Date of source: الأربعاء, تموز (يوليو) 11, 2007
Dr. Aḥmad Subḥī Manṣūr, the leader of the Qur’ānis, calls for removal of the Sunnah from Islam because it was recorded 200 years after the death of the Prophet Muhammad in a time when injustice, tyranny and immorality were spread amongst people.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, تموز (يوليو) 17, 2007
A Coptic lawyer calls the minister of interior to re-authorize the advising and guidance committees for Christians intending convert to Islam. He highlights Egypt’s poor reputation among human rights organization’s due to rumors about forcing Coptic girls to convert to Islam.
Date of source: الأربعاء, تموز (يوليو) 4, 2007
The Coptic Group for Church Reform has issued a statement asserting that the Holy Synod’s regulations, which were laid down by Pope Shenouda, are invalid and called to remove Bishop Bīshūy from his post.
Date of source: الجمعة, تموز (يوليو) 6, 2007
The Coptic laymen’s group intends to issue a statement calling for the amendment to the rules that govern the next papal election, and to confine the post to monks who have not been ordained as bishops.
Date of source: الأربعاء, تموز (يوليو) 4, 2007
The Coptic Orthodox Church affirms that Pope Shenouda III headed for Cleveland Clinic in Ohio for a kidney check up and not for surgery. Meanwhile, laymen have called to amend the bylaw of electing the patriarch, especially with the escalating fears about the pope’s health conditions.
Date of source: الجمعة, تموز (يوليو) 6, 2007
The article reports on the statements of Azhar scholars who launched a no holds-barred attack on the group of ‘al-Qur’āniyyūn’ or the Qur’ānis who consider the Qur’ān to be the sole source of Islam and neglect the importance of the Prophetic Sunnah. Opinions of the scholars conclude that whoever...
Date of source: الأحد, تموز (يوليو) 8, 2007
The article discusses a conference entitled, ‘The Status of Religious Minorities in Europe and in the Middle East.’ It highlights the topics discussed, including the need to foster inter-cultural and inter-religious dialogue, and stresses that Muslims in the Middle East should learn from their...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, تموز (يوليو) 10, 2007
al-Qāhirah interviews Dr. Jābir ‘Usfūr on the future of the National Centre for Translation.
Date of source: الأحد, تموز (يوليو) 1, 2007
al-Jawhar is the publication issued by Max Michel, who assigned himself head of a new Orthodox denomination; namely Saint Athanasius Church. The eighth page of the publication indicated articles by pastors of the Evangelical Church who seem to have friendly relations with Michel.
Date of source: السبت, حزيران (يونيو) 30, 2007
Pope Shenouda will not assign Bishop Bimen to assume control of the Luxor Bishopric and the security advised lawyer Mamdūḥ Nakhlah not to organize a demonstration.