Date of source: الأحد, آذار (مارس) 10, 2013
Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II announces the new dioceses’ divisions today (March 10, 2013) inside and outside Egypt. For instance, Giza diocese was separated into five different dioceses. Also, he will announce the new formation of the Coptic Orthodox Holy Synod, as well as, ordain seven new...
Date of source: الاثنين, آذار (مارس) 4, 2013
Leader of the NSF, Dr. Wahīd ‘Abd al-Majīd revealed that the Front is preparing to form a “People’s Parliament” to challenge the legislative policies for the upcoming parliamentary election. The upcoming elections have been described as “invalid” because it will be a parliament in favor of one...
Date of source: الاثنين, آذار (مارس) 4, 2013
Leader of the NSF, Dr. Wahīd ‘Abd al-Majīd revealed that the Front is preparing to form a “People’s Parliament” to challenge the legislative policies for the upcoming parliamentary election. The upcoming elections have been described as “invalid” because it will be a parliament in favor of one...
Date of source: الأحد, آذار (مارس) 3, 2013
The Maspero Youth Union organized an evening protest outside the headquarters of the United Nations in Cairo to protest, what they described as systematic attacks on churches and persecution of Copts within Egypt, as well as the failure of the Foreign Ministry to protect Copts in Libya. Other...
Date of source: الأحد, آذار (مارس) 3, 2013
Egyptian deportees from Libya have shown video clips to Egyptian authorities, which show them being beaten, tortured with electricity, robbed and humiliated. Matruh General Hospital confirmed in a report that some Egyptian deportees have suffered psychological as well as physical trauma (Muhammad...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, شباط (فبراير) 26, 2013
Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II decided to form a committee to review the sanctions of exclusion that former Pope Shenouda imposed on some well-known figures of the Church for committing church violations. Every case will be reviewed and the Pope himself will make a decision whether to lift the...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, شباط (فبراير) 26, 2013
Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II decided to form a committee to review the sanctions of exclusion that former Pope Shenouda imposed on some well-known figures of the Church for committing church violations. Every case will be reviewed and the Pope himself will make a decision whether to lift the...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, شباط (فبراير) 26, 2013
A judge has ordered the eviction of Shaykh Abū Islām, owner of the private television channel “al-Ummah” after being accused of defaming Christianity. Bail has been set at 20,000 Egyptian Pounds. The Public Prosecutor decided to confine the Shaykh after four days of investigation. Coptic activist...
Date of source: الأحد, شباط (فبراير) 24, 2013
The public prosecutor decided to remand under custody the preacher Ahmad ‘Abdullah, more commonly known as Abū Islām, for four days pending investigation in the case of religious defamation. According to Councilor Kamāl Mukhtār, there are two accusations against Abū Islām, namely exploitation of...
Date of source: الخميس, شباط (فبراير) 21, 2013
The Swedish artist, Lars Vilks, said that he is going to show his new paintings offending the Prophet Muhammad at an exhibition in the city of Malmo, Sweden. Vilks has received death threats since his paintings, along with an article about the importance of freedom of speech, appeared in the...