Al-‘Arīsh

Recently, a large number of Christian families left the city of al-‘Arīsh and the cities of Rafah and Shaykh Zuwayd. In al-‘Arīsh the duration of religious rites has been reduced and some church leaders have left their headquarters. Christian residents in al-‘Arīsh said that they have received anonymous warnings, mostly by phone, to leave the governorate of North Sinai by Wednesday evening. A security source stated that not a single Christian filed a complaint in this regard (Muhammad Husseyn, al-Yawm al-Sābi’, Aug. 6).  Read original text in Arabic.

Federica Raimondi, Intern