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42. Copts continue to gather in Mar Girgis church in Kafr al-Dawwār

Fri, 2010-05-07 14:08 — Tom

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Year: 
2010
Week: 
2
Article number: 
42
Article pages: 
1
Date of source: 
January 14, 2010
Author: 
Not mentioned
Reviewer: 
Katia Saqq&#257
Article summary: 

 

A young Coptic woman is said to have been kidnapped by a young Muslim man in Beheira. The Copts of nearby Kafr al-Dawwār have been demonstrating for two days in the church.

 

 

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For the second consecutive day, Copts gathered in Mar Girgis church in Kafr al-Dawwār in Lower Egyptian governorate of Beheira. The youths are gathering to protest against the kidnap of 19-year-old Copt Christina by Muslim Muhammad Hasan al-Shahhāt.
 
Father Stephanus, of Mar Girgis church, stated that there were ongoing negotiations with the security apparatus to bring Christina back. The church was cut off from electricity for five minutes in an attempt to disperse the demonstrators.
 
Father Stephanus reported that the young Christian disappeared last Sunday and that she was friends with a Muslim girl, whose brother is accused of kidnapping Christina.
 
The girl's family reported their daughter’s disappearance to the police, and negotiations are being conducted with the security services.
 
[Reviewer: Similar news was reported by al-Shurūq al-Jadīd of January 14, 2010 (p. 4)]

 

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