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32. A scoop…we have an organizational map containing names and phone numbers prepared by the Church of Shubra al-Khimah to distribute Christian supervisors of the electoral commissions in order to control Coptic votes
Date of source: Monday, May 21, 2007
Ṣawt al-Ummah has obtained serious documents which confirm that the Coptic Orthodox Church is exploiting every election to participate in political life, which raises doubts about the church’s true intentions.
26. Christians talk about the apparition of Virgin Mary in the sky over al-Tayr Mountain at Samalut in al-Minia and Jamal As‘d denies: This is a fable that aims to earn livings and convey a message to Muslims that Copts have miracle
Date of source: Monday, May 21, 2007
Some people claim to have seen an apparition of the Virgin Mary in the sky over al-Tayr Mountain.
16. In documents: Head of a Christian denomination in Egypt asks Australia to grant political asylum to an Egyptian fugitive accused of swindling on the pretext of being persecuted by state security for helping converted Muslim women
Date of source: Monday, May 21, 2007
The head of the Pentecostal denomination, ‘Azīz Morgan, sent several letters to the Australian Government to save Rev. Karam Girgis who escaped to Australia after being sentenced in absentia to three months in prison.
15. Priest of Shibin al-Kum’s church attacks Islam and questions the Qur’an on a CD distributed in Shubra
Date of source: Monday, May 21, 2007
In a CD recently released in Shubra, Tadrus Yūsuf, priest of Shibīn al-Kūm’s church, has attacked Islam and questioned the Qur’ān.
8. Safwat Hijāzī: 99 percent of the present art is Harām, veiled actresses’ return to acting remind people of her image in a swimsuit, and if a man remarries without telling his first wife, his marriage is void
Date of source: Monday, May 21, 2007
Safwat Hijāzī is one of the cleric stars of satellite channels who became famous over the last few years and whose opinions have engendered a lot of controversy.
52. A Christian declares his wife’s alleged conversion to Islam and marriage to a Muslim
Date of source: Monday, May 14, 2007
A Coptic husband spreads rumors about his wife and accuses her of adultery. He obliged his son to give false testimony against his mother, saying that she was married to a Muslim officer. The husband could thereby obtain a document from the church according to which he could marry again.
35. Sectarian violence erupts in an Egyptian village over church building
Date of source: Saturday, May 12, 2007
Sectarian violence rocked the Egyptian village of Bimhā, Giza, sparked by Muslim’s anger over alleged Coptic plans to build a church. Violence left 11 Copts injured and 30-Christian owned homes and businesses damaged.
33. University professor suspended over insulting the Christian faith
Date of source: Friday, May 11, 2007
Dr. Nasr Allāh al-Barājah, a professor at South Valley University, was suspended for three months after his Coptic students complained that the book he authored and had been teaching contained harsh criticism of Christian doctrines and insults to Christian monks and nuns.
28. Security forces beleaguered a Coptic association in Minya and arrest the Baptist Church’s pastor
Date of source: Saturday, May 5, 2007
As a result of the long delay practiced by Egyptian security, the pastor of the Baptist Church in Upper Egyptian village of Mintūt initiated the religious rites in the newly established building of the denomination. Consequently, security forces violently stormed into the building, scattering the...
7. Bells of sectarian violence ring in Alexandria
Date of source: Monday, May 14, 2007
A converted wife re-embraces Christianity and escapes with her daughter. The incident sparks violent protests from the Muslim husband and his family who threatened to burn churches and Copts’ houses.

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