Muslim Fundamentalists Attack Egyptian Coptic Christians
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Religion, Ethics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Military History
- Subcategories: Christianity, Christians, Churches, Islam, Muslims, Mosques, Violence
- Curriculum: African History, Middle Eastern History
- Geographical Location: Egypt, Middle East
- Date: May 4, 1992
Article abstract: Muslim radicals attacked Coptic Christians at Manshiet Nasser during an escalation of religious violence in Egypt accompanying the growth of Muslim fundamentalism.
Deadly Religious Clash
On May 4, 1992, Muslim fundamentalists attacked Coptic Christians in the farming village of Manshiet Nasser, about two hundred miles south of Cairo in central Upper Egypt. The origin of this clash, the deadliest in a decade, was a feud between a Christian homeowner and a Muslim family, which had insisted that the Copt sell his house to a Muslim. Other...
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