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Date of source: Sunday, June 12, 2011
The church launched a political campaign to encourage Copts to participate in political life and face political religious movements.
The Virgin Mary and Archangel Church in al-Khalafāwi, Shubrā, hosted writer Fatimah Na'ūt to talk about the importance of political participation for Copts.
Church...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Dozens of Copts staged on May 30 staged a protest in al-Urdunīyah square in the city of al-'Āshir Min Ramadān, al-Sharqia governorate, against the reported disappearance of an 18-year-old Coptic girl, Jaclyn Ibrāhīm Fakhrī.
The demonstrators chanted slogans against the security apparatus for "...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Protesting Copts in Maspero rejected Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III's advice and instruction to end the protest, and assured that the Pope has a value in their hearts but he does not have guardianship over them.
This movement was a shock given that the Pope has never lost control of the church...
Date of source: Sunday, March 27, 2011
Coptic Christians in al-Minya are living in a state of grief and panic these days after the appearance of 'Alī Husayn Alī, who declared himself a leader of an organized gang to maintain control over two villages in the Upper Egyptian governorate.
Date of source: Sunday, April 10, 2011
Residents of the villages of al-Badramān and Nazlat al-Badramān continue protesting in front of the public prosecution office and the military council in the ministry of defense.
They filed reports to be rescued from 'Alī Husayn 'Alī and his armed men who took over the two villages, imposed itāwah...
Date of source: Sunday, April 10, 2011
Last Tuesday, a Muslim mob a few thousand strong gathered in front of Mar-Yuhanna (Saint John) church in al-Minya village of al-Qamādīr in Samallūt, some 240km south of Cairo, demanding that the church should be closed. They attacked the church and the Copts’ houses with stones and set on fire...
Date of source: Sunday, April 10, 2011
A number of 43 human rights organizations handle a letter to the armed forces complaining of the deterioration of the situation in Egypt and the mounting acts of violent against Copts without referring any offender to court.
The letter includes the acts of violence against Copts like the Atfih...
Date of source: Sunday, March 27, 2011
A Salafī's crime against a Coptic citizen of Qena caused fear of further application of hadds by salafists. The Coptic man, Ayman Nūr, was subjected to an attack by salafists who cut one of his ears off in what was considered an appropriate punishment for his crime.
Date of source: Sunday, March 13, 2011
Copts mourn the victims of Manshiyyat Nāsir's sectarian attacks in a funeral attended by several bishops.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Full title: "Five killed and more than fifty injured in the events of Copts in Manshiyyat Nāsir. Copts demanding quick intervention to save them from attacks by extremists."
At 9 pm last night Muslims attacked Coptic homes in al-Muqattam. More than fifty Copts were injured and five were killed.
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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.