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A description of the lives of Copts living near the Nile in the village of Ezbet Hanna Ayoub who are in a conflict with the Land Reclamation Authority [LRA] over the ownership of their land. The author warns that poor policy on the part of the authorities can lead to sectarian violence.
The author wonders about the real reasons for canceling the church trial of the bishop of Naj‘ Ḥammādī, Bishop Kyrillos, criticizing the Secretary- general of the Holy Synod Bishop Bīshūy for holding such trials upon personal discords alone.
The article presents a brief overview of the most important events that have happened in Egyptian churches during 2006.
The author discusses the increasing phenomenon of Coptic girls converting to Islam, and considers the reasons behind these conversions.
The article reviews a study by Islamist Abū al-‘Ilā Mādī in which he shows the history and ideological bases of al- Jamā‘ah al-Islāmīyah.
The author wonders about the increasing coverage of Coptic affairs in Egyptian press, and points to a number of specific periodicals that have increased their focus on such issues.
AWR was invited to The Program for Civilizational Studies and Dialogue of Cultures at Cairo University to present a film about its work and explain to the students the necessity of caution in media reporting. Dr. Ṭāriq Heggy visited AWR’s office to speak about what motivates him to write. Remarks...
Visit to locations related to the Holy Family in Upper Egypt. Reference to the murder of a priest in Luxor by a Christian, which gave cause to rumors.
Text of lecture about a declining Christianity in the Middle East. Dalrymple compares between his travels in the mid nineties to when he collected material for his book ‘From the Holy Mountain: A Journey among the Christians of the Middle East,’ and recently travelled to the areas he had visited...
The return of the four Christian girls from Malawi ended the rumors that they were kidnapped and raped by Muslim extremist groups in order to force them to turn to Islām.

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