Date of source: Sunday, January 30, 2000
Although 22 days have passed since the Al-Kosheh incidents, the efforts that have been exerted to return peace and security to the village have failed. Everybody is sad because of the death of a large number of Al-Kosheh villagers whether Muslim or Christian. Most of the shops are still closed,...
Date of source: Sunday, January 30, 2000
The government tried to control the situation in Al-Kosheh by sending security forces, local and public leaders and Christian and Muslim religious men. In spite of the procedures that were taken by the government to overcome this crisis, including changing the name of the village from Al-Kosheh to...
Date of source: Sunday, January 30, 2000
The author gives in a lengthy article a background of Al-Kosheh, Muslim and Christian population, history, economy which all serve as a background to the killings. It is obvious from the article that the atmosphere was poisoned. Truth was mixed with fantasy and the fact Al-Kosheh became...
Date of source: Friday, January 28, 2000
The Muslim-Christian relationship is a relationship that is determined by God in the Holy Qur’an. The Holy Qur’an is the heavenly constitution that organizes Muslim-Christian relations. God always asks his followers, whether Christians or Muslims, to plant love and friendship not enmity and...
Date of source: Friday, January 28, 2000
The news of the slaughter in Al-Kosheh affected all Egyptians, not only in Upper Egypt but in the whole world. The Canadian and international newspapers published the news of this slaughter, but there were a lot of exaggerations in them. These exaggerations were due to the repetition of the events...
Date of source: Friday, January 28, 2000
Peace and security returned to Al-Kosheh. For the first time in many years, the citizens of Al-Kosheh are dreaming of the future because their village will be transformed into a perfect village.
Date of source: Thursday, January 27, 2000
The head office of the district attorney in Sohag received yesterday the forensic medical report concerning the matching of the empty bullets seized at the location of the incidents with the seized weapons in Dar Al-Salaam and the inspection of these weapons.
Date of source: Thursday, January 27, 2000
Counselor Hisham Saraya, the General Attorney of the Supreme State Security Prosecution received the final report prepared by the experts of the forensic crimes laboratory of the Ministry of Interior. The report confirmed that in the unfortunate incidents that occurred in Al-Kosheh and the city of...
Date of source: Thursday, January 27, 2000
Police had seized twenty new accused who participated in the unfortunate incidents of Al-Kosheh, Sohag governorate, that occurred on January 2. Counselor Hisham Saraya, General Attorney for the Supreme State Security Prosecution ordered their detention for 15 days.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 2, 2000
Directions have been issued for the National [Democratic] Party to nominate a number of Christian individuals in the capital and the governorates in the coming elections. ... Negotiations are now taking place between higher authorities of the party and a number of Christian elements,... These...