Suhag

A quarrel between Muslims and Christians in Banāwīt village in Marāgha district, in Suhag governorate, had resulted in several injuries and arrests on both sides. Elders and leading families of the village and neighboring villages were successful in their reconciliation efforts that they started on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan. The Public Prosecution witnessed the reconciliation of both  parties and decided to release the defendants (Mahmūd Maqbūl, al-Yawm al-Sābi', Aug. 4). Read original text in Arabic.

Anton Bondarew, Intern