Posted on 08/26/2008 9:34:16 AM PDT by forkinsocket
CAIRO (AFP) — Egyptian police used violence earlier this month to prevent villagers from repairing the only church in their area, a rights group said on Monday, warning of a rise in sectarian tension as a result.
On August 17, "a policeman assigned to guard the Archangel Michael Church in Deshasha (Beni Soueif province south of Cairo) hit three women while they were taking sand into the church to fix the floor which was cracked as result of water collection underneath," the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) said in a statement.
After the incident rumours spread in the village that Copts had locked up the policeman inside the church, beat him up and tore his clothes, leading to the brief arrests of several Copts and to threats of retaliation from Muslim villagers, the group said.
"The worrying rise in sectarian tension that we have seen in Deshasha is a direct result of violations committed by the police," EIPR director Hossam Bahgat said.
"This incident must be investigated and those responsible held accountable."
In Sunni Muslim-dominated Egypt, the law allows the repair of churches without a prior permit but church officials must give written notice to the provincial authorities, the EIPR said.
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If we gave the Egyptians immense amounts of money every year I bet they wouldn’t pull this kind of crap. /s
Egypt Police Prevent Copts From Repairing Church
Islam in Action | August 27, 2008 | Christopher Logan
Posted on 08/27/2008 12:05:21 AM PDT by Islaminaction
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2068903/posts
Egypt: Coptic Christian killed during with clashes with Muslims
al Bawaba | October 05 2008
Posted on 10/05/2008 7:50:51 AM PDT by knighthawk
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097964/posts
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If we quit giving them immense amount of money to support the mubarak government, you might be surprised at how friendly their successor regime would be to non-muslims.
The world isn’t perfect, but the Mubarak government is, in real-world terms, about as good as it is ever going to get for the US in that country. That is why we pay them.
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