Date of source: الأحد, تموز (يوليو) 1, 2007
The article states that Pope Shenouda’s health condition is fine and he is traveling to the United States to undergo a medical examination on his kidneys.
Date of source: الاثنين, حزيران (يونيو) 25, 2007
The Civil Status Court rejects the testimony of a Christian man who had previously made the same testimony. The Coptic man sent a letter to al-Fajr expressing his disappointment and frustration at feeling that he was a second-class citizen.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, حزيران (يونيو) 26, 2007
The Vatican issued a statement announcing that Pope Benedict XVI appointed French Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran yesterday to lead the Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue, which oversees Vatican-Muslim relations.
Date of source: السبت, حزيران (يونيو) 23, 2007
Vice-president of the Council of State, Labīb Ḥalīm, has proposed a reformed framework for papal elections in the Coptic Orthodox Church, provoking strong reactions. He believes that any Copt should be eligible to elect their pope.
Date of source: السبت, حزيران (يونيو) 23, 2007 to الجمعة, حزيران (يونيو) 29, 2007
The article examines developments in the year old conflict between the Coptic Orthodox Church and the most widely-spread Coptic publication, Waṭanī. The article shows the role of Bishop Bīshūy in flaming the conflict between the two sides.
Date of source: الأربعاء, حزيران (يونيو) 20, 2007
Minister of Endowments Maḥmūd Ḥamdī Zaqzūq denies blocking the construction of minarets in the new mosques as al-Miṣrī al-Yawn reported.
Date of source: الأحد, حزيران (يونيو) 24, 2007
The University of Toronto decided to establish a permanent annual scholarship for post-graduate studies on Islam and Judaism that was named after the great Egyptian thinker Tarek Heggy, as a token of appreciation for his intellectual contributions in the field of comparative religious studies.
Date of source: الاثنين, حزيران (يونيو) 25, 2007
Sectarian sedition threatens to erupt after an Alexandrian resident, ‘Umar ‘Abd al-Raḥmān, filed a lawsuit accusing the Alexandria governor and minister of interior of refraining from closing a church which was built on his own land without right or license.
Date of source: الأربعاء, حزيران (يونيو) 20, 2007
Rose al-Yūsuf reports on the recent procedures for the new identity card. Lieutenant ‘Isām al-Dīn Bahjat, assistant to the minister of interior affairs at the Civil Status Department stresses that the new procedures will greatly benefit Egypt, as if, for example, one wishes to build a school in a...
Date of source: الأحد, حزيران (يونيو) 24, 2007
The article reflects on the recent Muslim-Christian sectarian clashes in al-Dukhaylah al-Jabal in Alexandria. The article believes that the spread of sectarianism in Alexandria, which used to be the land of tolerance and coexistence, poses a critical threat to the unity of Egyptian people.