Date of source: الأربعاء, نيسان (أبريل) 17, 2013
Azhar's Grand Shaykh Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyīb met a number of Coptic activists to discuss the current situation. Al-Tayyīb told the activists that Egypt is the target and that there are attempts to weaken the country. He also said the current situation is dangerous and that the instigators of the strife...
Date of source: الجمعة, نيسان (أبريل) 12, 2013
The request highlighted the weakness of the President, and questioned the sincerity of his promise to be a President for all Egyptians. The request, made in response to a statement from the Assistant to President of Egypt on Foreign Relations, Dr ‘Issām al-Haddād, implying Coptic responsibility...
Date of source: السبت, نيسان (أبريل) 13, 2013
Likely, 6th of April movement staged a sit-in off Virgin Mary Church in Imbābah and marches to roam in Imbābah streets, condemning the Minister’s statements.
(Author’s note: a report of the same content came in al-Tahrīr, Apr. 13, p. 4, p. 5 and p. 6).
Security apparatuses in al-Qalyubia...
Date of source: السبت, نيسان (أبريل) 13, 2013
A number of Coptic activists, including Najīb Jubrā’īl, head of the Egyptian Union of Human Rights Organization, had submitted an official memo to Field Marshal ‘Abd al-Fattāh al-Sīsī, Minister of Defense, asking the Army to protect Copts, especially because of President Muhammad Morsi (Mursī) and...
Date of source: السبت, نيسان (أبريل) 13, 2013
A number of Coptic activists, including Najīb Jubrā’īl, head of the Egyptian Union of Human Rights Organization, had submitted an official memo to Field Marshal ‘Abd al-Fattāh al-Sīsī, Minister of Defense, asking the Army to protect Copts, especially because of President Muhammad Morsi (Mursī) and...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, نيسان (أبريل) 9, 2013
Coptic Orthodox Bishop Bisantī of Hilwān and al-Ma’sarah, said what had happened in Khusūs in front of the Cathedral is a sign that Egypt is now in a danger. He added, Egypt suffers from a crisis of citizenship. We are all Egyptian citizens, we have to be equal in our rights and duties and we have...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, نيسان (أبريل) 9, 2013
Further clashes near the Cathedral turned out to be less violent than what had happened outside the Cathedral two days before. Groups of thugs threw Molotov cocktails and stones at the Cathedral, after which a violent fight between the attackers and the Copts inside the cathedral broke out....
Date of source: الثلاثاء, نيسان (أبريل) 9, 2013
On the contrary, young Muslims and Christians have organized a march in this area and called for Muslims and Copts being “one hand”. An investigation of the clashes in Khusūs has already started (al-Walīd Ismā’īl and Hasan Sālih, al-Watan, Apr. 9, p. 1). Read original text in Arabic.
Date of source: الأحد, نيسان (أبريل) 7, 2013
Ahmad al-Mughīr, known as "the man of the deputy of the Muslim Brotherhood's Guide Khayrat al-Shātir", posted on his "Facebook" account a video of the clashes at the Cathedral and commented "everytime they fail they bring out the Church militias" (Suhaylah Hāmid, al-Watan, Apr. 7). Read original...
Date of source: السبت, نيسان (أبريل) 6, 2013
The railroad and agricultural road were blocked yesterday (Apr. 5, 2013), by family's of the victims of an incident which occurred more than two months ago, in an effort to increase the pressure on the security forces and in Alexandria to deal this situation. Last February, five bodies were found...