Date of source: الأحد, شباط (فبراير) 24, 2008
The Egyptian media re-opens the file of the suggested rules to elect the patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church. The following lines discuss the subject and present a reference to detailed AWR articles published about the issue.
Date of source: الاثنين, شباط (فبراير) 18, 2008
Lotus Kīwān managed to conduct an interview with the only Egyptian family that still uses the Coptic language in their everyday conversations.
Date of source: الاثنين, شباط (فبراير) 18, 2008
Al-Bāz discusses the increasing number of Christian converts to Islam in Egypt. He presents the church’s opinion and provides numbers, although their authenticity has been called into question.
Date of source: السبت, شباط (فبراير) 23, 2008
A church lawyer sued the Ministry of Interior for its decree on canceling the lawful guiding meetings with converts to Islam.
Date of source: الاثنين, شباط (فبراير) 11, 2008
The article reports on the Cairo First Conference on Activating Citizenship held by the Egyptian Union for Human Rights Organization and the U.K. Copts Association.
Date of source: الجمعة, شباط (فبراير) 15, 2008
The Italian TV film ’St. Peter’ staring ‘Umar al-Sharīf seems to have sparked a debate between the Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church as it suggests that St. Peter the Apostle was the chief disciple, a view that the Orthodox Church denies.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, شباط (فبراير) 12, 2008
The article reviews the life and the contributions of Pope Kyrillos VI, the 116th Patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria.
Date of source: الجمعة, شباط (فبراير) 15, 2008
Zākhir comments on Pope Shenouda’s declaration in an interview on the Egyptian TV. He blame the church for the Coptic youth’s lack of religious education and church education alleged by Pope Shenouda III.
Date of source: الاثنين, شباط (فبراير) 11, 2008
Dr. Hasanayn Kushk conducted a study that revealed the increasing number of Christian prisoners in Egyptian prisons. The study presents numbers and percentages and discusses the possible reasons behind them.
Date of source: الجمعة, شباط (فبراير) 8, 2008
In an interview with Al Jazeera TV news channel, Max Michel Hannā denied that he was defrocked by the church, asserting he would continue his work.