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71. The Evangelical Church in Egypt refuses the call of an American priest to burn the Qur’ān on 9’11
Date of source: Friday, August 6, 2010
 The Evangelical Church in Egypt strongly denounced the call of an American priest to burn the Qur’ān in the 8th anniversary of 9/11 in a statement issued yesterday.
32. Disappearance of a priest’s wife in Upper Egypt raises fears of the reoccurrence of Wafā’ Qustantīn’s scenario
Date of source: Thursday, July 22, 2010
The article highlights the disappearance of a priest’s wife in Upper Egypt.  From the outlook, it appears to be a similar scenario to that of Wafā’ Qustantīn’s, the priest’s wife who disappeared in 2004, as in Upper Egypt a 24-year-old priest’s wife suddenly disappeared . Similarly, rumors spread...
74. Mubārak Meets Pope Shenouda Against Backdrop of Sectarian Incidents in Egypt
Date of source: Thursday, December 23, 2010
Egyptian President Husnī Mubārak yesterday received Pope Shenouds in a meeting that had not previously been announced. Church sources, which asked not to be identified, said the meeting dealt with anumber of recent problems involving Christian parties. The sources refused to say which party had...
62. Dr. ‘Issām al-‘Uryān: al-Barad‘ī’s experience is so far fruitful
Date of source: Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Al-Sharq al-Awsat interviews Dr. ‘Issām al-‘Uryān to talk about the Egyptian elections.  
28. An Egyptian Christian killed at the hands of a policeman
Date of source: Thursday, February 11, 2010
A policeman kills a 20-year old Coptic man. While the security announced that the accident was by mistake, eyewitnesses stated that the policeman killed the young man because the later was blaming him for harassing the village’s women.  
16. Egypt and sectarian violence
Date of source: Friday, August 28, 2009
This article traces the history of sectarian tensions in Egypt, which have increased excessively in Upper Egypt.
6. Fatwá of footballers’ iftar sparks a battle between the Azhar Scholars Front and Dar al-Ifta’
Date of source: Monday, August 24, 2009
A battle between the Azhar Scholars Front and Dar al-Iftā’ has arisen because of a new fatwá.
49. Copts call for a sit-in next September 11 and the church rejects the idea
Date of source: Wednesday, August 5, 2009
A call on a sit-in by some Coptic Egyptians as a protest against the government’s alleged negligence regarding sectarian events.
20. Pope Shenouda: The relationship between Muslims and Copts is not good on the whole… when there are problems we only see security men.
Date of source: Monday, July 27, 2009
The Coptic situation in Egypt as Pope Shenouda describes it to al-Sharq al-Awsat.
44. Pope Shenouda: A Copt should not be president because the majority is Muslim
Date of source: Monday, July 27, 2009
In an interview Pope Shenouda criticizes the security apparatus’ role in solving sectarian problems and states that there should not be a Coptic president in Egypt because Muslims are the majority and not Copts.

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