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Christian places of prayer subjected to increasing attacks
The authors report incidents between Muslims and Copts in both Lower and Upper Egypt.
Although he is a former official in the Ministry of the Interior, General Ahmad Diyā’ al-Dīn the governor of Minya has failed to put an end to the sectarian incidents taking place among Copts and Muslims through wisdom. Instead he uses violence and suppression to deal with such crises.
Robeir al-Faris provides a round up of the Cairo press this month. He covers the case of the murder trial of Marwa al-Shirbīni which is taking place in Germany, looking in particular at an article written by Ibrāhīm Isá in al-Dustūr that reflects on the Egyptian reaction to the case. Al-Faris also...
On the difficulties encountered by Copts seeking to pray in villages that do not have a proper church
Sidhom comments on the Parliament’s refusal to discuss a unified law on building places of worship for the fifth year in a row.
The article reports on two reconciliation sessions in Upper Egypt, one that was held earlier this month and another which is due to take place next week.
Al-Wafd interviewed both Father Sam‘ān Shihātah and Mayor Muhammad Sālih to uncover the real reasons behind sectarian strife in ‘Izbat Girgis, Banī Suif.
The article deals with Muslim-Christian relations and calls for real solutions for sectarian problems.
The Coptic Orthodox Church keeps its distance from the peaceful opposition gathering of Copts in the church of ‘Izbat al-Nakhl.

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