Date of source: الأربعاء, شباط (فبراير) 28, 2001
Pope Shenouda exalted the climate of freedom and democracy; all Egyptians live in, in the shade of the leadership of President Mubarak. He said that the idea that Jews are God’s chosen people is wrong. He criticized the Vatican for discharging Jews from wronging Jesus Christ and shedding his blood.
Date of source: الأربعاء, شباط (فبراير) 28, 2001
The introduction of the Coptic researcher Hani Labib’s "Religious protection crisis.. Religion and the state in Egypt" is written by Prof. Mohammed Selim Al-Awa, an Islamic thinker. Labib believes that the most dangerous tool of globalization is religion. Religion is the most explosive and...
Date of source: الاثنين, آذار (مارس) 5, 2001
President Mubarak ordered the rebuilding of the services building of the church of Shoubra Al-Kheima, which was destroyed by the local authority, who depended on the claim that no permission had been given to built it. Pope Shenouda sent the President a telegram in which he thanked him for his...
Date of source: الاثنين, شباط (فبراير) 26, 2001
Pope Shenouda agreed with the General Secretary of the Middle East Council of Churches, to delay the visit of the council to Iraq, in order to prepare for it and coordinate with the Iraqi church regarding the agenda of the visit.
Date of source: الخميس, شباط (فبراير) 22, 2001
The author of the articles on the story of the former monk said his articles were based on original interviews with the former monk and a book by him called "Confessions of an Egyptian monk." He added that the aim of publishing such a story was to find the truth, as the paper embraces neither the...
Date of source: الأربعاء, شباط (فبراير) 21, 2001
The Monastery of Saint Macarius explains the interviews with the former monk Fa’iq Boulos in Sout al-Umma fall in the category of defamation. The Monastery also wrote they were not happy the RNSAW translated these articles into English and thus made them accessible to a much larger public.
Date of source: الاثنين, آذار (مارس) 5, 2001
Bishop Marcos reported that President Mubarak granted a permit to build a church in Shoubra Al-Kheima. This decision came after the US Copts Association organized an international protest against the demolition of a building belonging to the Coptic Orthodox Church. It is practice of Coptic Orthodox...
Date of source: الخميس, شباط (فبراير) 22, 2001
Public opinion’s reaction towards the ruling given in Al-Kosheh action was inconsistent. Those who have a legal background understood the recitals and the reasons of the sentences, but the public, who have no legal background, were deeply shocked by them. The sentences passed have two aspects; the...
Date of source: الاثنين, آذار (مارس) 5, 2001
The verdict given in the action of Al-Kosheh has caused a strong line of division between Egypt’s Muslims and Christians. Most Muslims accept the impartiality of the court while many Christians, inside and outside Egypt, expressed their anger in articles, letters and interviews about the verdict....
Date of source: السبت, شباط (فبراير) 17, 2001
Two of Pope Shenouda’s books will be translated into Swedish under the supervision of St. Mark’s Cathedral. Other books will be available on a web site.