Date of source: Saturday, July 6, 2019
Egypt has a long history related to issues between Muslims and Christians. Apparently, this was the fundamental reason for creating that conference which is sponsored by the center of Arab-West Understanding in cooperation with a huge electronic English database about the religion’s role in the...
Date of source: Saturday, September 26, 2020
Anglican Archbishop Mouneer proposed the title Comparing inclusive Citizenship in Egypt with Europe. The comparison with Europe was important to the Archbishop since it is not all rosy in Europe, yet Mr.Belder chose to focus on Egypt alone.
Mr.Bas Belder is a former journalist for the...
Date of source: Saturday, July 6, 2019
A new problem has emerged in Egypt in recent days. It is about the freedom of Christian women in general to change their religion to Islam and the consequent possibility of marriage to a Muslim and the transition from a Christian family to a Muslim family. This is the background of tensions...
Date of source: Friday, August 12, 2022
The September 2020 Webinar “Comparing inclusive Citizenship in Egypt with Europe,” led to a discussion about the so-called Covenant of ʿUmar, also known as the Capitulations of ʿUmar, a 9th-century document prohibiting church building, the rebuilding of destroyed churches, and displaying a cross on...
Date of source: Saturday, February 7, 2026
Dr. Māyā Mursī, Minister of Social Solidarity, in coordination with the Director of the Social Solidarity Directorate in al-Minyā Governorate, directed the disbursement of the necessary aid to the families of the victims of the collapse of an internal wall at one of the buildings of the historic...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 28, 2025
The Egyptian Social Democratic Party (ESDP) denounced a decision by a customary council in al-Minyā to expel a Christian family and force it to pay a fine of EGP 1 million (roughly $21,000) after acts of sectarian violence in the Upper Egyptian province last week.
Date of source: Thursday, October 23, 2025
In deplorable incidents in the village of Nazlit al-Jalaf, Banī Mazār District, al-Minyā Governorate, houses that belong to Coptic Christians came under attack by extremists, following rumors of an affair between an 18-year-old Christian man and a local girl.
Date of source: Saturday, September 20, 2025
Bishop of al-Minyā Anbā Makāryūs said he has the names and photos of persons involved in the forced conversion of Coptic girls to Islam.
Date of source: Saturday, June 21, 2025
The "Peacebuilding Among the Youth" project was launched from the Upper Egyptian province of al-Minyā on Saturday (June 21) in the presence of ʿŪways Qāsim al-Ghiryānī, the chief of the Samāllūṭ town, and Dr. Munīr Ḥannā, the chairman of the Centre of Christian-Muslim Understanding &...
Date of source: Monday, May 26, 2025
Tension gripped the village of Minsh’āt al-Ḥawāṣlīya, al-Minyā governorate, southern Egypt, on Sunday (May 25) over the installation of a cell phone booster unit.