Date of source: Saturday, August 2, 2008
Drs. Hulsman comments on the New York Times report on Abu Fana.
Date of source: Thursday, June 26, 2008
While monks resume their sit-in at the monastery of Abū Fānā, Coptic communities abroad are organizing demonstrations protesting the incidents. The following presents an up-to-date review of the aftermath of the Abū Fānā attacks.
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Like an earthquake with several “aftershocks;”...
Date of source: Monday, June 16, 2008
In the aftermath of the attacks against the Abū Fānā Monastery, the governor of Minia headed a committee that drafted decisions that do not appear favorable for the church. From his residency in Cleveland in the U.S., Pope Shenouda III declared the relations between the bishopric in Mallawī and the...
Date of source: Sunday, June 8, 2008
While the uproar in the wake of the first attack against the Abū Fānā monastery continues, monks were again attacked and stoned by people from the tribal communities. Heated discussions and debates on the issue are still being reported in the media. Muslims accuse the monks of killing a young man...
Date of source: Monday, June 2, 2008
Members of tribal communities attacked a Coptic Orthodox monastery in al-Minia. The vandals destroyed buildings that are owned by the monastery and set fire to the monastery’s farm. Moreover, they abducted three monks and insulted and tortured them for hours.
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Date of source: Monday, July 14, 2008
Excerpts from a meeting with two prominent local shaykhs from Minia in Upper Egypt on the dispute involving a monastery.
Date of source: Monday, July 14, 2008
Comments from local villagers and tribesmen regarding a recent dispute involving a monastery in Minia, Upper Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, July 14, 2008
An interview with monks involved in the dispute in Minia, Upper Egypt.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Governor Ahmed Dia el-Din on the tensions in Minia, Upper Egypt, involving the Monastery of Abū Fānā
Date of source: Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Drs. Hulsman comments on a recent dispute involving a monastery in Minia, Upper Egypt.