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Date of source: Sunday, October 7, 2012
North Sinai Governor Major General ‘Abd al-Fattāh Harhūr, after a tense meeting with the Copts in the border governorate, refused to allow them to leave the city under the pretext that there should be no succumbing to the terrorists.
Date of source: Sunday, October 7, 2012
Reactions varied over President Muhammad Mursī’s visit to the city of al-‘Arīsh on Saturday (October 6), which was paid under tight security measures, while Coptic families in Rafah denied media reports about a meeting with Mursī.
Date of source: Sunday, September 30, 2012
The displacement was also condemned by tribal chiefs and politicians in Sinai, blaming the state and the absence of its role in Sinai and appealing to the displaced Christians to return to their homes.
Date of source: Sunday, September 30, 2012
The National Council for Human Rights also denounced the displacement of some Coptic citizens of Rafah, North Sinai, upon threats by “outlaws jeopardizing order and the state itself and clashing with the values and principles of human rights”.
Date of source: Sunday, September 30, 2012
Nine Coptic families in Egyptian Rafah started packing up and leaving to the city of al-‘Arīsh following recent threats a few days ago as some members of those families said they are relocating to ‘Arīsh after the governor approved to send them there, where there are no dwelling places available.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Today’s overview deals with calls by a former senior U.S. diplomat, Dennis Ross, on Egypt to accept the reality and play by a set of rules, saying the record to date is not good: news reports suggest that more than 100,000 Coptic Christians have left Egypt; there have been new efforts to...
Date of source: Saturday, August 11, 2012
Bishop Dr. Yūhannā Qultah Sa‘īd, Deputy Patriarch of the Coptic Catholic Church, comments on the recent attack on Egyptian troops in Sinai and the tragic events in Dahshūr: “the internal picture is just another facet of what is happening on the [Sinai] border … There is a pressing need for the...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Acting patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church Bishop Pachomius mourned the martyrs of duty, the soldiers of the armed forces killed by terrorists recently in Sinai and prayed for God to bestow mercy and patience on their families.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 7, 2012
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) expressed its condolences to families of the Egyptian border guards who were killed on Sunday (August 5) night in an attack on a post at Rafah city on the Egyptian-Israeli border.
30-Egyptian churches denounce the terrorist attack in Rafah, Coptic movements hold Morsi accountable
Date of source: Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Egyptian churches have denounced the attack that took place in Rafah, Sinai, and led to the death of 16 officers and men. Bishop Pachomius, Coptic Orthodox Acting Patriarch offered his condolences to the Egyptian people.
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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.