ICC Note:
Twelve people were injured at Assuit University after Muslims began attacking Christian students for distributing evangelistic material in a dorm room, Egypt Independent reports.
6/10/2012 Egypt (Egypt Independent) – Clashes broke out Saturday between Muslim and Coptic students in the Assiut University women’s dorms after a Coptic student reportedly proselytized Christianity to Muslim students, leaving 12 students and supervisors injured.
A Coptic law student had distributed proselytizing leaflets and booklets in university dorms with her friend, an engineering student, a security source said.
The booklets they handed out were titled “The Lord invites you” and “Salvation Ship.” They also gave pictures of some Christian figures to Muslim students in their rooms and in the building’s study hall. The law student also encouraged them to convert to Christianity.
“These actions raised the ire of Muslim students,” the security source said.
The students and supervisors who were injured were trying to resolve the dispute, the source said. They sustained injuries to their heads and bodies.
Some Muslim students had said they reported the Coptic students’ actions to the building management, but that the management failed to stop them.
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