Date of source: Monday, September 30, 2013
Bishop Makarios of al-Minya was the victim of an attack by unknown assailants that lasted for an hour and a half. He was continuously attacked with gunfire, after he took refuge in a nearby house. Fortunately he was not injured in the attack (Yūsuf al- Biblāwī, “Copts United”, Sept. 30). Read...
Date of source: Thursday, April 17, 2014
The first Maundy Sunday prayers were held in the church of Prince Tadros after its reconstruction. The church was demolished completely after the dispersal of the sit-in of Rāb’ah and al- Nahdah squares
Date of source: Thursday, February 6, 2014
George Dūf, the officer-in-charge of the coalition of Egypt’s Copts in Minya, stated that the coalition welcomes the results of the referendum with a turnout of 38.6% and 98.1% voting yes. He stated that this result is the highest yes vote for an Egyptian constitution in Egypt’s history. George...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Colonel ‘Abd al-‘Azīz ‘Abd al-Latīf, head of al-Minya security, received a complaint from Malāk Sādiq Jirjis, a 33-year-old businessman, resident in the division of Shalbī, reporting the disappearance of his 6-year-old son, Phīlopātīr. The investigations confirmed that he was kidnapped by a 21-year...