Date of source: السبت, شباط (فبراير) 2, 2013
The Egyptian Committee for Justice and Peace organised a symposium at the Catholic Church in Asyut Governorate. The symposium addressed a number of issues, including: the need for interdependence between the political parties; al-Nūr Party initiative (which includes the formation of national...
Date of source: السبت, شباط (فبراير) 2, 2013
On behalf of both Christian and Muslim members of Dār al-Iftā’ (House of Iftā') International Exhibition Ceremony, Archbishop Būlus ‘Uwaydah has asked the Minister of Culture Dr. Mahmūd Sābir to support a public demand that ‘Alī Jum'ah remain in his position as Muftī of the Republic. His term as ...
Date of source: السبت, شباط (فبراير) 2, 2013
The Ambassador Mujtaba Amani, who heads the Iranian affairs mission in Cairo, explained that the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will head his country’s delegation to the Islamic Summit scheduled for February 6-7, 2013 in Cairo. Ahmadinejad is the first Iranian president to visit Egypt since...
Date of source: الأحد, شباط (فبراير) 3, 2013
Karīm Kamāl, president of the union, stated that the recent violence, unprecedented in the Egyptian society, has jeopardized media outlets when the perpetrators blocked the Production Media City and blocked the judges from accessing the Supreme Constitutional Court. The latest curfew imposed on...
Date of source: الجمعة, شباط (فبراير) 1, 2013
Member of the Wafd Party higher committee ꞌIsām Shīhā said that the upcoming parliamentary elections under the current law will marginalize women and Copts alike. He added that he is skeptical the upcoming (parliamentary) elections would run impartially with regard to the political instability and...
Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 27, 2013
Al-Sabāh newspaper reports that the newly appointed Coptic Catholic Patriarch Ibrāhīm Ishāq has received a congratulatory phone call from President Muhammad Mursī (Author not mentioned, al-Sabāh, Jan. 27, p. 11). Read original text in Arabic.
Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 27, 2013
In accordance with the approval of Pope Benedict XVI, the Coptic Catholic Synod elected the new Patriarch as successor of Cardinal Antonius Najīb. Due to his health condition, the 77-years-old former Cardinal has resigned.
His Successor Ibrāhīm Ishāq Sidrāk was born on August 19, 1955 in Banī...
Date of source: السبت, كانون الثاني (يناير) 26, 2013
Today’s AWR Daily Overview consists of only one article. The events of these days made the Egyptian press focus more on politics and the coverage of protests in different governorates. The one article that was selected was about how Muslims and Christians gathered together and started their March,...
Date of source: الجمعة, كانون الثاني (يناير) 25, 2013
Ahram Online wrote on January 24:
Representative from Egypt's Christian churches have withdrawn from President Mohamed Morsi's national dialogue.
The Coptic Orthodox, Catholic and Evangelical churches decided to leave the dialogue on Wednesday because it was "unproductive" and did not "yield the...
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 23, 2013
Following the footsteps of the Coptic Orthodox Church, the Catholic Church has chosen Bishop Ibrāhīm Ishāq of al-Minya as successor to Cardinal Antonius Najīb who, for health reasons, resigned from his post. [Author not mentioned, al-Wafd, Jan. 23, p. 4] Read original text in Arabic