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19. Two million Muslims and Christians end Virgin Mary Feast in Durunkah
Date of source: Saturday, August 23, 2008
Assiut prosecution investigates the causes of a large fire near the monastery in the village of Durunkah while festivities for the feast of the birth of the Virgin Mary come to an end.
7. Diocese of al-Qusiyah accuses As‘ad of inciting sedition
Date of source: Monday, August 18, 2008
Father Bimen Butrus, undersecretary of the Diocese of Orthodox Copts in al-Qūsīyah and Mīr, Assiut, accused Jamāl As‘ad of inciting sectarian sedition by circulating one of his letters. This letter criticized the comments of Bishop Thomas regarding the persecution of Copts in Egypt, which was also...
25. Nazif and al-Adli agree on ownership of 13 feddans of land around the Virgin monastery in Assiut
Date of source: Thursday, July 17, 2008
Al-Misrī al-Yawm quoted Mamdūh Thābit from Assiut as saying that the executive council of Assiut Province yesterday approved the linking of 13 feddans owned by the state in southern Durankah village to the Virgin Monastery. This may constitute the first step toward the Coptic Orthodox Church’s...
24. Assiut Archbishopric cancels Virgin Mary festivities in protest against governor
Date of source: Tuesday, July 15, 2008
The metropolitan of Assiut and head of the monastery of the Holy Virgin has canceled the annual Virgin celebration and has closed the monastery to visitors protesting against the Assiut governor’s unfair decisions.
23. “The condemnation of offensive cartoons is useless,” Zaqzuq says, calling for making films that underline the tolerance of Islam
Date of source: Sunday, April 20, 2008
The Minister of Religious Endowments Dr. Hamdī Zaqzūq has called for the production of films and cartoons that show the tolerance of Islam as a practical way to respond to offenses against Islam in the West.

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