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.

After 150 Muslims had attacked the Coptic Christians in Ezbet Mrco Tala in the church of the village carrying white weapons, Copts of the village have decided to stay at home till the events come to an end.

Churches and monasteries of Beni Suef have hung a number of banners in the streets to congratulate the Muslims on Eid Al Adha.

Magdi Shahdi, lawyer, told Copts United that Mahmoud Mohamed Sabra, member of a gang, led by Rokaya Mohammed Tamam, was arrested for forging a contract in order to seize a house that belongs to a Copt.

Magdi Shohdy, lawyer, told Copts United that after Rokaya Mohammed Tamam had seized the houses of a number of Coptic emigrants, her niece, Noha Mohammed Tamam, and Mahmoud Mohammed Sabra, her friend, have reported the police against some of those Copts claiming they had attacked them!

Source in Ezbet Marco told Copts United that Mina and Nabil, children of Ezbet Marco who are currently detained in the reformatory for tearing the Quran apart till they are interrogated by the prosecution next Sunday, are illiterate and doesn't go to school and they can't differentiate between Quran and any other book. It added that they work as farmers because they are very poor.

Islamic group as well as construction and development party in Beni Suef have celebrated the release of Eng. Mostafa Hamza, leader of the Islamic group, in the presence of a large number of the leaders of the Islamic group.

Nadi Mira, general secretary of Wafd Party in Beni Suef, told Copts United that the Supreme Administrative Court's judgment to refuse the Parliament reinstatement comes to stress that Egyptian judiciary respects the law and there is no use filing new lawsuits to reinstate the parliament.

Mohamed Salama Hilali, founding member of Youth Revolution Union, said that they had an urgent meeting to discuss the problem of those who were arrested in Tahrir Square in the demonstrations denouncing the anti-Islam movie.

Priest of St. Mina church in Aldermla village in Beni Suef has signed a commitment to abide by the license of restoration and work only in the presence of the official architect and under his supervision.

Dr. Mohamed Badie, General Guide of Muslim Brotherhood, said that the former regime used to breed enmity between Muslims and Copts, which is unacceptable attitude even by Islam.