Date of source: الأحد, حزيران (يونيو) 6, 2010
A dispute over land and a housing complex in a small town north of Cairo is saturated with tensions between its Muslim and Christian inhabitants.
Date of source: الأربعاء, أيلول (سبتمبر) 8, 2010
Human rights activist and Legal Adviser to the Church, Najīb Jibrā'īl, is organizing a demonstration to take place on September 11th outside the Supreme Court of Egypt. This demonstration will protest against the mass burning of the Qur'ān scheduled for the same day, organized by American Priest...
Date of source: الأربعاء, أيلول (سبتمبر) 8, 2010
One hundred and fifty-five of Egypt's top university professors, journalists, and lawyers signed a petition yesterday that urged President Mubārak to put an end to the Kamilia Shehata controversy as it is his "constitutional duty." As a solution, they proposed that the Church allow Kamilia to...
Date of source: الخميس, حزيران (يونيو) 10, 2010
The Ministry of Endowments defines new restrictions for Sufi rituals.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, أيلول (سبتمبر) 7, 2010
A large number of Copts gathered in front of the Church of Mar Girgis today after news that a 22-year-old Coptic girl named Nisma converted to Islam. Tensions between Muslims and Copts in East Kantara have been high since last week's Mariana Matta case.
Key Words: East Kantara - Ismailia - Church...
Date of source: الاثنين, أيلول (سبتمبر) 6, 2010
Sheikh Abu Yehia says that demonstrations are a good thing as long as the demands are peaceful. He added that he accepts the invitation to debate Naguib Gabraeel, Head of the Egyptian Human Rights Council, about the Kamilia Shehata issue, and that it would take him 60 seconds to prove her official...
Date of source: الأحد, أيلول (سبتمبر) 5, 2010
One hundred and twenty Researchers from 12 countries are scheduled to participate in the first International Conference on Coptic Studies, which will be held at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina from September 21st to 23rd. Its main themes address life in ancient Egypt during the Coptic period. The...
Date of source: السبت, نيسان (أبريل) 24, 2010
12-13 people were detained under alleged charges of Evangelization. Al-Misrī al-Yawm was the only newspaper to report on the release of the detained today.
Date of source: الأحد, آيار (مايو) 23, 2010
In spite of the strong spiritual ties between the Coptic Orthodox Church and the Ethiopian Church, the latter does interfere in the issue of the Nile water crisis between Ethiopia and Egypt, as it believes it is a political, not spiritual, matter.
Date of source: الأربعاء, آيار (مايو) 26, 2010
Monks of Abū Maqār ask Pope Shenouda III to allow them to elect an abbot among them for the monastery.