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Bishop of al-Buḥayrī calls for constitutional resolution of contradictory rulings on the sale and demolition of Virgin Mary Church, Rashīd
Date of source: Wednesday, August 28, 2019
v. Fr. Lūqā Asʿad, bishop of the Church of the Virgin Mary in Rashīd, Buḥayra governorate, has called on the Supreme Constitutional Court to decide on the lawsuit filed by the church acting on behalf of Pope Tawādrūs II, Bishop Bākhūmiyyūs, bishop of Buḥayra, Maṭrūḥ, and the five western cities,...
27-Al-Beheira Governor ordered cessation of works to remove the Roman Orthodox Church in the governorate
Date of source: Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Al-Beheira Governor Mukhtār al-Hamalāwī ordered cessation of works to remove the Roman Orthodox Church in the governorate in response to a report by Priest Lūqā As’ad ‘Awad of the Mar Marqus Church to the Rosetta police accusing a judge of destroying parts of the building within a dispute over a...
36-A new fitnah can start a war between Sufis and Salafis over a shrine
Date of source: Saturday, June 21, 2014
A new fitnah can start a war between Sufis and Salafis. The latter insisted on destroying the shrine of Shaykh Ali al- Kurdī, a famous Sufī saint, in RashīdCity, Beheira Governorate. 
10. Rosetta church dispute
Date of source: Tuesday, December 16, 2008
The ownership of the Greek Orthodox Church in Rosetta has caused considerable conflict and anger amongst the different parties involved; local residents, the Greek Orthodox Church as well as the Coptic Orthodox Church.
27. At Rosetta: when the law keepers break the law
Date of source: Sunday, September 28, 2008
In 1990 the Greek Orthodox Church decided to sell its church in Rosetta however ever since the Muslim buyer tried to tear down the historic building there have been tensions over who owns the land and building. On September 19, a group of men broke into the church and caused severe damage.
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