Coptic man from village of Kafr Darwish in Beni Suef confirmed that Copts of the village held daily Masses, fasting and prayers to solve the problem of 5 Coptic families who were expelled from the village.
A customary reconciliation session was held in the house of the mayor of Alfashn village, in the presence of a number of security leaders, Islamic and Christian clergy and representatives of some Muslim and Christian families.
In the session, they agreed to expel 5 families who are relatives to the illiterate Copt, Ayman Youssef Tawfeek, who has published cartoons that were considered offensive to Islam.