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Date of source: Friday, April 3, 2015
The governor of al-Minyā, donated the first 1000 Egyptian Pounds toward the building of a church in Samāllūt. He said that his donation came as “an Egyptian citizen, not as the governor of al-Minyā.” In addition, ʿĀtif Amīn, a man from a Muslim family in the village, donated 500 Egyptian Pounds for...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Unique study visit to Qufada, Maghagha, Minya where we will meet a local orfi judge who leads reconcilliation sessions and a local priest active in supporting the poor. On the road we will visit some beautiful locations.
Date of source: Monday, February 16, 2015
Prime Minister Ibrāhīm Mahlab and a delegation of Ministers visited the Church of Our Lady the Virgin Mary, in the village of al-‛Ūr in the north of al-Minyā province, to offer their condolences to the families of the 21 Egyptian Christian Martyrs in Libya who were killed at the hands of ISIS....
Date of source: Wednesday, August 21, 2013
I have read much about passive resistance, and I have studied the history of persecution which the Copts suffered under the Romans, and how they were able to overthrow the yoke of the Empire with passive resistance. The Copts lost half of their members to persecution at the hands of the Romans, so...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 29, 2013
One of the greatest horrors that can befall a family is the sudden disappearance of their child. No country in the world could doubt such tragedy. Why then does controversy surround Coptic minors?
There are two prominent reasons, and both relate to the contested sectarian nature of Egyptian...
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This report by Arab-West Report explains the context of the massive destruction of churches and Christian institutions in Egypt in August 2013.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Violent clashes occurred off Virgin Mary Monastery at Jabal al-Tayr in Samallūt Township of al-Minya Governorate, between security forces and Copts from the village. Protesters threw stones at the police while the police responded with tear gas. A number of five people were arrested and two...
Date of source: Saturday, April 28, 2012
The Coptic Orthodox Church on Friday morning (April 27) started receiving applications of candidacy for the post of the 118th pope in succession of Pope Shenouda III and will continue receiving papers for 20 days, the remaining time of the 60 days set by the 1957 statute. [Ashraf Sādiq, al-Ahrām,...
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, September 13, 2011
Al-Menya Criminal Court resumes the Samallūt train shooter trial on September 13, 2011.
'Āmir 'Ashūr, a police personnel, had randomly got into Samallūt, al-Menya governorate, train and opened fire on the passengers, killing one Copt and injuring six others.
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Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.