Date of source: Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Two AWR interns investigate the news coverage of a dispute that took place in al-Tayyibah village, Minia. They analyzed the press reports of the incident and then look at the reconciliation sessions that took place in the wake of the conflict.
Date of source: Sunday, July 26, 2009
40 detained in Minia governorate sectarian strife
Date of source: Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Cornelis Hulsman revisited Banī Walīms and Maghagha with a group of interns and Jielis van Baalen, now managing director of CIDT. The objective of the visit was to investigate the present state of Muslim-Christian relations seven years after Banī Walīms suddenly gained media prominence when a...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 14, 2009
On the difficulties encountered by Copts seeking to pray in villages that do not have a proper church
Date of source: Wednesday, September 2, 2009
The AWR team returned to Beni Suef to continue investigations about Izbat Bushrá. Their efforts to visit the village, however, were rebuffed by concerns expressed by the church about disturbing the volatile situation there.
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The second attempt by the AWR team to visit ‘Izbat...
Date of source: Thursday, July 2, 2009
Hānī Samīr reports on the claims of Ra’fat Samīr, head of the Egyptian Union for Human Rights office in Luxor, that Luxor Municipality has seized church lands.
Date of source: Sunday, September 13, 2009
Human rights centers in Egypt have stated that 27 sectarian events took place in the country in the last eight months. However, only four of these incidents were discussed in parliament. In addition many MPs believe that discussing sectarian incidents will only ignite more strife and add to...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Copts of ‘Izbat Bushrá stage a sit-in in Beni Sweif protesting against Muslims’ attacks against their church.
Date of source: Saturday, June 20, 2009
The author reports on a lawsuit filed by the lawyer of the Patriarchate of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Alexandria against the governor and other figures responsible for destroying a building that belongs to the church under allegedly false claims of containing violations.
Date of source: Sunday, May 3, 2009
Last week a group from Matrouh town council started to demolish a building owned by the Holy Virgin Church in Matrouh.