Copts and supporters to commemorate Maspero martyrs in march to Tahrir on Friday

Galaa Street, minutes before the bloody turn of events at Maspero, Downtown Cairo, 9 September, 2011 (Photo: Nada El-Kouny) Nada El-Kouny 10/11/2011 In conjunction with the 40th Anniversary of of Coptic Pope Shenouda’s tenure as head of the Coptic Church, the Maspero Youth Coalition call for a march from the Abbasiya Cathedral towards Tahrir Square on Friday. In remembrance of the Maspero clashes that took place on 9 October, 2011, more popularly dubbed as ‘Bloody Sunday’, a march is set to take place from the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Abbasiya, near downtown Cairo and will end at Tahrir square. The march commemorating the Maspero martyrs is organised on the 40th Anniversary of Coptic Pope Shenouda III’s tenure as the head of the Coptic Church