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30. Reasons behind al-Minia turning to a city of violence and sectarian incidents!
Date of source: Saturday, November 3, 2007 to Friday, November 9, 2007
Aḥmad Pasha and Maḥmūd Samāḥah reflect on the repeated sectarian incidents in the Governorate of al-Minia, believing that poverty, vengeance and fanaticism are the keys behind the spread of sectarianism in the society of al-Minia.
15. A controversy over a tree
Date of source: Wednesday, February 14, 2001
The Governor of Minya said the worshipping tree was an ordinary one and that no concerned body told them that it had historical value. The head of Samalout City Council said they set up a fact finding committee that found out that the tree had no religious or historical value. A researcher in the...
19. If a tree falls...
Date of source: Thursday, February 1, 2001 to Wednesday, February 7, 2001
Christian pilgrims, on the route of the Holy Family, were surprised to discover that the so-called worshipping tree in the Muslim village of Nezlet Abed, near the pilgrimage site at Giebel Al Teir, had been chopped into pieces by local farmers. Local Christians claim the tree was 2000 year old and...
18. The end of a budding Christian tradition
Date of source: Thursday, January 25, 2001
Christian pilgrims on the route of the Holy Family were surprised last week to discover that the so-called worshipping tree in the Muslim village of Nezlet Abed near the pilgrimage site at Gebel el-Teir had been chopped into pieces by local farmers. Local Christians claim the tree was 2000 years...
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