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In the 1920s, a French scholar by the name of Maspero found this treasure in the monastery.
Tao II Dr. 2010
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In the 1920s, a French scholar by the name of Maspero found this treasure in the monastery.
Tao II Dr. 2010
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In the 1920s, a French scholar by the name of Maspero found this treasure in the monastery.
Tao II Dr. 2010
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In the 1920s, a French scholar by the name of Maspero found this treasure in the monastery.
Tao II Dr. 2010
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A Coptic group called the Maspero Youth Union—an outspoken movement with an uneasy relationship with the Coptic religious establishment—had decided to march on the headquarters of Egyptian state television, partly in protest of a mob attack unhindered and possibly abetted by local authorities on a church in Aswan, but also against the army for conspicuously failing to protect Coptic interests since the revolution.
Egypt's Silhouette of Fire Bret Stephens 2011
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By evening, some of the activists who insist that the revolution is far from complete rallied outside the headquarters of state television, known as Maspero.
NYT > Home Page By ROBERT MACKEY 2012
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Some young Christian men said they would gather again next to the state television building in an area known as Maspero near Tahrir.
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For example, the U.S. gives Egypt more than $1.3 billion each year in mostly military aid, and it should already be making clear to the transitional Egyptian government that there are redlines for this support -- such as the threat of religious cleansing that was visible in the Oct. 9 massacre of mostly Coptic Christian protestors at Maspero.
Kurt J. Werthmuller: Getting Away With It: Egypt's Religious Minorities Need The Rule Of Law Kurt J. Werthmuller 2011
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Security forces also raided the US-funded al-Hurra channel while it was broadcasting the Maspero events live.
Dan Williams: "Eye-Hunting" in Cairo: The Military's Assault on Reporters Dan Williams 2011
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During Maspero, government -owned media called on "honorable citizens" to "defend the military against attack," basically inciting vigilante attacks against the Coptic protesters.
Dan Williams: "Eye-Hunting" in Cairo: The Military's Assault on Reporters Dan Williams 2011
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