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Date of source: السبت, آب (اغسطس) 24, 2013
In the city of Mallāwī in al-Minya governorate that winessed several clashes, the feelings of anger grew. Here Muslims and Christians have been working together to extinguish the fire that was burning the churches.
Tāmir Ibrāhīm, a Muslim and an eye witness to the Evangelical Church’s burning,...
Date of source: السبت, آب (اغسطس) 24, 2013
Al-Minya
Two reporters from the newspaper al-Watan went to al-Minya to see the crumbling ruins of the churches that were recently attacked by assailants. A summary of some of their impressions follows:
Between a heap of burnt copies of the gospel, Zarīf Wahīb Yannī, director of the Evangelical...
Date of source: الجمعة, آب (اغسطس) 23, 2013
Two 23-year-olds have been arrested for participating in the attacks against al-Minya's Saint Moses Church as well as burning and looting of Christians’ shops. Faced with the charges, the two admitted to committing the crimes. Summoned to trial by the church's authorities, they have then been...
Date of source: الخميس, آب (اغسطس) 22, 2013
The Maspero Youth Union and political groups are calling to grant a clear role in reviewing and censoring publications to Al-Azhar. They say extremist books have been partially responsible for church burnings and have helped fan the flames of sectarian conflict. The MYU wishes to guarantee a very...
Date of source: الخميس, آب (اغسطس) 22, 2013
The day before yesterday, three Copts were shot dead; the security services have so far not been able to identify the killers. The victims are from two Christian-majority villages. The Security Directorate of Asyut was notified by the al-Qūsīyah central hospital that they had received the bodies of...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آب (اغسطس) 20, 2013
Amnesty International called yesterday (August 19) for a clear commitment by the Egyptian state to ensure the safety of the Coptic Christian community from the sectarian attacks aimed at them, due to the unprecedented rise in the frequency of acts of violence targeting Copts in various parts of the...
Date of source: الأحد, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 6, 2013
‘Atfīh is a center for 14 villages located near Helwan, South of Cairo, which is reportedly a stronghold for the Muslim Brotherhood and their supporters. The MB uses mosque sermons to mobilize its supporters against Copts. Copts have been forcefully evicted from their houses, which were then...
Date of source: الأحد, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 6, 2013
The Grand Imam, Dr. Shaykh Ahmad al-Tayyīb, Shaykh of Al-Azhar stated that any events that are organized to ruin the celebrations of the 6th of October victory are against the teachings of Islam. He stated that the 6th of October commemorates a great victory in which the Egyptian army has bravely...
Date of source: الجمعة, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 4, 2013
Security forces have arrested the member of the Hazimūn group (group supportive of former presidential candidate Hazim Salāh Abū Ismāīl) for terrorizing the Copts in al-Marg by writing offensive threats on the walls of churches. Security forces have stormed defendant Ahmad Gamāl al-Din’s house and...
Date of source: السبت, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 12, 2013
Najuīb Jubrā’īl, the head of the Egyptian Union for Human Rights Organization, stated that Copts are paying the price for participating in June 30th. This is through having more than 102 of their churches burnt (Husām Abū al-Makārim, et al, al-Wafd, Oct. 12, p. 5). Read original text in Arabic.
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Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.