Date of source: الأربعاء, نيسان (أبريل) 18, 2007
The second session of the laymen’s conference will be held on April 26-27, 2007. While laymen sent out personal invitations to Pope Shenouda III and all the members of the Holy Synod, the Coptic Orthodox Church still appears to be boycotting the conference. Pope Shenouda described the conference as...
Date of source: الاثنين, نيسان (أبريل) 23, 2007
Prior to the second laymen’s conference, Kamāl Zākhir, one of the organizers, has affirmed that some decisions were taken to avoid any objections from the Coptic Orthodox Church.
Date of source: الأربعاء, نيسان (أبريل) 18, 2007
In the article, a large number of bishops of the Coptic Orthodox Church have been engaging in a hidden struggle to reach the papal seat.
Date of source: الاثنين, نيسان (أبريل) 23, 2007
A group calling itself the “Clergy Group,” has issued publications against leaders of the Coptic Orthodox Church and Pope Shenouda III. It has urged Copts to oust the pope and replace him with the former bishop of Luxor, Bishop Ammonuis.
Date of source: الأحد, نيسان (أبريل) 22, 2007
The author investigates a frequently re-occurring problem of older churches in Egypt being unable to produce legitimate documentation to prove their validity, having existed prior to the imposed required documentation. As a result of the missing documents, authorities refuse to grant many of these...
Date of source: الأحد, نيسان (أبريل) 22, 2007
The article is based on an interview with the head of the Suggestions and Complaints Committee in the People’s Assembly on the long-awaited unified law for houses of worship.
Date of source: السبت, نيسان (أبريل) 21, 2007 to الجمعة, نيسان (أبريل) 27, 2007
Rose al-Yūsuf magazine publishes a public survey on the role of religion in society.
Date of source: الاثنين, نيسان (أبريل) 16, 2007
In
response to Fahmī Huwaydī’s recent article regarding a split in Muslim-Christian relations, the author writes to
dismiss Huwaydī’s claims.
Date of source: الاثنين, نيسان (أبريل) 16, 2007
Shaykh of the Azhar Sayyid Tantāwī, Pope Shenouda, and
Muftī ‘Alī Jum‘ah are the three imāms who carry the banners of freedom and
justice.
Date of source: السبت, نيسان (أبريل) 14, 2007
The article discusses the second laymen’s conference to which Pope Shenouda has been invited.