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Date of source: Tuesday, September 4, 2018
The Attorney General of Minya police station, under the supervision of counselor Aḥmad al-Fūlī, attorney general of the southern district prosecution, decided to extend the detention of 19 accused of the Muslims of Dimshāw Hāshim village in Minya governorate for 15 days. They are accused of rioting...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 16, 2014
A statement issued by the Catholic Diocese of Minya, stated that there are no criminal suspicion in the deaths of 11 Copts who drowned in Rās Gharīb, the Red Sea. The statement pointed out that the victims were part of a trip organized by the church to Coptic monasteries in the Red Sea governorate
Date of source: Thursday, July 3, 2014
The Coptic Orthodox Church has stated that the first phase of the renovation of the churches that were destroyed in the aftermath of the dispersal of Rab’ah and Nahdah sit ins on August 14, 2013, was completed in five governorates.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 18, 2014
The diocese of al- Minya and Abu Qurqās organized a ceremony on the occasion of the second anniversary of Pope Shinūda’s death.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 26, 2012
All Egyptian churches congratulated Mursī for winning the state’s top post as Coptic movements and citizens urged him to fulfill his promises, including the establishment of a state of citizenship.
Bishop Marqus of Shubrā al-Khaymā, the chairman of the Coptic Orthodox Holy Synod’s Information...
Date of source: Thursday, May 17, 2012
Two days after she was absent from her house, 20-year-old Christine, whose father reported missing since Monday (May 14), has turned out to have sought the help of Priest Damyan of Abu Jūy Church in al-Minya governorate, because she did not want to marry her cousin as her father wished.
Christine...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 6, 2013
On August 5, security services in al-Minya discovered the body of a man killed in the clashes which broke out between a number of Copts and Muslims in the village of Banī Ahmad al-Sharqiya in al-Minya governorate because of a pro-army song. Muhammad Ahmed Muhammad ‘Abd al-Hamīd, 30, resident of...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 24, 2012
The 1938 Copts Coalition organized a march of protest with dozens taking part from the justice ministry headquarters to the People’s Assembly (parliament) to demand the re-activation of the 1938 statute that includes 10 reasons for obtaining divorce.
The protesters called for repealing the “...
Date of source: Friday, April 27, 2012
“We want the constitutional assembly be representative of all segments of the Egyptian people. Copts have demands they want be clearly spelled out in the constitution, including a text confirming the civil nature of the state that would guarantee everyone the right of belief and free practice of...
Date of source: Saturday, August 3, 2013
In a different incident, security forces in al-Minya stepped up their presence in front of vital facilities after unknown persons distributed a flyer threatening to attack public facilities and churches in Minya if sit-ins of Morsi supporters were dispersed up by force.The flyer refers to a...
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Emerging Perspectives on Intercultural and Interreligious Relations
Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.