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Watani recalls the clash between monks and bedouins at the Abu-Fana monastery in southern Egypt, and claims that injustice to the Christians has not been redressed.
A lawsuit has been filed against ministers responsible for changing the Coptic name of an Upper Egyptian village.
Ihāb Ramzīwas the Christian lawyer representing the monks from the monastery of Abū Fānā. He took on the case a week after the attack on the monastery on May 31, 2008 and claims that he stepped down from the case after the governor of Minia pressured him to do so.
The Coptic Orthodox Church entrusts Coptic businessman to play a role in resolving sectarian tension.
There are still problems that are not completely resolved in the Abū Fānā issue.
A group of Copts who visited Abū Fānā monastery last week were attacked by Muslims. The police arrested four men and charged them with beating and molesting the victims.
The absence of a Christian girl from her home for more than five days enraged 200 Copts in Mallawī in Minia. Copts demonstrated in front of the state security headquarter calling for her to be returned.
The author believes that in the Abū Fānā crisis not only has the Minya governor reneged on his promises but that the monks have been forced to withdraw their claims against the Arabs that were being held in custody.
Copts in the United States have broadcast their film protesting about the discrimination against Copts in Egypt.
A Christian girl who ran away with her Muslim boyfriend is back with her family in Mallawi.

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