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: الأحد, شباط (فبراير) 3, 2013
Last Wednesday, European Parliament held a session that lasted for about three hours in Brussels to hear expatriate Copts living in a number of European countries. During the session, the political situation under the rule of the Muslim Brotherhood and President Muhammad Mursī was tackled.
A number...
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 30, 2013
The Coptic Orthodox, Catholic, and Evangelical Churches of Egypt are celebrating massesto raise prayers for the safety of Egypt and her preservation from violence the country is enduring.
Further, the three Churches declared that, upon their prior withdrawal from the national dialogue sessions,...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 29, 2013
A further reason for the concern of the Azhar is that its message of moderation to the Muslim world is at stake by an ultra-conservatism, which Salafists and Muslim Brotherhood adopt. In addition, Dr. al-Tayīb had asked the Prime Minister, Hishām Qandīl, to appoint new deputies for the Azhar...
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون الثاني (يناير) 28, 2013
The group’s statement on Facebook also declared that the bloc has 10 thousand members nationwide, and that they are trained in self-defense. The secret of their success, so their admin, is that they spread fast and their identity, therefore, hard to be disclosed. They feature violent rhetoric...
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 23, 2013
Abū Bakr al-Jindī, the president of the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS), has confirmed that his position as president has been renewed by a year for the fifth time in a row. The decision to renew his contract arises as a number of important events are set to take...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 8, 2013
Salafīst students at the Azhar University sent warning letters to their professors and deans of different faculties to announce their repentance of their old thoughts and of becoming "real" Muslims by adopting the Salafī school of Fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence) with its specific old and contemporary...
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 9, 2013
Daughter of leading Muslim Brotherhood member, Khadījah al-Shātir, wrote on her social networking Facebook account page on January 7: “It is a twist of fate to see the universe rainy and thundering during the Christian holidays each year as signs of anger of God over the Christians punishing them...
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 9, 2013
Wide reactions arose upon the statement delivered during a press conference organized by Bishop Kyrillos of Naj’ Hammādī on abduction cases and hastily paid ransoms to the kidnappers by anxious families, while accusing the security forces of failing to perform investigation and arrest of the...
Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 20, 2013
Pope Tawadros appointed Bishop Kyrillos of Milan as his Deputy for all of Europe starting this year to assist the Pope. Bishop Kyrillos assisted the Pope in devisinga plan to expand in Europe. Part of the expansion is to divide Europe into dioceses and establish new Coptic churches (Mustafá Rahūmah...