Date of source: Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Marwá al-Shirbīnī was killed in Germany, earning the title “Martyr of hijāb” in Egypt. The Egyptian press highlighted the public uproar and the German official stance.
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The Egyptian press attributes Farūq Husnī’s failure to become the new head of UNESCO to a conspiracy.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Christians of Iraq have been subjected to bomb attacks. Six churches were targeted in less than six days. Christians consider the attacks an attempt to force them to leave Iraq. The Iraqi government asserts that firm security procedures have been taken to protect Christians.
Date of source: Monday, September 21, 2009
The article discusses the situation of Copts in Egypt.
Date of source: Thursday, July 2, 2009
A conflict over the price of a soft drink bottle resulted in a sectarian clash in an Egyptian
village. A Muslim man was killed and the villagers attacked Christians’ houses in the village for revenge.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Mūsa comments on the changes that have taken place regarding television programs for Dutch Muslims in the Netherlands during Ramadān. He mentions a number of different stories that have taken place in the last month that highlight how different the situation is for Muslims now as opposed to a...
Date of source: Sunday, October 25, 2009
A 61-year old Coptic man was killed at the hands of Muslim men who wanted to take revenge after the Coptic man’s son had filmed the sister of one of the killers in a pornographic clip. The killers, who admitted their crime, were arrested, and Muslims attacked Coptic churches, houses, businesses and...
Date of source: Monday, July 6, 2009
Roundup of press reports on Marwá al-Shirbīnī
Date of source: Monday, June 22, 2009
Sectarian clashes were reported in a village in Upper Egypt when Muslims wanted to prevent Christians from
praying in a house in the village.
Date of source: Friday, June 5, 2009
The following lines review the Egyptian press releases on Obama’s visit to Cairo and the speech he addressed to the Muslim world.