Date of source: الثلاثاء, آيار (مايو) 2, 2006
The
secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Archbishop Angelo Amato,
has called on
Catholics to boycott The Da Vinci Code movie, based on Dan Brown’s best-selling novel, which carries
the
same name.
Date of source: الجمعة, نيسان (أبريل) 28, 2006
Prince Charles will open
a tent in London next week promoting tolerance and understanding
between religions.
Date of source: الجمعة, نيسان (أبريل) 28, 2006
The sectarian incident in Alexandria has created uproar among
the Copts. Egyptian
intellectuals and clergy men have reacted to it. The reactions of expatriate Copts were
also observed.
Date of source: الخميس, نيسان (أبريل) 27, 2006
The Muslim Brotherhood
prepares a
document on its position regarding the Copts and the principle of citizenship, particularly in
light of accusations
that the group did not react strongly enough to the bloody incidents of Alexandria,
settling only for statements
denouncing assaults on...
Date of source: الأحد, نيسان (أبريل) 30, 2006
The author argues that the killings
of Christians that took place recently in Egypt and
Turkey signal religious intolerance.
Date of source: السبت, آيار (مايو) 6, 2006
A married Christian man is accused of
converting to Islam, with his cousin, in order to
take her as a second wife.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, نيسان (أبريل) 25, 2006
Criticism from the Vatican on ‘The Da Vinci Code’ and the Gospel of Judas and news
that the
sequel to Dan Brown’s controversial book will not be published at the end of the year, as
expected.
Date of source: الأحد, نيسان (أبريل) 23, 2006
The author says that a number of companies deceive Copts into buying a small bag, which
they say contains soil of the Holy Sepulcher of Jesus Christ, a leaf of the sacred olive tree, otherwise
known as
the Virgin Mary’s Tree and a picture of Jesus Christ. The author points out that the bag is...
Date of source: الجمعة, نيسان (أبريل) 21, 2006
Azhar scholars have slammed a court
ruling allowing a
Bahā’ī couple to have their religion identified on official documents.
Date of source: الخميس, نيسان (أبريل) 20, 2006
The
article reports on the visit the
Israeli ambassador in Cairo made to the leader of the Baha’i community
in Egypt, during which he
allegedly promised to support Baha’i demands for an official recognition of
their religious identity.