Arab West Report Egyptian press summaries and media research for dialogue

Yūsuf Wahīb comments on monks and monasteries in Egypt and discusses monks’ important role in the country since Roman times.

The following lines provide a resume of the history of the celebration of the Holy Family celebrated annually in the Upper Egyptian village of Jabal al-Tayr. Moreover, the media shed light on the influence of the financial crisis in Egypt on the celebration.

Two Coptic girls have disappeared under mysterious circumstances.

The article is an interview with the head of Minia’s Security Department Gen. Muḥammad Nūr al-Dīn who assures that clashes between Muslims and Christians from Jabal al-Tayr village have been resolved.

The author presents an interview with Carolyn Ludwig, co-author of a new novel released by the American University in Cairo Press entitled, ‘The Churches of Egypt.’

The article presents a personal impression of a trip to Dayr Abū Ḥinnis, and includes discussions on Muslim-Christian relations and church building.

Aḥmad Pasha and Maḥmūd Samāḥah reflect on the repeated sectarian incidents in the Governorate of al-Minia, believing that poverty, vengeance and fanaticism are the keys behind the spread of sectarianism in the society of al-Minia.

The article discusses a recent sectarian clash that erupted in Minia over a plot of land. It provides eyewitness testimony of the events.

Governorate officials and Muslim and Christian men of religion in Samālūṭ focus on national unity and the healthy fraternal relations between Muslims and Christians, confirming their intention to overcome any conflict and to preserve the national unity of the country.

Muslim and Christian men of religion were absent from the reconciliation session in Samālūṭ. Parliament members and public leaders in the city gathered and led the reconciliation.