In December 2022, as every year before Christmas and New Year's Day, there was a debate in the Arab media and social media on whether Muslims are permitted to extend holiday greetings to the Christians.[1] This debate emerged especially after religious and political leaders in the Muslim world extended greetings to the Christians, sparking criticism from extremist Muslims.
CAIRO (AP) A knife-wielding man mortally wounded a Coptic priest during an attack at the popular seaside promenade in Alexandria on Thursday evening, Egypt's interior ministry said.