Date of source: الأحد, حزيران (يونيو) 7, 2009
Jamāl As‘ad was questioned by the police following a claim that was filed against him by 12 expatriate Coptic activist leaders.
Date of source: الاثنين, حزيران (يونيو) 1, 2009
Najīb Jibrā’īl writes a letter to President Obama and representatives of 12 Coptic organizations sign the letter.
Date of source: السبت, آيار (مايو) 30, 2009
After the court refused to recognize Max Michel and his alleged church, 300 Copts who resorted to him to get divorce or second marriage are confused about the legitimacy of their conditions.
Date of source: الاثنين, آيار (مايو) 25, 2009
For the seventh time in a row, Pope Shenouda III was absent from his weekly sermon in Alexandria. Tense relationships with the governor are said to be behind the absence.
Date of source: الأربعاء, نيسان (أبريل) 29, 2009
A Muslim convert reports on converts’ conditions in Egypt and Father ‘Abd al-Masīh Basīt of the Coptic Orthodox Church reports on the church’s stance.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, نيسان (أبريل) 28, 2009
The lawyer Najīb Jibrā’īl has prepared a draft bill for a law that will allow Christians to adopt in Egypt.
Date of source: الاثنين, نيسان (أبريل) 20, 2009
The article reports the Egyptian church’s stance on the first bishop to be ordained by Maximus.
Date of source: الأربعاء, شباط (فبراير) 25, 2009
The case of the illegal adoption of young Egyptian children has gained prominence in the press in recent weeks. The editorial looks at the issue and analyses its consequences.
Date of source: الأحد, شباط (فبراير) 15, 2009
Watani International tells the story of a custody battle between two divorced parents. The story was further complicated by the fact that the child’s father converted to Islam.
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 7, 2009
A court session for Māhir Mu‘tasim, the Muslim who converted to Christianity broke down into an argument between the head of the court and the defendant’s lawyer, resulting in the lawyer being removed, by force, from the court.