Arab West Report Egyptian press summaries and media research for dialogue

Summary:

 On September 28, 2011, Lamīs Yahyá and Cornelis Hulsman traveled to the village of Marīnāb in Idfū to conduct an investigative report on the recent burning of a church.  Interviewing Father Salīb and Shaykh Habīb, in addition to the local Muslims and local Christians, they gained valuable insight into the opinions on the ground.  This report provides critical background and previously unpublished details on the events leading up to the protests by Copts in Maspero, Cairo on October 9, 2011, which ended fatally for more than 20 protesters and injured over 100 others.  It provides interviews, photographs, videos, and documents, as evidence of the circumstances in the village.