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Joseph Malak, a lawyer for UN High Commission of Minority Affairs sent a warning to the government to reopen churches that have been shuttered in Minya,according to AMAY<\/a>. Malak called on the government to explain its ambiguous laws concerning the licensing of churches. The Minya diocese of the Coptic Church had condemned last month<\/a> the repeated closing of churches in Minya.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Joseph Malak, a lawyer for UN High Commission of Minority Affairs sent a warning to the government to reopen churches that have been shuttered in Minya,according to AMAY. Malak called on the government to explain its ambiguous laws concerning the licensing of churches. 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