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72. Protests in Alexandria to meet Copts' demands
Date of source: Wednesday, March 9, 2011
  More than one thousand protesters, Muslims and Christians, gathered in-front of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Tuesday evening for a second day to condemn the attacks against the church of Two Martyrs in 'Ātfīh.  
59. Thirteen killed in Cairo sectarian strife
Date of source: Thursday, March 10, 2011
According to an official statement of the Health Ministry thirteen people (seven Christians and six Muslims) died during sectarian clashes that emerged after the burning of a church in Helwan.   
54. Unwise Christian responses and selective reporting
Date of source: Tuesday, March 8, 2011
AP reported today that “thousands of Egyptian Christians demonstrated in two Cairo locations Tuesday against perceived persecution by the country's Muslim majority. About 2,000 of them cut off a main road running on the eastern side of the city and pelted motorists with rocks.” This must have been...
49. Muslims and Copts protest in Alexandria condemning fitnah of 'Ātfīh
Date of source: Wednesday, March 9, 2011
  Hundreds of young men organized a protest yesterday evening on Bibliotheca Alexandrina's stairs condemning the fitnah of 'Ātfīh town in Helwan governorate.
40. Copts refuse to end protests
Date of source: Tuesday, March 8, 2011
On Tuesday, March 8th, Egyptian Christians refused to end their protests over a burned down church in Helwan, even after the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces promised to rebuild the church and bring the perpetrators to justice. Many Muslims joined Coptic demonstrators and a meeting was held...
39. Scenes from Maspero
Date of source: Wednesday, March 9, 2011
 AWR's Directing Manager, Hānī Labīb went to the Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU) building [Maspero] and was a witness on demonstrations there.  
36. Protest in Alexandria for achieving Copts' demands
Date of source: Tuesday, March 8, 2011
More than one thousand protestors, Muslims and Christians, demonstrated in front of Alexandria's Bibliotheca Alexandrina on March 8, 2011, condemning what happened in 'Ātfīh. Read original text    
12. AFP's report on torched church in Helwan
Date of source: Saturday, March 5, 2011
Agence France Presse's report on the burning of the church of the Two Martyrs St. Mina and St. George; also covered in Jordan Times.  
11. Two killed, church torched in Helwan clash
Date of source: Sunday, March 6, 2011
The Gazette online - Two men were killed during clashes in the village of Sūl between Muslims and Christians, which saw Muslims setting fire to a church and attacking Christian homes. The violence was sparked by a relationship between a Coptic man and a Muslim woman. Two family members of the...
3. Visiting Atfih and Dayr al-Maimun, places of great importance to the traditions of St. Paul the Simple and St. Anthony
Date of source: Sunday, July 5, 2009
CIDT Intern Alexander Wamboldt visits Atfih and Dayr al-Maimun in southern Egypt, site of ancient monasteries and contemporary churches, and reports with photographs.

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