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Al-Dustūr reports on Muslims and Christians celebrating the Virgin Mary Festival
Amid strict security measures, Copts celebrate the memory of the Holy Family’s visit to Egypt in Dayr al-Muharraq while a security source denies that these measures are due to Abū Fānā incidents.
When the Holy Virgin Church in Sakha was badly damaged in a fire important archaeological treasures were lost however the government has agreed to pay for the restoration costs.
The article reports on a fire that broke out at the church of the Holy Virgin in the north Delta. The church priest has confirmed that a fourth century icon was destroyed in the fire and that it was caused by an electrical short circuit.
The following lines provide a resume of the history of the celebration of the Holy Family celebrated annually in the Upper Egyptian village of Jabal al-Tayr. Moreover, the media shed light on the influence of the financial crisis in Egypt on the celebration.
The author believes that it is the Holy Family’s historical journey through Egypt that distinguishes religious tourism in Egypt. Therefore, the author says that the country must properly invest in its religious tourism.
The author describes the history and the traditions involved in celebrating Sūm al-Adra[the Fast of the Virgin].
Drs. Hulsman provides an overview of the history of the monastery of Abu Hinnis. The German researcher Dr. Otto Meinardus wrote in the sixties about seventh century murals in a cave church near Deir Abu Hinnis, a Christian village some 300 km south of Cairo. Most of these murals he then described...
Sa‘īd Nāfic and Theresa Kamāl report on the celebration of the Coptic Orthodox Church of the Holy Family’s journey that was organized in the Monastery of the Virgin Mary in Abū Hinnis, al-Minia Governorate.
The article presents a personal impression of a trip to Dayr Abū Ḥinnis, and includes discussions on Muslim-Christian relations and church building.

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