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Date of source: Wednesday, April 3, 2013
On Wednesday, April 27th, we've had the pleasure to show the movie "One Hand", a film produced by Johnny and Rebecca Weixler with help of contacts provided by Arab-West Report. The film had been earlier presented and well received at the well-attended MESA Film Festival in Denver, Colorado, USA....
Date of source: Tuesday, March 15, 2011
A criminal court in the Qena governorate sentenced a 21-year-old Copt (Jirjis Bārūmī) to fifteen years in aggravated imprisonment and a fine of five thousand pounds for raping a 12-year-old Muslim girl (Yusrā Muhammad 'Abd al-Wahāb) in Farshūt (Qena governorate).
Incident goes back to November 18,...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 15, 2010
The article describes how the statements by the head of the public attorney's office in Qena suggesting that the rape of a little girl in Farshūt "caused violence between Muslims and Copts last November and was connected to the killing of seven people," has sparked debate among lawyers involved....
Date of source: Sunday, February 4, 2001
A Presidential decree removed from the governors their right to make decisions on renovation or restoration requests, for places of worship, giving this right to the relevant authorities within the governorates instead. The governor of Assiut sent letters to the relevant authorities within the...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 18, 2000
The Bishop of Naga Hamadi said that al-Ahali [See RNSAW week 42 article 3] wrongly quoted him as saying that "the National Democratic Party (NDP) is imposing certain persons whom we do not choose." The Bishop said that "this sentence caused misunderstanding with the members of NDP."
Date of source: Saturday, February 27, 1999
Traditionally Upper Egypt is well-known for family frictions and feuds with bloody confrontations. Blind loyalty to family groups is rampant in the Upper Egypt.
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