Date of source: Sunday, September 1, 2013
A young Coptic man was shot to death and a second one has been kidnapped in Daljā village in Dāyr Mawās district in southern al-Minya governorate. Supporters of the ousted president looted and ignited Virgin and Bishop Abraham Monastery, which includes three churches. Buildings belonging to the...
Date of source: Monday, August 12, 2013
Attacks and Reconciliations
Beni Suef
Security forces surrounded the village of al-Diyābīyah in Beni Suef governorate yesterday (August 11) after 30 Muslims and Christians were injured, one of whom is in a critical condition. Houses, cars and motorcycles were burnt following disagreements over the...
Date of source: Monday, August 5, 2013
According to witnesses, the clashes resulted also in the burning of 7 houses, the smashing of a church façade, a mosque minaret, five cars, cafès, shops, and a pharmacy. They spread also to the neighboring village of Rīdā, following the rumor of wounding and deaths of Muslims in the first village,...
Date of source: Monday, August 5, 2013
According to witnesses, the clashes resulted also in the burning of 7 houses, the smashing of a church façade, a mosque minaret, five cars, cafès, shops, and a pharmacy. They spread also to the neighboring village of Rīdā, following the rumor of wounding and deaths of Muslims in the first village,...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 27, 2015
For the second year, Copts of Al-Mīnyā pray in a burned down church
For the second year in a row, Copts of Al-Minyā governorate in Upper Egypt conducted Epiphany prayers in Bishop Mūsā Church, which was attacked in 2013 during the pro-Mursī riots. The renovation process is still taking place but...
Date of source: Saturday, September 11, 2010
Thirteen Copts are ready to face candidates from the ruling party and the Muslim Brotherhood in the upcoming Parliamentary Elections - a significant increase in numbers compared to 2005's zero candidates. An unnamed source described it as a natural reaction to the ruling party's stress on the...