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68. Post-Revolutionary Construction in Egypt
Date of source: Thursday, March 22, 2012
In post-Revolutionary Egypt the government is in a weakened state with little or no capacity to enforce laws. Many citizens have chosen to take advantage of this power vacuum to construct churches, mosques, and other buildings in their villages. This article highlights construction in several...
50. Many Copts Anxious as Islamists Win Majority in Parliament
Date of source: Monday, January 23, 2012
This text was first published in Christianity Today on January 23, 2012. Please click here for the link. Egypt’s parliamentary elections are over. While noting irregularities, former US president Jimmy Carter, through his Carter Center for promoting democracy, has judged the elections to be “...
48. Shaykh Hamdī of Maghāghah, A Salafi Candidate with Coptic Support
Date of source: Sunday, January 22, 2012
Shaykh Hamdī ‘Abd al-Fattāh is a unique personality in Egypt. Little known outside of his home region of Maghagha in Upper Egypt, he is a candidate for parliament running under the banner of the Salafi Nour Party. In and of itself, there is nothing unusual here – the Nour Party has searched for and...
Coptic Orthodox statistics and migration in Maghāghah
Date of source:
  Review of Elizabeth Edward’s “Coptic Orthodox statistics and migration in Maghagha”
82. Maghāghah's new archbishopric to be built in line with 2010 deal
Date of source: Friday, May 20, 2011
Al-Minya's new governor, Maj. General Samīr Sallām, gave the thumbs up to embark on procedures to license the construction of a new archbishopric and annexes over an area of 4300 meters in the city of Maghāghah, capping a 14-month-old crisis. Archpriest Ezra Fanjarī, the deputy head of the...
14. An ecclesiastical source: "The bishop of Maghagha's disclaim from the agreement with the governor was by the authority of the Pope"
Date of source: Saturday, August 14, 2010
 A priest called Azra Fakhry states that Pope Shenouda asked the bishop of Maghagha not to obligate in the agreement with the governor and he will solve the problem.  
1. A Copt responsible in the National Party: "The crisis of Maghāghah's bishopric arrived at a dead-end"
Date of source: Monday, August 16, 2010
The crisis of Maghāghah in relation to the inflexibility of the bishopric and the governor appears to have no end.    
16. Bishop Aghathon threatens to turn to supreme authority to terminate the disputation of Maghagha’s bishopric
Date of source: Saturday, August 14, 2010
 The bishop of Maghagha states that he will appeal to a supreme authority to put en end to the conflict between him and the governor of Minia.  
47. The church of Maghāghah… and the mosque of New York
Date of source: Wednesday, August 11, 2010
 The author assures that the United States of America is more tolerant in treating other religions than Egypt.    
36. Pope Shenouda will declare his decision concerning judging the priest of Dayr Mawās
Date of source: Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Pope Shenouda puts an end to three thorny issues: the crisis of the Bishopric of Maghāghah and the Unified Law on Personal Status for non-Muslims, and finally the judgment of the priest of Dayr Mawās.      

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