Abba Gabriel, bishop of Beni Suef, told Copts United that the Church has nothing to do with politics, and it only encourages the congregation to fulfill their duty by voting in the elections. He explained that the Church is not going to encourage its people to vote for certain candidates, but for the
Freedom and Justice Party in Beni Suef has issued a statement in which it said that two masked men has attacked the headquarters with molotov cocktails.
Ehab Khater, Coordinator of April 6 Movement in Beni Suef, told Copts United that the movement is to demonstrate against the announcements of the Egyptian Prime Minister, Hisham Qandil, who claimed that women of rural have unclean breasts, which causes diarrhea for their babies.
Copts United knew that Freedom and Justice Party of the Muslim Brotherhood are not going to include any Copts on the Muslim Brotherhood's electoral lists in the upcoming parliamentary elections.
Within “Revolution Week” campaign, April 6 movement organized a demonstration yesterday in Beni Suef demanding the application of Revolution’s demands, better economical plans, and independent judiciary.
Dr. Abdullah Bushra, lawyer of Beba Diocese, told Copts United that the house of Beba Diocese that was seized a month ago by a group of thugs has been turned into a marijuana den, after the thugs have sold all its furniture
Ihab Khater, Coordinator of April 6 Movement in Beni Suef, told Copts United that the movement is organizing a demonstration in Beni Suef demanding taking revenge on Port Said martyrs' murder, and protesting against the increasing prices in everything
Coptic Christians in Beni Suef have celebrated Epiphany under police crackdown. Masses in most churches were finished early around 11 PM. Moreover, most Christians felt sad after many attacks over Copts and their churches.
At the headquarters of the Constitution Party in Beni Suef, parties of: the Constitution, Free Egyptians, the Assembly, Nasser's, al-Wafd, the Socialist Alliance, and the popular trend as well as April 6 Movement and revolution against silence coalition, are to hold a meeting to discuss the upcoming parliamentary elections.
In spite of the anti-Christmas fatwa by a number of prominent Sheiks and a famous Islamic association, Muslims in Beni Suef have insisted on congratulating the Copts on Christmas and the new year ignoring such fatwa of the fanatics.
After the Islamists had promised the Copts that they would live in a golden era enjoying all their rights, dozens of Coptic families have to pay a lot of money ransoms to free their children.
April 6 movement in Beni Suef has launched “Your Constitution doesn't represent us” campaign aiming at educating the citizens about the defective articles in the new constitution that takes away from their rights.
Mina Fathi, rapporteur of Revolution on Silence Coalition in Beni Suef, told Copts United that President Morsy is trying to waste time by inviting national and revolutionary currents to meet with him till the referendum is held.
Dr. Mahmoud Ghozlan, spokesman of Muslim Brotherhood, has announced in an official statement, quoted by a number of sites belong to the Muslim Brotherhood group, that MB members can do “anything” to protect the legitimacy in case it is threatened. Otherwise, they should stay calm and avoid going to the presidential palace where other currents are holding sit-in.
Muslim Brotherhood, and Freedom and Justice party in Beni Suef in collaboration with the religious currents in the governorate have started a campaign entitled “Great Constitution approved by great people”.
Another minor Coptic Christian girl called Aida Babawy Zaki, 14 years old, disappeared yesterday in Ezbet Mohammed Abdul Karim village, Beni Suef, and police has been reported hoping it will find about her disappearance.
Dr. Shaaban Abdel-Alim, secretary-general of Nour Party in Beni Suef and Chairman of the Education Committee in the dissolved Parliament and member of the founding committee of the constitution, said in a seminar organized by Spirit of life group at the University of Beni Suef that Coptic Churches has participated in drafting the constitution, but withdrew for no reason!
Mohammed Al-Beltagi, Muslim Brotherhood leader was beaten in a fight between MB members and the angry April 6 movement while discussing the new constitution.
Father Paul Fahmi, pastor of the Catholics Church in Beni Suef told Copts United that he's proud of Abba Pachmoius, the acting patriarch, for his wisdom which is of the Holy Spirit.
After the crisis of Ezbet Marco Tala in Beni Suef that happened after Sunday prayers in the Church of the village when about 200 Muslims attacked the Christians in the Church, a customary council was held to solve the problem.
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