Date of source: Monday, March 12, 2012
A state of disgruntlement was sparked among a number of Coptic Orthodox bishops who were absent from last week’s meeting at the Saint Mark Cathedral to discuss names of possible presidential hopefuls and others to represent the church in the constitutional assembly, according to a source inside the...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Lamīs Yahyá is an Egyptian student living in Germany who is supporting the Egyptian
student movement for democratization in Egypt. She earlier wrote the investigative report
on the conflict around the building of a Coptic Orthodox Church in Marīnāb, September 30,
2011.
Date of source: Thursday, December 15, 2011
Al-Wafd published the story on Runderkamp's film on its website on December 5. This was strange since it was not in their printed publication. The Wafd text was mailed by imām Fādil Sulaymān to Cornelis Hulsman, Jayson Casper with the question "Dear brothers, what do you think about this Dutch...
Date of source: Thursday, December 15, 2011
Lex Runderkamp’s video on the incident of the village of al-Mārīnāb in Idfū city, Aswan governorate was used by al-Mukhalis TV website on December 7, 2011 [Read al-Mukhalis TV website comment on the video], a Salafī outlet, and before this by articles in al-Distūr, December 4, 2011 and al-Misriyūn...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Following the NOS reporting and responses I asked Lamis Yehya, who had joined me in the visit to Mārīnāb to come to our office in Cairo.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Veteran journalist Lex Runderkamp visited Egypt to report about what happened on September 30th in Mārīnāb. He reported for Dutch TV, in prime time, on November 26th [Title: “Conflict between Copts and Muslims is complicated”].
Date of source: Friday, October 7, 2011
In all events, people always accuse unknown doers of igniting strife in the country. In fact, those igniters of strife are identified and known, but everyone disclaims responsibility.
Date of source:
October 9 witnessed riots in Cairo that led to the death of at least twenty-seven people and the injury of over 300, mostly from Egypt’s Coptic Christian community.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Archpriest Salīb of Saint George Church in al-Mārīnāb village of Idfū city, Aswan, said that the church contacted the Aswan military ruler after the crisis got worse.
Extremists had sealed off the village on the morning of September 7, 2011 and closed entrances and exits to prevent Christians from...