flipmag?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn.flipboard.com%2Fnbcnews.com%2Ff228e1bc4b1dec75de22f7381d2b282f3148ee27%2F09146b05b88a1b42bbd0624d82b1dfaf5ab0ba89%2Farticle.html&partner=nbc&tml§ion=flipboard%2Fcurator%252Fmagazine%252FpMKR5uuKQMeGZP2lQulhVw%253Am%253A43591897&fallbackTml","language":"en","article":{"sectionID":"flipboard/curator%2Fmagazine%2FpMKR5uuKQMeGZP2lQulhVw%3Am%3A43591897","partnerID":"nbc","url":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/nbcnews.com/f228e1bc4b1dec75de22f7381d2b282f3148ee27/09146b05b88a1b42bbd0624d82b1dfaf5ab0ba89/article.html"},"service":"flipboard","remoteServiceItemID":"Ce5tFrx5TzmfbHxMFwW4tA:a:43591897","dateCreated":1376792547,"ingestionTime":1377055518,"sectionLinks":[{"type":"author","service":"flipboard","remoteid":"flipboard/mix%2F30760279","title":"NBC News","referringText":"NBC News","linkType":"user","image":{"smallURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/dev_O/featured/30760279/NBC_avatar.png"}}],"partnerID":"nbc","flipboardSocialId":"flipboard-Ce5tFrx5TzmfbHxMFwW4tA:a:43591897-1376792547","userid":"fl:nbcnews.com","sectionID":"flipboard/curator%2Fmagazine%2FpMKR5uuKQMeGZP2lQulhVw%3Am%3A43591897","time":56,"count":11,"rssText":null}]
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