Date of source: الاثنين, آذار (مارس) 5, 2001
Seven Coptic MPs are preparing to issue a report declaring their rejection of a visit from the Congress’ Committee for Religious Freedoms. The report might be issued in coordination with some Coptic figures. The Coptic point of view is that the visit touches upon things that are related to the...
Date of source: الأربعاء, شباط (فبراير) 28, 2001
Lawyer Mamdouh Nakhla filed a lawsuit to oblige the Prime Minister to allocate 300 million pounds a year to support the finances of the Coptic Church, similar to the state’s support for the Azhar.
Date of source: الاثنين, آذار (مارس) 5, 2001
President Mubarak ordered the rebuilding of the services building of the church of Shoubra Al-Kheima, which was destroyed by the local authority, who depended on the claim that no permission had been given to built it. Pope Shenouda sent the President a telegram in which he thanked him for his...
Date of source: السبت, آذار (مارس) 3, 2001 to الجمعة, آذار (مارس) 9, 2001
The author is of the opinion that there is a danger surrounding Egypt owing to religious fascists; the terrorists exploit the present situation of democracy and penetrate all of the established organizations to dominate and spread their ideas.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, شباط (فبراير) 27, 2001
An Egyptian court allowed Dr. Nasr Hamid Abu-Zeid to refer his appeal, regarding an unconstitutional article in the penal code, to the Supreme Constitutional Court.
Date of source: الاثنين, شباط (فبراير) 26, 2001
Pope Shenouda agreed with the General Secretary of the Middle East Council of Churches, to delay the visit of the council to Iraq, in order to prepare for it and coordinate with the Iraqi church regarding the agenda of the visit.
Date of source: الأربعاء, شباط (فبراير) 21, 2001
Pastor Shawqi Nabaeh Istas brought the head of the Free Methodist Churches Council and the head of the Evangelical church before the Court of Administrative Justice. Istas wants to cancel the decision taken to depose him and freeze his membership of the General council.
Date of source: الأحد, شباط (فبراير) 25, 2001
The Editorial Board of the RNSAW explained the monastery the role of the RNSAW, which is to translate ALL articles related to the role of religion in society in order to give Western readers an insight into how the Egyptian media report on Christian [and other religious] issues. Translation in no...
Date of source: الخميس, شباط (فبراير) 22, 2001
The Grand Imam received an official delegation of the Protestant Churches of France and Switzerland. He stressed that the Azhar welcomed dialogue and discussion, for they were the languages of the sane and the only way for two groups to get to know one another.
Date of source: الخميس, شباط (فبراير) 22, 2001
The Azhar Permanent Committee for Inter-Religious Dialogue and the Pontifical Dialogue Council of the Vatican are to meet tomorrow at the headquarter of the Azhar. The subject on the agenda of the meeting will be the Israeli assaults on Palestinians and on Islamic and Christian holy sites in the...