Date of source: Thursday, January 13, 2000
In response to the suggestion of Said Abdel-Khaleq, Al-Wafd’s editor-in-chief, members of the People’s Assembly decided to start an initiative to change the name of Al-Kosheh village to Al-Mahabba [love].
Date of source: Wednesday, January 12, 2000
An effort is made to analyze the origin of the killings in al-Kosheh. It was horrible what took place but the events can only be described as transitory throughout a long history of peaceful coexistence between Egypt’s Muslims and Copts, who have been living together without any discrimination...
Date of source: Saturday, January 15, 2000 to Friday, January 21, 2000
Opinion article about the consequences of the killings in al-Kosheh. The author writes about national unity and is of the opinion that those who call for the setting up of political parties on religious basis should shut up once and for all.
Date of source: Monday, January 17, 2000
Anyone who reads the declarations of emigrant Copts and the declarations of the centers adjoined to them thinks that Egypt is an apartheid society like South Africa in the past. Some might even think that every Muslim in Egypt carries an machine-gun on his shoulder all the time to deal with any...
Date of source: Friday, January 7, 2000
Copts and Muslims were fasting in the same time. Now, they are celebrating their feasts together. At the same time, they are all sad to hear about the sad events, which happened in Al-Koshh.
Date of source: Friday, January 7, 2000
Al-Koshh riots are individual actions that are not accepted by any religion. When the Arabs entered Egypt in 640 AD, Egyptians were happy to receive them and Islam never forced anyone to be Muslim.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 12, 2000
Throughout the past week, the tragic and highly-deplorable events in the southern Egyptian village of al-Koshh still made news and it has been the topic of every talk either in Egypt or outside it. However, Every Egyptian, be he a Muslim or Copt, rejects such catastrophic events.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 12, 2000
Akher Saa asked Cornelis Hulsman about his reporting about al-Koshh since August 1998.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 12, 2000
What happened in Al-Koshh can be described as a relapse. These incidents were repeated for the second time and I should comment on them. The author criticizes local Muslims, the security and bishop Wissa.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 12, 2000
Whatever the circumstances were, or the excuses, what happened last week in Al-Koshh that is located in Upper Egypt should not pass away without strict and harsh punishment for everyone who caused or participated in or encouraged the disaster.