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Date of source: Monday, October 17, 2011
Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Aswan Statement [October 15, 2011]
A number of visual and written media recently covered the issue of Saint George's Church in Marīnāb of Idfū city in Aswan governorate inaccurately and gave wrong information, which resulted in the confusion in the opinions and emotions...
Date of source: Monday, October 10, 2011
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نيافة الأنبا يؤانس، سكرتير البابا شنودة والأسقف العام، قرأ البيان فى جنازة ضحايا ماسبيرو الأقباط فى المقر البابوى فى الكاتدرائية يوم ١٠ أكتوبر ٢٠١١.
Date of source: Monday, October 10, 2011
On October 10, 2011 at the Coptic Orthodox Papal See, Bishop Yu'annis, Secretary of Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III and the General Bishop, read the statement in the funeral of Copts who died during the protest in Maspero demonstrating for the Aswan church attach.
Date of source: Thursday, October 6, 2011
The Idfū Prosecution released eight suspects in the Aswan church attack on a bail of LE 500 (roughly $95) pending an investigation.
On the other hand, hundreds of Christians continued their protest in Aswan for the second day in a row, objecting the burning of a church in Idfū.
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Date of source: Thursday, October 6, 2011
Hundreds of Copts protested in Aswan, Alexandria, al-Minya and Asyut as well as hundreds off the Egyptian radio & television building in Maspero to object the burning of Saint George Church in Aswan.
Protesters cut Kūrnīsh al-Nīl Street after staging a rally from Shubrá to Maspero.
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Date of source: Tuesday, October 4, 2011
A group of Coptic activists on Tuesday accused the cabinet and the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) of ignoring Coptic rights.
The Maspiro Youth Union blamed interim Prime Minister Essam Sharaf for “violence suffered by Copts.”
Date of source: Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Coptic Christians in Aswan on Tuesday continued their open-ended sit-in before the municipality's headquarters, demanding the building of a church in the Marinab village near the southern city of Edfu.
Clashes between Muslims and Christians erupted when the Christians tried to turn a guesthouse...
Date of source: Sunday, October 2, 2011
Hundreds of Muslims in al-Marīnāb village of Idfū town, Aswan governorate, set Saint George's Church on fire, and then used sharp equipments to demolish the church's domes and ceilings, in addition to setting light to four Coptic houses.
Security forces came late and failed to prevent the...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 5, 2011
About 500 young Copts gathered Tuesday in front of the Beni Suef Governorate headquarters to protest the burning of a church in Merinab village in Edfo city, Aswan.
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