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Date of source: Saturday, January 22, 2011
Egyptians continue to react to the news that an Egyptian court has decided on the death sentence for Hammām al-Kamūnī, the man convicted for his part in the shooting of six Christians and a Muslim security officer outside a church in Naj‘ Hammādī in January, 2010.
According to Sawt al-Ummah on...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 18, 2011
On Sunday, an emergency tribunal sentenced Hammām al-Kamūnī to death for his part in last year’s slaying of seven people outside a church in the Upper Egyptian town of Naj‘ Hammādī. * Egyptian newspaper coverage of the court ruling continued on Tuesday, but on a more limited scale than in previous...
Date of source: Friday, December 10, 2010
Journalist Lotus Kīwān interviews Bishop Kyrillos of Naj‘ Hammādī about the current controversy surrounding his meeting with MP ‘Abd al-Rahīm al-Ghūl, who many Copts believe to be responsible for last year’s Naj‘ Hammādī massacre. Kyrillos argues that he has always been on good terms with al-Ghūl....
Date of source: Friday, December 10, 2010
The article portrays the opinions of several prominent Copts on the meeting between Bishop Kyrillos of Naj‘ Hammādī and MP ‘Abd al-Rahīm al-Ghūl just hours before the recent elections. Al-Ghūl is rumored to be involved in last year’s Naj‘ Hammādī massacre.
U.S. Copts Association President Michael...
33. Defense of the Accused in the Naj‘ Hammādī Slaughter: Bishop Kyrillos Knows the Real Perpetrator
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The Supreme State Security Court has decided to issue its ruling on the Naj‘ Hammādī slaughter at its January 16 session. The accused will remain in custody until then.
The defense team of those charged said that Bishop Kyrillos of the Naj‘ Hammādī area knows the identity of the "real killer."
The...
Date of source: Sunday, December 19, 2010
An church source says that a meeting between Pope Shenouda III and MP Jamāl As‘ad is being set up.
This comes after the Pope was contacted by Dr. Mustafá al-Fiqī from the Shūrá Council, who told the Pope that As‘ad would like to apologize for any unnecessary attacks he may have made on the Church....
Date of source: Thursday, November 18, 2010
Bishop Kyrillos of Naj‘ Hammādī said that the sectarian violence in the al-Nawāhid village caused the burning of 20 houses and a total of 300,000 Egyptian Pounds worth of damage. Kyrillos accused Mayor ‘Abd al-Mun‘im Tantāwī of plotting the fire with the help of various other officials in the...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Sectarian tension dominated the al-Nawāhid village in Qena yesterday as rumors of an 18-year old Coptic boy raping a 15-year old Muslim girl caused a violent outbreak burning ten houses. The state has tightened security in the village to contain the situation. The boy and girl are both being held...
Date of source: Sunday, October 17, 2010
Bishop Kyrillos of Naj‘ Hammadi said he was ready to testify in the Naj‘ Hammādī massacre case if summoned for Sunday's session. He said that he expected a just sentence by the court against the perpetrators of the notorious massacre. Meanwhile, Kyrillos says he does not expect the court to...
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Emerging Perspectives on Intercultural and Interreligious Relations
Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.