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Date of source: Sunday, November 28, 2010
Majdī says that if you look closely, it is clear that someone was behind last Wednesday’s ‘Umrāniyyah riots, arguing that it is more than a coincidence that 400 armed Copts from different governorates turned up to protest. Father Mīnā Zarīf told the press that it is highly likely that someone used...
Date of source: Sunday, November 28, 2010
Majdī says although last Wednesday’s ‘Umrāniyyah riots are considered by many Coptic activists to be fitnah tā’ifīyah, several eye witnesses testified otherwise. One man says that the event was a dispute over a building and has nothing to do with religion. One of the builders at the site, a Muslim...
Date of source: Sunday, November 28, 2010
Majdī talks about last Wednesday’s ‘Umrāniyyah riots, which he says qualify as a revolution. He says even though many experts have been interviewed about the incident on talk shows, many questions remain unanswered, such as whether the incident qualifies as a fitnah tā’ifīyah.
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Date of source: Saturday, November 27, 2010
Various legal experts said that many of the 156 suspects in the ‘Umrāniyyah riots case may face life in prison for attempted murder. However, Sha‘bān Sa‘īd said that it is highly unlikely that any of the suspects would be proven guilty due to their large number. The suspects, who have been accused...
Date of source: Saturday, November 27, 2010
Mīlād Malāk Mikhā’īl, a construction worker, passed away yesterday after receiving a bullet in the stomach during last Wednesday’s riots in ‘Umrāniyyah. The authorities have intensified security in the area to prevent further sectarian violence. An ecclesial source confirmed that Bishop Theodosius...
Date of source: Friday, November 26, 2010
A cautious calm prevailed throughout the ‘Umrāniyyah Church area yesterday following Wednesday’s riots, as security forces surrounded the building and blocked the main road leading to it. Area Muslims said that the crisis, which was caused by “a few extremist Copts,” was now over. Copts residing in...
Date of source: Friday, November 26, 2010
Makarius Jād Shākir, who was killed during Wednesday’s church riots in ‘Umrāniyyah, was buried in his hometown of Sohag yesterday. The funeral was attended by a large number of Copts and Muslims from his village. The funeral, which was heavily guarded by security, was peaceful and saw no signs of...
Date of source: Thursday, November 25, 2010
Unfortunate events occurred in the ‘Umrāniyyah district of Giza yesterday as riots broke out against the governorate’s decision to discontinue the illegal building of a church.
18 policemen were injured as well as 23 civilians. One civilian was killed. The front gates of the Giza Governorate...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Over 500 Copts blocked the Munīb Road for over half an hour at dawn in protest of a decision to discontinue the building of a church service center. State security forces interfered to contain the situation, but reportedly ended up being assaulted by protestors, who chanted “Let us die for the...
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Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.