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The Appeal Court rejected an
appeal presented by
Mamdouh Mahran’s defense to change the members of the jury. It was proved to the appeal court
that there
was no animosity between the judge and the defendant, and therefore the appeal did not rely on real
reasons.
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The Supreme State Security
Misdemeanors Court held its second session to examine the case of Mamdouh Mahran, the
owner and the Editor
-in-Chief of al-Nabaa newspaper. The session witnessed many quarrels between Mahran’s lawyers
and the
lawyers representing the church and Pope Shenouda. Mahran’s...
Date of source: الأحد, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 19, 2006
Najīb Jibrā’īl asserts that a lawsuit promoted against Max Michael was not accepted, claiming
that new
claimants joined them for the appeal court. On the other hand, Max Michael seems to be sure of
winning in the end, claiming
that his church will soon be recognized and that he will organize a...
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After the big fuss made about a conference entitled, ‘Laymen
and the Church,’ the conference sessions were completed and
recommendations were announced. The following
lines shed light on the conference sessions, on its final recommendations and
on the aroused echoes.
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 27, 2000
Al-Hayat and al-Akhbar praised Pope Shenouda’s invitation to those who participated in the series of "Awan al-Ward" to the annual Ifṭār party of the Coptic Orthodox church. Both papers wrote about the support of the Minister of Information for the series. Rose al- Youssef reported the details of a...
Date of source: الاثنين, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 13, 2006
Al-Khalīfa court refuses to consider
Maximus’s case after four
months of delay.
Date of source: الاثنين, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 13, 2006
Al-Khalīfa court refuses to admit a lawsuit
against Bishop Maximus.
Date of source: الاثنين, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 6, 2006
While Max Michael initiated a lawsuit against the Egyptian Minister of Interior, a group of Copts filed another lawsuit against Michel, accusing him of insulting Pope Shenouda. They referred to his civil history and to previous sentences against him.
Date of source: الاثنين, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 6, 2006
The
author discusses possible conflicts amongst the bishops of the Egyptian Coptic Church if Pope Shenouda III of
Alexandria dies, citing opinions from senior church officials who said that Bishop Bīshūy, the
secretary of the Holy Synod, will be a persona non grata because he is stiff and no one...
Date of source: الأحد, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 5, 2006
The author asserts that the marriage of a Muslim man and an Egyptian Christian woman is another interfaith issue which is not treated fairly by the authorities.