Muslim villagers in al-Toud in Abu-Tesht, Qena, some 570km south of Cairo, have forcibly blocked procedures for the legalisation of a de-facto church in the village. The small 10-year old church of the Holy Virgin, which serves some 400 Coptic villagers, was built as a village house in the midst of a collection of some … Continue reading Muslim hardliners block legalisation of church in South Egypt