Date of source: Sunday, January 2, 2005
Prominent Egyptian intellectual and scientist Dr. Rushdy Said noted that two contradicting traditions govern the relationship between Muslims and Copts in Egypt: the first fosters brotherhood and understanding while the second encourages suspicion and hatred. I remembered this as I read the book Al...
Date of source: Sunday, June 11, 2000
On its 5th page, Watani exposes the proceedings of the session. It writes, in details, what happened from the very first session till passing the sentence on Shayboub.
Date of source: Sunday, May 14, 2000
In its session summoned on the ninth of May, the criminal court of Sohag decided to postpone the passing of the sentence concerning the first riots of El-Kosheh. As for the second riots it was postponed to the session of the 4th of June.
Date of source: Sunday, March 19, 2000
The Muslim lawyer Ragaa’i Attiya: "There is no other way - in order to go back to the reasons for this case - except confessing that the accusation that was directed in this case - whether by good or bad intention - from the beginning of the investigations that were presented in the case file -...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 7, 2000
In its session of yesterday, Sohag’s Criminal Court decided to postpone hearing the case of the killing of the two Christian young men who were killed in the village of Al-Kosheh in August 1998 to the session of May 7 in order to add to the evidence the log books for August and September 1998 of...
Date of source: Monday, March 6, 2000
In its session of yesterday, Sohag’s Criminal Court decided to continue hearing the case of the killing of Samir Oueida Hakim and Karam Tamer, two Christian youths in the village of Al-Kosheh. Shayboub William Arsel is accused of intentionally killing them both. The incident dates back to August 14...
Date of source: Sunday, March 5, 2000
Today, the criminal court of Sohag will be viewing the case of Al-Kosheh (1) in which Shayboub William Arsel is accused of murdering Karam Tamer Arsel and Samir Oueida Hakim, which was the case the initiated the incidents of Al-Kosheh in 1998...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 7, 1999
Sohag Court of Felonies decided to postpone to January 2nd the hearing of the case of the murder of two young Copts in the village of Al-Koshh, Dar El-Salaam after another attorney resigned due to his illness. The accused remained in custody. The incidents the case relates to took place on August...
Date of source: Friday, April 30, 1999
The Prosecutor-General Raga’a Al-Arabi has announced the decision to prosecute regarding the events which took place in Al-Koshh village in Sohag. The three accused are to be transferred to the criminal court.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 30, 1998
The author went himself to el-Koshh to investigate the claims of the Sunday Telegraph. He spoke to members of the Boctor family, relatives of Karim Tamer Suleiman Arsal who was murdered on August 14 and the family of the arrested witnesses.