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11. Coptic protest ends in Minya
Date of source: Sunday, April 10, 2011
The crisis of Saint John church in al-Qadāmīr, al-Minya, ended on April 8, 2011 after an alternative solutions were proposed, including the construction of a new church to replace a Coptic service building. Copts will be allowed to pray in the old church until works on construction of the new one...
10. "The Statement of the Hundred" calls for treating this reality... Closing the churches in order not to raise the feelings of our Muslim brothers!!
Date of source: Sunday, April 9, 2000
In this article, Youssef Sidhom wrote about "Unifying the rules that control building, expanding and restoring the worship places in order to achieve equality among all citizens in spite of their different religions." Sidhom wants equal rules for building mosques and churches.
9. The imperative of holding a "Dialogue between People of Good Will": Will the initiative of good intentions continue?
Date of source: Sunday, January 17, 1999
The Church of the Virgin Mary and of the Martyr Abanob at El-Kilj in Jebel El-Asfer in the diocese of Shirbin El-Kom in the governorate of El-Qalyubya is an old, crumbling, church. Built thirty years ago, its purpose was to cater for the spiritual needs of the Copts of the area. It has been closed...
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