Date of source: Wednesday, April 27, 2011
At a recent conference held in Minya, Muslim Brotherhood (MB) Supreme Guide Muhammad Badī’ emphasized once again that the MB is neither going to attempt to field a presidential candidate, nor to gain a parliamentary majority. He further stressed that the MB aims to establish a civil state that...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III met with Ahmad Diyā’ al-Dīn, al-Minya governor, in the papal seat.
A papal source revealed that the Maghāghah Bishopric crisis is about to be resolved.
Pope Shenouda underlined the importance of subjecting would-be priests' wives to some examinations before their...
Date of source: Thursday, July 22, 2010
The article highlights the disappearance of a priest’s wife in Upper Egypt. Bishop Aghabius of Dayr Mūwās broke up a sit-in by Copts who gathered before the bishopric to protest the disappearance of a priest’s wife.
The bishop called on Copts to give the security services time to search for the...
Date of source: Monday, November 15, 2010
The National Democratic Party candidate for the Dayr Mawwās district, Shaykh ‘Alā’ Hasanayn, faces rumors of handing Kāmīliya Shihātah over to the state security and church, and receiving 1,250,000 Egyptian pounds to solve the Abū Fānā Monastery crisis. Hasanayn denied the rumors and accused one of...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 20, 2010
In an interview with al-Misrī al-Yawm, Dr. Muhammad Sa‘d al-Katātnī said that the group does not intend to appoint a representative to run for the upcoming parliamentary elections. He added that the “Islam is the answer” slogan is the Muslim Brotherhood’s official slogan and that it is not...
Date of source: Monday, May 24, 2010
Two families were involved in an armed dispute over the separating line between their farmlands. The quarrel resulted in the death of four farmers and also left an 18 year-old boy injured.
Date of source: Saturday, October 31, 2009
A reconciliation session was held in Minya to resolve a sectarian conflict. Meanwhile, the Coptic Orthodox Church and the Community Council in Asyut discuss the sectarian incidents that took place in Dayrūt.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 29, 2009
A sectarian clash took place in a village in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Minia. A Coptic man has been killed and three others were injured. Church sources allegedly said the incident was not sectarian.
Date of source: Sunday, July 12, 2009
The author reports on incidents that could have caused sectarian conflicts in Egyptian villages.
Date of source: Monday, July 13, 2009
Clashes prevented between Muslims and Christians in Banī Mazār, al-Minyā.