Date of source: الثلاثاء, نيسان (أبريل) 16, 2013
Al-Yawm al-Sābi' learned that Pope Tawadros cut short his retreat after intensive contact with the presidency. Last Wednesday, Apr. 10, Pope Tawadros canceled his weekly sermon and announced that he would retreat to the Bishoy Monastery in objection to the regime’s dealing with the attacks at al-...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, نيسان (أبريل) 16, 2013
In an interview with al-Watan, Dr. Farīdī al-Bayādī, leader of the Egyptian Social Democratic Party and member of the Shūrá Council talks about his perspective of the current crisis in Egypt. He explains how Egyptians must realize that there is a problem that they have to solve together. They need...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, نيسان (أبريل) 16, 2013
On Monday morning, Apr. 15, the Coptic Evangelical Church met a delegation of the Ministry of Endowments. This meeting comes days after the ministry decided to end all dealings with the Church causing a huge controversy among Christians. Dr. Safwat al-Bayādī, head of the Coptic Evangelical Church,...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, نيسان (أبريل) 16, 2013
Residents of al-Khusūs have confirmed that the majority of the Muslims arrested have no connection to the event and were arrested unjustly after security forces stormed their homes and threatened the families with weapons.
Maj. Gen. Mahmūd Yusrī, Director of al-Qalyubia Security Department, denied...
Date of source: الاثنين, نيسان (أبريل) 22, 2013
Former member of the Dutch right-wing Freedom Party and contributor in producing an anti-Islam film Arnaud Fandor embraces Islam. Fandor, who belonged to one of the most "extreme" and "hostile" parties to Islam, said that after watching the reactions against the film, he began to search for the...
Date of source: السبت, نيسان (أبريل) 20, 2013
Below is the original text as it came on The New York Times:
It’s Tuesday afternoon, and a few dozen of the faithful members of St. Mary and St. Antonios Coptic Orthodox Church in Ridgewood, Queens, are singing in the liturgy during observation of the Great Lent, the 55 days of prayer and fasting...
Date of source: الخميس, نيسان (أبريل) 18, 2013
Public Prosecutor Tal’at ‘Abdullah decided to refer the 13 suspects (four Copts and nine Muslims) of violence in Dahshūr’s fitnah to the Criminal Court. The Copts are accused of murder and possessing explosives, and Muslims of robbery, attacking security forces and resisting arrest (Author not...
Date of source: الأحد, نيسان (أبريل) 14, 2013
The Coptic Orthodox al-Milī (Lay) Council offered its condolences to the victims’ families of al-Khusūs and the cathedral incidents. The council’s statement expressed its great concern over the systematic ignition of fitnah against Christians.
The statement also blamed the state’s institutions for...
Date of source: الجمعة, نيسان (أبريل) 12, 2013
The request highlighted the weakness of the President, and questioned the sincerity of his promise to be a President for all Egyptians. The request, made in response to a statement from the Assistant to President of Egypt on Foreign Relations, Dr ‘Issām al-Haddād, implying Coptic responsibility...
Date of source: السبت, نيسان (أبريل) 13, 2013
Moreover, dozens of protesters staged a march on Apr. 12 from ‘Umar Makram Mosque to Qasr al-Dūbārah Church, headed by Shaykh Mazhar Shahīn and a number of politicians. The march was to denounce the decision of the Minister of Awqāf or Awkaf (Religious Endowments) to halt relations with the...