Date of source: Sunday, January 23, 2000
Bishop Wissa, the bishop of Balyana, Bardis and Dar El-Salaam led the Epiphany prayer in Abu Naqad Church in the archbishopric of Balyana for the Coptic Orthodox. The feast’s mass was held in all the churches of Al-Kosheh, Bardis, and Dar El-Salaam. In these masses, the priests preached to the...
Date of source: Sunday, January 23, 2000
In this article, some topics were discussed. These topics were repeated in various newspapers. They include: A new construction plan for Dar El-Salaam and Al-Kosheh; complete survey of the social level in these villages...
Date of source: Saturday, January 22, 2000 to Friday, January 28, 2000
... There were a good number of people with interests - inside and outside - messing with many things, and dealing with what happened in Al-Kosheh as spoils to be taken, even if they had to start more fires in it!
Date of source: Friday, January 21, 2000
The peacemaking committee has not completed its work in Al-Kosheh. They have a few major problems.
Date of source: Thursday, January 20, 2000
A responsible judicial source refuted what was published in an evening newspaper about the leveling of definite charges against Bishop Wissa of Al-Balyana and Dar Al-Salaam. The source emphasized that the editor-in-chief of the newspaper and one of its editors are to be investigated by the State...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 19, 2000
Al-Ahali met with General Ahmed Abdel-Aziz, the governor of Sohag, in order to know the results of [the investigations into] the bloody events of Al-Kosheh, how they were raised and the role of the security organizations. The governor defends the local security but blames local customs which make...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 19, 2000
The bishop of Balyana and Dar El-Salam, bishop Wissa confirmed his trust in the [state] prosecution [agency] and investigations that being made into the incidents of destruction and murder in Al-Kosheh.
Date of source: Monday, January 17, 2000
Mustafa Bakry, editor-in-chief of al-Usbua blames bishop Wissa and others for believing that the USA will be able to protect the Copts in Egypt. Solutions need to be found in Egypt, not abroad.
Those who say that Christians are treated like second degree citizens are abandoning the truth and...
Date of source: Monday, January 17, 2000
In a meeting with Counselor Maher Abdel-Wahed, he asserted: "I am very keen to inspect every complaint issued by a Coptic or a Muslim about the incidents of Al-Kosheh. It will be studied and what is included in it will be investigated." The criminal investigations have dismissed the probability...
Date of source: Monday, January 17, 2000
Islamist intellectual Dr. Selim el-Awa describes his meeting with the priests of al-Kosheh, bishop Wissa and bishop Marcos. Dr. Al-Awa wrote that many newspapers accused Bishop Wissa and father Gabra’il of raising tensions But, the clergy coming from Al-Kosheh and Balyana had a different story,...