Date of source: الخميس, آذار (مارس) 7, 2013
Additionally, al-Tayyīb said that there is no sectarian strife in Egypt between Muslims and Christians. He called Islamic and Christian clerics to confront any fanaticism from both sides with wisdom and good preaching (Author not mentioned, al-Dustūr, Mar. 7, p. 4). Read original text in Arabic
Date of source: الأربعاء, آذار (مارس) 6, 2013
Najīb Jubrā’īl, head of the Egyptian Union for Human Rights, said that the five Coptic detainees are: ‘Izat Hakīm, ‘Isá Ibrāhīm, ‘Adil Shākir, Shirīf Ramsīs, and ‘Imād Sidīq. He added that the detainees are being tortured by the Libyan Preventive Security Unit and have to be released immediately. ...
Date of source: الجمعة, شباط (فبراير) 22, 2013
In the sermon, Pope Tawadros warned of the dangers of extremism. He said that people who tend to exaggeration in their speech or religious practices such as fasting are being cruel to themselves and others, and that they often use the subject of religious justice to judge others. He also warned...
Date of source: السبت, شباط (فبراير) 23, 2013
27-28 April, the dates of the first round of the elections, coincide with the beginning of the Holy Week and Palm Sunday, while the runoffs scheduled for 4-5 May clash with Holy Saturday and Easter, said Bishop Rafiq Gereish, the head of the Catholic Church’s media office.
“Didn’t the president...
Date of source: الخميس, شباط (فبراير) 21, 2013
The Swedish artist, Lars Vilks, said that he is going to show his new paintings offending the Prophet Muhammad at an exhibition in the city of Malmo, Sweden. Vilks has received death threats since his paintings, along with an article about the importance of freedom of speech, appeared in the...
Date of source: الاثنين, شباط (فبراير) 18, 2013
Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II met the Captain-General of the general union of media, al-Sayyīd al-Shāzlī, and a delegation of journalists at the Papal headquarters St. Mark Cathedral in al-‘Abbāssīyah. They discussed the journalists’ assessment of the Pope’s national position (Author not...
Date of source: الاثنين, شباط (فبراير) 18, 2013
A scandal discovered by an American Washington Post journalist could destroy the reputation of Pope Benedict XVI who was at the head of the Vatican for eight years. The journalist revealed tales of personal disputes at the expense of the Church, plots of betrayal, corruption, and imbalances during...
Date of source: الجمعة, شباط (فبراير) 15, 2013
The Salafī Call, or da’wah, returned a piece of land to its Christian owner in Alexandria after Dr. Ihāb Ramzī and Dr. Sūzī Nāshid called Shaykh Shirīf al-Hawārī, board member of the Salafī Call, to intervene to solve the problem (Author not mentioned, al-Fath, Feb. 15, p. 1). Read original text in...
Date of source: الأحد, شباط (فبراير) 17, 2013
The Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church is organizing a three-day seminar to discuss the Personal Status Law for Orthodox Copts. The seminar will begin Monday, February 18, and will be held at the Monastery of Saint Bishoy (Dayr al-Anbā Bīshūy) in Wādī al-Natrūn (Author not mentioned, al-Sabāh...
Date of source: الأحد, شباط (فبراير) 17, 2013
In what could be the largest Christian Egyptian gathering in an “Islamist era”, the Council of Egyptian Churches, which is headed by Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II, begins its work on Monday, February 18 (Author not mentioned, al-Sabāh, Feb. 17, p. 11). Read original text in Arabic.