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68. clashes led to the torching of seven Coptic houses
Date of source: Monday, August 12, 2013
The clashes led to the torching of seven Coptic houses, some Coptic-owned shops, and a Coptic place of worship.  Also two Muslim houses were burnt and 5 Muslims slightly wounded (Muhammad Khalf Amīn, Islām Fahmī, and Hibah Sabīh, al-Watan, Aug. 12, p. 15).   (Flynne Rushton, Intern)
27. A Christian peasant has also been killed in renewed clashes between Nazlit Ābid and Hiwārtah
Date of source: Sunday, December 1, 2013
A Christian peasant has also been killed in renewed clashes between Nazlit Ābid and Hiwārtah while he was on his way to his field (Islam Fahmi, al-Watan, Dec. 1, p. 7). Read original text in Arabic.   [Translator’s note: A story of the same content appeared in al-Tahrīr, Dec. 1). Read original text...
31. Al-Minya: Sectarian strife until the last breath
Date of source: Sunday, December 1, 2013
 Bishop Makarios stated that the cause of the sectarian violence in Nazlit ‘Ābid is due to the disagreement over ownership of a piece a land. He stated at a number of Muslim Brotherhood supporters joined the Muslim person and started shooting at Christians (Mustafá Rahūmah and Islām Fahmī, al-Watan...
19. Sectarian strife renewed in al-Minya
Date of source: Saturday, November 30, 2013
Security forces in al-Minya have received a complaint from the injured and arrested two Christians involved in the events. Bishop Yu’nas Shawqī, the caretaker of the Virgin Mary and Bishop Abram Church, stated that he was informed that houses of Copts were being burnt. Witnesses stated that clashes...
03. The Shops of Copts in al-Minya Celebrate the Mawlid al-Nabawī
Date of source: Wednesday, January 8, 2014
The shops of Copts in al-Minya celebrate the Mawlid al-Nabawī (the Birthday of the Prophet) which is an act of love that repeats itself this time of the year. Pastry shops in Shuhadā’ Square in al-Minya, owned by Copts, have been decorated in preparation for the Mawlid. These shops did not receive...
49. Minya Copts accuse salafists of preventing them from entering Qamādīr church
Date of source: Thursday, April 14, 2011
Copts of al-Qamādīr village, al-Minya governorate, gathered in front of Minya's local administration building, protesting their prevention by Muslims from entering the church. Some Copts in the village accused salafists of sealing off the church to prevent Copts from entering it, but Shaykh Ibrāhīm...

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