The conflict in cIzbar Bushrá is ended through a reconciliation session.

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.

An Azhariann of Egyptian origin creates controversy in an Islamic conference in Geneva.

The author discusses the dangerous rise in sectarian strife in Egypt.

This issue presents a number of interesting articles on cases of sedition on Egypt, further commentary on the speech of President Obama, and the recent ongoings in the Coptic Orthodox Church.

Comments on the speech given by Drs. Cornelis Hulsman at the Cairo University.

The author argues that the government, certain Web sites, the Azhar, and the church are responsible for sectarian strife in Egypt.

Christianity, A History in the Middle East is a beautiful 933 page book with illustrations, maps and an index. The 42 distinguished contributors have come from the many Christian traditions that the region is rich with, resulting in a very valuable and diverse description of the history of Middle Eastern Christianity.