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8. Returning to Izbet Boushra, the scene of clashes between Muslims and Christians in July 2009
Date of source: Monday, January 18, 2010
Tensions in Izbet Boushra received national and international media coverage following a clash on June 21, 2009 between Muslims and Christians over a church building. AWR visited Bishop Stephanous, responsible for the diocese in which Izbet Boushra is located, in August 2009. The Bishop then asked...
Social Reconciliation: Pre- and Post-Conflict in the Egyptian Setting
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Izbet Bushra: Recording the Sources and Suggesting Reconciliation Following a Conflict over Church Building
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On June 21, 2009 violent conflict broke out between Muslims, Christians, and security forces of Izbet Bushra, a small village located in the governorate of Beni Suef, approximately 120 kilometers south of Cairo.
3. Second report on the ‘Izbat Bushrá incidents
Date of source: Wednesday, September 2, 2009
The AWR team returned to Beni Suef to continue investigations about Izbat Bushrá. Their efforts to visit the village, however, were rebuffed by concerns expressed by the church about disturbing the volatile situation there. Article full text: The second attempt by the AWR team to visit ‘Izbat...
2. Meeting the Coptic authorities of Beni Suef - a report on the ‘Izbat Bushrá incidents
Date of source: Wednesday, September 2, 2009
An AWR team traveled to Beni Suef to investigate the incidents at ‘Izbat Bushrá, and gained an initial report of what happened. Article full text: The purpose of the visit to the city of Beni Suef, located approximately two hours south of Cairo by railroad, was to clarify the situation within ‘...
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