Date of source: الخميس, تموز (يوليو) 21, 2005
When the journalist who wrote the article refuting the healing power of the dust around Father Yassa’s grave was identified while visiting the monastery, he faced problems.
Date of source: السبت, تموز (يوليو) 23, 2005
The controversy that the TV drama series Bint min Shubra created has resurfaced after it was awarded the Best Television Drama Series Prize at the Cairo Festival for Radio and Television. The actress who starred in it, Laila cIlwī, also received the Best Actress award.
Date of source: الأربعاء, تموز (يوليو) 27, 2005
The attacks and hostilities against Islam have manipulated the rhetoric and agenda of the third conference of the Islamic Sharīʿa Forum in the United States, which was held in the state of Sokto, Nigeria.
Date of source: الاثنين, تموز (يوليو) 25, 2005
It is high time that a fatwa was issued judging Usāma Bin Lādin and his disciples non-Muslims. We actually need a spate of counter-fatwas to confirm that Islam condemns violence against the innocent.
Date of source: الخميس, تموز (يوليو) 14, 2005
Copts of Upper Egypt have reacted with fury to the article entitled ‘The sands of Father Yassa blind the children of Upper Egypt,’ published by al-Maydān.
Date of source: الخميس, تموز (يوليو) 14, 2005
The problem of the unrestricted power of those high up in the Egyptian Church resurfaces once in a while. A situation in which a bishop has the power to dictate his orders at will, cause trouble for many people and still keep his position can have disastrous consequences for the church.
Date of source: الخميس, تموز (يوليو) 14, 2005
The Pope can no longer hide his health problems. At the Wednesday audience he was sitting in a wheelchair. Pope Shenouda’s repeated visits to the U.S. to undergo medical examinations have raised the question of who will succeed the 80-year-old Pope[Editor: he is 82!].
Date of source: الثلاثاء, حزيران (يونيو) 7, 2005
Many Egyptian Copts, whether educated or illiterate, believe in the blessings of saints… A girl, although has a bachelor degree in pharmacology, keeps a glass of water mixed with sand, known as "Father Yassa’s holy sand", in her bedroom. She drinks this water everyday although these beliefs have no...
Date of source: الأحد, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 23, 2005
The application for NGO status seems to be going from postponement to postponement.
Date of source: الجمعة, تموز (يوليو) 1, 2005
Al Ghad newspaper wrote in its June issue that a journalist called Ulā Jalāl were "harrased by the security police" and "ayman nour's supporters rushed to save her". Ulā Jalāl denies all the previous statments.