.... Sharbat is a small village near the western edge of the fertile Nile delta. Along potholed streets, hand-painted signs for the salafi Nour Party cover the cement shelters of bus stops, fences, shops, and the walls of homes.
Samir Rashad, Romany’s father, says the recent violence in Sharbat was not the first case of tension between Christians and what he calls radical Muslims there. But it was the worst.
It started with rumors that a local Christian man had photos or videos showing him in a sexual relationship with a local Muslim woman. [The Christian Science Monitor] Read more
