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A damaged home belonging to one of seven Christian families whose houses were looted and set on fire by Muslim men during the attack on Soad Thabet in 2016
Pictured is another damaged home belonging to one of seven Christian families, whose houses were looted and set on fire by Muslim men, in the southern province of Minya
Egypt's Coptic Christians, the largest religious minority in the Middle East, make up 10 to 15 percent of the country's 100million population.
Christians have long complained of discrimination in Egypt, and in recent years ISIS has also targeted churches, killing dozens.
Inter-faith relationships, or claims that they are happening, are often a source of tension between the religious communities.