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57. Anonymous Criminals Threatens to Bomb a Coptic Man's Resort in al-Minya For a Ransom of 500 Thousand Pounds
Date of source: Friday, January 4, 2013
A further case of blackmailing Copts was published in Al-Sabāh: Tharwat Malik Barsūm, owner of a tourist resort in al-Minya governorate, Upper Egypt, filed a complaint against persons (identity undisclosed) blackmailing and asking him to pay a ransom of 500 thousand Egyptian Pounds or his resort...
4. The Story of a Village Church
Date of source: Tuesday, October 21, 2014
A man named ‘lantern’ finds a buried treasure, and with the money builds a church and extends a priesthood. If only all tales of Coptic Orthodox churches were so adventurous. (Some are.) The village of Qufādah, home of the Virgin Mary and St. Abaskhiroun Church, is about a 30-45 minute drive from...
7. Muslims protected Abū Qurqās church during resurrection mass
Date of source: Monday, April 25, 2011
A public committee from Muslim youth in Abū Qurqās village of Minya governorate, took the responsibility of protecting the church during the resurrection mass held last Sunday. Muslim youths had confronted the anger of some protestors.  
7. Coptic cleric did not attend Minya national unity meeting
Date of source: Tuesday, August 24, 2010
In a press conference after the national unity meeting in al-Minya, Governor Ahmad Diyā’ al-Dīn stated that his meeting with Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III was personal and that they did not discuss Maghāghah Bishopric crisis. He said that the meeting has foiled plans by Metropolitan Aghathon of...
5. The political dimension of religious extremism
Date of source: Tuesday, February 15, 2005
The word dhimmi refers to a free non-Muslim subject living in a Muslim country, who receives protection in the Muslim society after paying a special tax. The practice raises questions about non-Muslims’ rights in a Muslim country, particularly because historical Islam did not usually antagonize the...
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