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Date of source: Monday, March 19, 2012
The announcement of the death of Pope Shenouda has had an effect on relations between Muslims and Copts, who are always united in hard times as a Muslim family in Maghāghah, that had a long feud with a Coptic family in Shārūnah village, embarked in a good gesture on terminating the dispute that...
Date of source: Sunday, February 19, 2012
Tension is gripping the township of Banī Mazār in al-Menya, where local residents of the village of Abū Jilbān besieged the village of al-Nasseriyah to take revenge on a tuc-tuc (autorickshaw) driver who happened to be a Copt, for killing a six-year-old boy who happened to be a Muslim. [Māhir ‘Abd...
Date of source: Monday, December 2, 2013
In Badrmān security sources have stopped youth from nearby villages (Daljā, al-Arūs, Banī-Sālim and Nazlit Mahmūd) from entering the village to attack the Copts. Mahmūd Imrān, from the family of the Muslim girl, stated that Coptic sites have falsely published that Muslims have thrown a young girl...
Date of source: Saturday, November 30, 2013
About 18 central security forces’ Lorries have besieged the villages of Nazlit Ābid and al-Hiwārtah of al-Minya due to renewed clashes there which led to the death of three and the injury of 33 others. This was triggered by building a fence around a house of a Copt. Security forces have arrested 26...
Date of source: Saturday, November 30, 2013
Yesterday at noon (November 29) clashes were renewed in Nazlit Badrmān village of al-Minya after news spread of the escape of a Muslim girl with a Christian man. This led to the death of a Muslim and the burning of six houses of Copts. A reconciliation session has fined both families LE 100,000....
Date of source: Thursday, November 7, 2013
Security forces in al-Minya successfully arrested the prime defendant in burning and looting the Bishop Mūsá Church in the events that followed the dispersal of Rab’īah and Nahdah’s sit-ins on the 14th of August. General Usāmah Mitwallī the head of the Security department in Minya has received a...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Under intense security measures the churches in the different governorates have celebrated Christmas. The mass was attended by community, political, executive, security leaders. Muslims and Christians were united in the celebrations in the governorates (Ghādah al Disūsny, et. al, al-Shurūq, Jan. 8...
Date of source: Friday, December 30, 2011
In a fear-dispelling step by Islamists, religious parties and entities competed to offer congratulations for Copts on the occasion of the Eastern Christmas and form human shields to protect Christian houses of worship during the celebrations. “The Salafī Da’wah (Call) Organization has formed human...
Date of source: Saturday, September 15, 2012
Bishop Athanasius of Banī Mazār apologized to Muslims for offenses made against the Prophet Muhammad by some people, stressing that it is not in line with the tolerance in Christianity.
A number of Coptic activists staged a protest demonstrating against broadcasting a film discrediting the Prophet...
Date of source: Monday, September 10, 2012
Dozens protested off al-Minya Security Department protesting displacing 30 Coptic families in Banī Mazār Township, al-Minya Governorate. Thugs imposed tribute that reached one thousand Egyptian pounds in order to let them return to their homes.
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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.