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Forced conversions, church permits denied, Christians discriminated: An overview
Egypt
December 2004
On December 3, some 5,000 Muslim villagers in Mankateen (Samalout province, 220 km south of Cairo) stormed and set fire to a building housing a Coptic prayer room. They then swept through the village, looting and burning Coptic homes and businesses.

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(2001) Egyptian government official destroys a newly built Coptic Church hours after first prayer
Egypt
December 2001
The head of AL-UBOR city, Egypt- a newly constructed city on the out streaks of Cairo- ordered his police forces and personally participated in destroying the only Church in the city just hours after the church opened its doors and held its first prayer meeting.