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36. a new rumor claiming that Copts had attacked a Muslim house
Date of source: Friday, August 9, 2013
Due to a new rumor claiming that Copts had attacked a Muslim house and set it on fire, the clashes began again in Banī Ahmed al-Sharqīya. This led to a security alert to contain the clashes (Hasan 'Abd al-Ghafār, al-Yawm al-Sābi', Aug. 9).Read original text in Arabic.
34. Islamic groups organized a human chain in front of St. George
Date of source: Thursday, August 8, 2013
Islamic groups organized a human chain in front of St. George (Mar Girgis) church in Suhag to protect it from a pro-Morsi march (Mahmūd Maqbūl, al-Yawm al-Sābi’, Aug. 8). This article has no link online. 
33. A large number of Copts in Minya have divided into groups to go visit the Muslims in their houses
Date of source: Thursday, August 8, 2013
A large number of Copts in Minya have divided into groups to go visit the Muslims in their houses and congratulate them on the occasion of Eid (Hasan ‘Abd al-Ghafār, al-Yawm al-Sābi’, Aug. 8). Read original text in Arabic.  
2. Mahmūd Badr: the attacks on Copts a crime against the state and the Revolution
Date of source: Tuesday, August 6, 2013
  Tamarrud campaign coordinator, Mahmūd Badr, called the attacks on Copts a crime against the state and the Revolution (Ahmad ‘Abd al-Bāsit, al-Yawm al-Sābi’, Aug. 5). Read original text in Arabic.   Anton Bondarew, Intern
5. a human shield around the Virgin Mary Church
Date of source: Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Qena   Dozens of supporters of ousted president, Muhammad Morsi (Mursī) from Islamic movements in Naga' Hammādi formed a human shield around the Virgin Mary Church during the early hours of dawn on August 6. They gathered to stand firm against any attempts to storm the church after clashes between...
10. al-Qa’ida flag on Suhag’s Saint George’s Church
Date of source: Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Father Bākhūm, Bishop of Suhag, al-Munsh’aa and al-Maragha made statement that there is no truth in what was published and broadcast about the raising of an al-Qa’ida flag on Suhag’s Saint George’s Church. What happened, instead, was a peaceful march that passed in front of the church and in no way...
13. Tens of Coptic activists and organizations demonstrated in front of the Public Prosecutor’s office
Date of source: Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Coptic Reactions   Tens of Coptic activists and organizations demonstrated in front of the Public Prosecutor’s office (August 5), protesting against the escalation of sectarian violence and the assaults against Copts...” (Michael Fāris, al-Yawm al-Sābi’, Aug. 5). Read original text in Arabic....
12. crime of kidnapping
Date of source: Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Colonel ‘Abd al-‘Azīz ‘Abd al-Latīf, head of al-Minya security, received a complaint from Malāk Sādiq Jirjis, a 33-year-old businessman, resident in the division of Shalbī, reporting the disappearance of his 6-year-old son, Phīlopātīr. The investigations confirmed that he was kidnapped by a 21-year...
6. General ‘Abd al-Fattāh Uthmān reassured the Copts by saying that there are current security plans for all of the Church establishments
Date of source: Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Major General ‘Abd al-Fattāh Uthmān, Director of the General Department of Media in the Ministry of Interior, reassured the Copts by saying that there are current security plans for all of the Church establishments (‘Abd al-Wahāb al-Jundy, al-Yawm al-Sābi’, Aug. 6). Read original text in Arabic....
11. Security forces controlled the clashes that broke out in the village of Banī Ahmad in al-Sharqiya district
Date of source: Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Security forces controlled the clashes that broke out in the village of Banī Ahmad in al-Sharqiya district. Unidentified persons snuck into farms and fired guns, alerting security forces inside the village, which redeployed in and around the village and closed the streets leading to it. In total,...

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