Date of source: Sunday, July 6, 2008
An illicit affair between a 17-year-old Coptic man and an 18-year-old Muslim married woman from the town of Tāmīyah in Fayyūm resulted in Muslim demonstrations and the torching of Copts’ property last week. The security authorities, however, played a positive role in containing the situation. A...
Date of source: Sunday, June 29, 2008
The article discusses the alleged kidnapping of individuals to force them to convert, and focuses on a few individual’s accounts.
Date of source: Sunday, June 29, 2008
A special committee led by the governor of Minya travels to Abū Fānā in order to draw the borders of the monastery after brutal attacks. The committee departed the area without a conclusion after much debate over conflicting maps. Officials insist the attacks were not a crime but a land dispute and...
Date of source: Sunday, June 22, 2008
A Coptic girl who disappeared on June 14 was returned to her family by the security authorities. The article points out, however, that many other families are not so lucky and that there are cases of other Christians in the area who have gone missing and not been found by the police.
Date of source: Sunday, June 22, 2008
The continuing repercussions in the wake of the Abu Fana incidents are analysed in this article. In particular the article comments that local clerics and monks have taken part in a sit-in at the monastery to highlight their protest of the injustices that are occurring against them.
Date of source: Friday, June 13, 2008
Poet Ahmad Fu’ād Najm was prevented from staging a sit-in for national unity.
Date of source: Sunday, June 8, 2008
Ahmad Hayati discusses the dangers of the niqab in Egyptian society, he substantiates his point by recounting the tale of a man who donned the niqab to speak to his sweetheart.
Date of source: Sunday, June 8, 2008
The article provides a comprehensive report of the incidents that took place at Abu Fana monastery on May 31 this year. The article discusses the repercussions of the attacks and comments on the widespread anger of Copts in the region.
Date of source: Sunday, June 15, 2008
The recent occurrence of a spate of incidents that seem to target Copts has left many wondering how such incidents should be tackled. This article calls for people to view such incidents as attacks on the Egyptian people as a whole and states that the authorities should arrest the perpetrators...
Date of source: Sunday, May 4, 2008
Comments on sectarian tensions during the time that Copts are celebrating Easter.