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This article reflects on the recent flooding in parts of Upper Egypt, the Red Sea Coast, and Sinai, and compares it to very similar flooding that occurred in 1994. In 1994 there were supposed to be precautions set in place so that this type of devastation would not be witnessed again, or could at...
This article summarizes the effects of the flash floods on January 18th, 2010, throughout Egypt. Many were killed, and even more were displaced by the torrential rains. Many houses and buildings were also destroyed by the flooding. The flooding affected many places in the Sinai peninsula as well as...
Watani International analyses two recent issues that it sees as indicative of the increasing fanaticism in Egyptian society. The first is that of a fatwá that stated that it is a sin for Muslims to leave money in their wills to churches and the second is the case of 155 individuals who were...
Two Copts have died in a village in Qina, Upper Egypt after four Muslims opened fire on a church congregation as it left the church. The police have caught three suspects but are still looking for one more.
Dr. Ahmad Sokarno writes about the Nubian issue and the campaign organized by Rose al-Yūsuf.
The AWR intern Suk-Jo Roh was able to spend a week at the Monastery of St. Macarius in Wadi al-Natrūn, in this report he describes his experiences, illustrating his tale with pictures.
The Ministry of Economic Development in Egypt prepared what it called the “map of poverty” in which the 1000 poorest villages were identified. The government is discussing the possible ways to fight poverty and develop the villages.
The article describes the events of the first Coptic Studies Symposium that was recently held at the University of Toronto.
Dr. Kāmil Shukr Allāh Dāwūd, director of the Evangelical hospital in Aswan, denies that the hospital is trying to Christianize Muslim patients.
Drs. Hulsman and Dr. Burslem provide a detailed report on Muslim-Christian relations based on a review of Dr. Hugh Goddard’s book, commenting on a number of issues including Western perceptions, mis-interpretations, and examples of recent incidents involving Muslims and Christians.

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