Date of source: Monday, June 25, 2007
The Coptic family, involved in the sectarian violence incidents that took place in the Upper Egyptian village of al-Dāmūd, accuses al-‘Imārī Muslim family of falsifying a rent contract and of exploiting the influence of Hamādah al-‘Imārī, a member of parliament, to gain a court ruling giving his...
Date of source: Sunday, June 17, 2007
New sectarian
tension has surfaced in the Upper Egyptian village of al-Dāmūd following a quarrel between a Coptic family and a
Muslim family. 13 persons were injured in the incidents, and the security forces assert that the situation is now under
control.