Date of source: الأربعاء, أيلول (سبتمبر) 3, 2008
The article describes the discussions taking place within the Coptic Orthodox church on the process by which the next patriarch will be elected, including issues of whether the next leader of the church should be a bishop or a monk, and if bishops should be allowed to nominate themselves for the...
Date of source: الأربعاء, أيلول (سبتمبر) 3, 2008
The author defends the Coptic Orthodox Church’s decision to issue regulations concerning divorce and marriage, asserting that this was not meant to displace of the authority of the People’s Assembly, but rather asserting the church’s right to regulate the affairs of its members within the context...
Date of source: الخميس, أيلول (سبتمبر) 4, 2008
The author discusses Prince Talāl Ibn ‘Abd al-‘Azīz’s call on Arab Christians not to migrate away from the Middle East, as they have significantly contributed to its cultural and political development, as well as Régis Debray’s analysis of Christians in Arab lands, which states that Christians are...
Date of source: الجمعة, أيلول (سبتمبر) 5, 2008
Kamāl Zākhir reviews the controversial book ‘Father Mattá al-Miskīn: A detailed biography’.
Date of source: الأحد, أيلول (سبتمبر) 7, 2008
Nashwá al-Hūfī interviews Dr. Yūsuf Zaydān, author of the novel “‘Azāzīl.”
Date of source: الاثنين, أيلول (سبتمبر) 1, 2008
Nabīl Najīb Salāmah criticizes Dr. Zaghlūl al-Najjār’s claims that Wafā’ Qustantīn was killed for converting to Islam from Christianity.
Date of source: السبت, أيلول (سبتمبر) 6, 2008
Rafīq Habīb criticizes media claims that the Muslim Brotherhood and the Egyptian government have made any kind of deals, and elaborates as to why it would be incredibly difficult for the two entities to come to any kind of agreement.
Date of source: الاثنين, أيلول (سبتمبر) 1, 2008
Kiwan interviews Christine Zāhir, a professor of Islamic studies in Egypt.
Date of source: الأحد, أيلول (سبتمبر) 7, 2008
The author believes that in the Abū Fānā crisis not only has the Minya governor reneged on his promises but that the monks have been forced to withdraw their claims against the Arabs that were being held in custody.
Date of source: الجمعة, أيلول (سبتمبر) 5, 2008
The curtain has closed on the crisis of Abū Fānā. Behind the scenes one can still hear whispers and noise. The following lines present a panoramic image of the final dramatic scene.
Article full text:
After announcing the end of the Abū Fānā crisis in last week’s media, the Egyptian press...