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| Copts protest against Egyptian government neglect |
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Al-Arabia Report
Actually this written report is not the same
like the clip because the written report is
not a translation but it has been cut from Al
Arabia website and also BBC website. I
apologize for not declaring this from the
begining.
Written by The Peninsula Times
Sunday, 01 June 2008
Mallawi, Egypt • Angry Egyptian Christians
demonstrated in the southern town of Mallawi
yesterday against what they said was
government inaction in the face of repeated
attacks by Muslims against their community.
At least 300 Coptic Christians gathered
outside the main church in Mallawi a day
after gunmen stormed a historic monastery and
kidnapped three monks sparking clashes that
left one person dead and four wounded.
"We have been quiet for too long. We
regularly have problems and always forgive
but we've had enough," one of the
demonstrators, Hanna Ibrahim, said.
"If there is no action by the state, or the
people responsible (for the monastery attack)
are not brought to justice, we will not
remain quiet much longer," he shouted.
Surrounded by hundreds of black-clad security
forces, protestors chanted: "With our blood
and soul, we will defend the cross," and
appealed to President Hosni Mubarak to
intervene because "Coptic hearts are on
fire."
The clashes between Muslims and Christians
broke out on Saturday when the monks at the
ancient Abu Fana monastery began building a
wall around neighbouring property after
receiving final approval earlier this year.
Muslim residents of the area claim the
agricultural land on which the wall is being
built as theirs, and say it is damaging their
crops.
ملوي (مصر) - تظاهر مصريون
مسيحيون غاضبون في مدينة
ملوي بمحافظة المنيا في
صعيد مصر الاحد احتجاجا
على ما يعتبرونه تغاضي
الحكومة عن حمايتهم بعد
هجمات عدة استهدفت
الاقباط خلال الايام
الاخيرة.
وتجمع اكثر من 300 مسيحي
قبطي امام مطرانية
الاقباط الارثوذكس في
ملوي (300 كيلومتر جنوب
القاهرة) غداة صدامات بين
مسلمين ومسيحيين عند دير
اثري في محافظة المنيا
ادت الى اصابة اربعة
اقباط، من بينهم اثنان
بطقات نارية، ومقتل مسلم
بالرصاص.
ووقعت الصدامات بسبب نزاع
مستمر منذ عدة سنوات
وتجدد اخيرا في مطلع
العام بين رهبان دير ابو
فانا (270 كم جنوب القاهرة)
والمسلمين من سكان قرية
مجاورة يريدون منع الدير
من بناء سور يحيط
بالاراضي التابعة له
والتي يعتبر المسلمون
انها مملوكة لهم بوضع
اليد رغم انها من املاك
الدولة.
وكان رهبان دير ابو فانا
حصلوا قبل شهرين على
موافقة نهائية من السلطات
الرسمية ببناء السور
وشرعوا قبل عدة ايام في
اعمال الحفر تمهيدا
لتشييده ما ادى الى تحرك
سكان القرية المجاورة
لوقف الاعمال.
وروى احد رهبان الدير وهو
الاب دوماديوس ما حدث
مؤكدا ان "حوالى 60 من سكان
القرية المجاورة
المسلمين هاجموا الدير
عند الساعة السادسة مساء
السبت وكانوا مسلحين بما
لا يقل عن 20 بندقية الية
اضافة الى العصي".
واضاف الاب دوماديوس
"فوجئنا باطلاق نيران
كثيف في الهواء ثم استولى
المهاجمون على الجرافة
التي كان العمال
يستخدمونها في الحفر
وانقسموا الى عدة مجموعات
وقاموا بهدم غرفتين
يستخدمها الرهبان للخلوة
بواسطة الجرافة واحرقوا
ثلاث غرف اخرى كما احرقوا
وهشموا محتويات الدور
الاول من مبنى كنيسة
صغيرة تقع داخل حرم
الدير".
واوضح انه اثناء هذه
الاحداث "اصيب اثنان من
طالبي الرهبنة الموجودين
في الدير بالرصاص واثنان
من الرهبان من جراء ضرب
عنيف بالعصي". واكد ان
المهاجمين اختطفوا ثلاثة
من الرهبان اثناء
انسحابهم
Tags : Egypt USA |
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Affichage : 2746
Durée : 164 s |
| Egypt's Copts congregate for rights - 10 Feb 08 |
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Coptic Christians have been holding their
first conference in Egypt - the country where
their religion was born.
Members from all over the world attended the
meeting to discuss ways of furthering their
cause, and gaining more rights.
Church officials say there have been
encouraging signs from the Egyptian
government for Christians, but as Amr
El-Khaky reports, there are still problems.
Tags : egypt copticism aljazeera |
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Affichage : 1279
Durée : 177 s |
| Part 1 of Children of Kemet:The Copts, Culture, and Democrac |
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NOTICE: 30 May 08-- Due to the off-topic
debates and hate mails, the commenting has
been disabled. This documentary is about the
people that live there now with commentary by
some agreeing with the position that Kemet
means Black Land and not people. This is only
a few minutes of 72 minutes of material. We
may never conclusively know what went
before--histories have been falsified, you
know--and nearly every land on earth has been
conquered or taken over or whatever. We
cannot change the past now, we can only move
forward, "bloom where we are planted," and
fulfill God's destiny for us. Please forget
your debate and shake hands. God bless you.
Sally Bishai
Tags : documentary egypt copt coptic copts human rights persecution egyptian egyptians peace freedom love christianity christ |
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Affichage : 11586
Durée : 839 s |
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