Date of source: الخميس, آيار (مايو) 2, 2013
Dr. Rev. Safwat al-Bayādī, head of the Evangelical Church in Egypt, spoke of attempts to strike the religious institutions (the Azhar and Church” and harm the military institution, judiciary and intelligence.He agreed with Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II's comment that as long as the Azhar and...
Date of source: الجمعة, آيار (مايو) 3, 2013
In a press statement made on Wednesday, May 1, Dr. ‘Abd al-Rahmān al-Barr commented on a number of issues. First, al-Barr said that he did not prevent the President from entering any church and added that words spoken in the media should not be taken very literally.
Additionally, al-Barr welcomed...
Date of source: الاثنين, نيسان (أبريل) 29, 2013
Pope Tawadros warned of threats to the Egyptian state and its three representative pillars – the Azhar, the Church and the judiciary. He called for the intensification of efforts to promote positive work, rather than mere distractions and small issues which are not worthy of being pursued. He said...
Date of source: الاثنين, نيسان (أبريل) 29, 2013
Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II led prayers at the Saint Bishoy (Bishūy)Monastery in Wādī al-Natrūn on the occasion of Palm Sunday, surrounded by monks and bishops. He prayed for Egypt while Coptic worshippers flowed into churches to celebrate Palm Sunday, which commemorates Jesus’ entry into...
Date of source: الأحد, نيسان (أبريل) 28, 2013
On Friday, Apr. 26, Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawāḍrūs II received the Grand Shaykh of al-Azhar Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib together with an Azhar delegation who came to congratulate the Pope for the feast of Easter. Pope Tawāḍrūs explained that as long as the Church and Azhar continue to have good relations, Egypt...
Date of source: السبت, نيسان (أبريل) 27, 2013
Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II has given several interviews to major Egyptian media outlets. Below are extracts and highlights of two of the interviews that were given to Egyptian national newspapers, in which Pope Tawadros discusses Christian Muslim relations in general, as well as specific...
Date of source: الجمعة, نيسان (أبريل) 26, 2013
Dr. Khālid Saʿīd, official Salafī front spokesman, said that is not permissible for Muslims to greet non-Muslims on their feasts, and demanded that President Muḥammad Mursī poll associations of leading academics from the Azhar on responding to the invitation to Easter Mass. Saʿīd emphasized that...
Date of source: الخميس, نيسان (أبريل) 25, 2013
Papal sources stated that a meeting will be held between Azhar's Grand Shaykh Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyīb and Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II at al-'Abbāsīyyah next Tuesday (May 2, 2013). The source also mentioned the possibility of including President Muhammad Mursi (Mursī), in discussions surrounding...
Date of source: السبت, نيسان (أبريل) 20, 2013
Bishop Raphael, General Secretary to the Holy Synod, has said that although the previous regime tried, and failed, to maintain its legitimacy for over 30 years by driving a wedge between Muslims and Christians, the Muslim Brotherhood has succeeded in five months. The Bishop noted that during the 25...
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Jamāl al-Bannā is a household name in Egypt, where he is famous both in his own right, as a prominent and sometimes controversial Muslim intellectual and writer, and because of his brother Hass