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The month of November 2004 has seen yet another wave of violence against the Copts in Egypt at the hands of reactionaries and hawkish Muslims that hypocrites and pretenders of patriotism can never deny an existing conflict between Copts and Muslims.
Following what Watani published about the problem of the church of Menaqateen village, Samalout, Minya, that has been waiting for a building permit for 27 years, Hundreds of villagers from Menaqateen and neighboring villages attacked the building of Mar Girgis [St. George] Association affiliated to...
Last week witnessed wrathful demonstrations of thousands of Copts who conducted a five-day sit-in at the premises of St Mark’s cathedral at Abassiya, Cairo, which is also the papal seat. They were demanding the return of a priest’s wife who had disappeared under suspicious circumstances, and who,...
These articles address how sectarian strife in Egypt occurs in several areas under various forms. Although calm appears to be quickly restored, everyone seems to await a new crisis. The writers suggest that old ways of dealing with the crisis are futile, and that there should be more frankness and...
Bishop Bafnoutīous of Samāllout sent a letter to al-Usbou‘ denying a report published by the newspaper on the incidents at Samāllout.
Attorney General Judge Māhir ‘Abd al-Wāhid ordered the referral of 24 suspects to the Mīnyā criminal court. They are charged with vandalism, assault and inciting sectarian violence at the village of al-Minqatayn in Samāllout.
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