Egyptian village evicts 8 Coptic families over rumors of interfaith affair

Local police mediated a deal to evict eight Egyptian Coptic families from their village following rumors of an illicit affair between a Coptic man and a Muslim woman. (Reuters) By AFP CAIRO 14/2/2012 Eight Coptic Christian families have been evicted from a village in northern Egypt following clashes sparked by rumors of an illicit affair between a Coptic man and a Muslim woman, a rights group said on Sunday.