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Date of source: Sunday, April 17, 2011
On April 16, 2011, 18 new governors were appointed by the head of the Supreme Council of Armed Forces. In Qena, Egyptians protested against the newly appointed Coptic governor ‘Imād Shihātah Michael, who replaced the former governor Majdī Ayūb, who was also a Copt. Demonstrators, who are mainly...
Date of source: Thursday, November 18, 2010
Tuesday night was the last night of the Mār Girgis (Saint George) Day celebrations attended by thousands of people from all around Egypt. The event's attendees included the Qena Governor Dr. Majdī Ayyūb. The governor, who was received by Bishop Shārūbīm of Qena, delivered a speech about how the...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Qena Governor Majdī Ayyūb and popular council leader Nabīl al-Hifnī attended the annual Mār Girgis Day celebrations along with over 5,000 attendees. Ayyūb said that these types of celebrations are the biggest evidence of Egyptian national unity.
Key Words: Qena – Majdī Ayyūb – Nabīl al-Hifnī
Date of source: Wednesday, June 2, 2010
In this AWR article, Jayson Casper comments on Georgette Qillīnī, a member of the Egyptian People’s Assembly and a Coptic Christian.
Date of source: Sunday, February 21, 2010
This article describes the Arbaeen Mass which commemorated the fortieth day after the death of the six Coptic victims in Nag Hammadi. Many religious and important political figures were present, but strangely most local political persons were absent. The event was invitation only, but a tent was...
Date of source: Friday, December 25, 2009
Bishop Kyrillus of Naj‘ Hammādī reports on the sectarian attacks in Farshūt to Pope Shenouda III, and accuses the governor of Qena and members of the People’s Assembly of being negative towards the problem.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Bishop Kyrillos of Naj‘ Hammādī criticizes the governor’s reluctance to compensate those harmed in incidents in Farshūt and announced resorting to Pope Shenouda to find a solution.
Date of source: Sunday, February 14, 2010
This article addresses the reaction of many bloggers, facebook users, and internet users to the incidents of Nag Hammadi, and other violent sectarian events in Egypt. There are many groups forming on facebook calling for everything from the execution of the shooters in Nag Hammadi to their...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 to Wednesday, March 17, 2010
“Don’t cry for me, mother; to a martyr you’ve given birth.
Murderers killed your son, on a night of Christmas mirth.”
These lines of poetry were crafted for the fortieth day memorial service held for the six young Egyptian Christians randomly gunned down while exiting a Coptic Christmas Eve mass,...
Date of source: Friday, January 22, 2010
This article explains the lawsuit filed by Coptic lawyers against President Mubārak and the Qena governor.
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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.