Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 28, 2007
Majdī Khalīl categorizes the Coptic issues handled by the Egyptian press and media and into eight categories, and evaluates this handling.
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون الثاني (يناير) 29, 2007
A war of documents is ongoing between Pope Shenouda, who provided Waṭanī newspaper with a certificate that states that Bishop Mavias, who ordained Maximus, has no accredited religious legitimacy while the latter presented three certificates that confirm the authenticity of his ordination.
Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 28, 2007
Pope Shenouda discussed the ideas of Father Mattá al-Miskīn as being heresies. Butrus calls for an objective discussion of theological and religious issues in the writings of the men of religion, as most of the time people automatically adopt their leaders’ ideas out of confidence, or sometimes,...
Date of source: السبت, كانون الثاني (يناير) 27, 2007
Bishop Marqus denied being removed from his position as the Coptic Church’s official spokesman, and asserted that he has a very good relationship with Pope Shenouda. He also called to amend the election process and the second article of the Constitution.
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 24, 2007
Bishop Mikhā’īl has issued a decision to freeze the activity of Father Bāsīliūs al- Maqārī for he authored and published five books as well as the monastery’s books without placing the pope’s photo on them. Further reasons for the freeze on his activity were based on the suspicions of church’s...
Date of source: السبت, كانون الثاني (يناير) 27, 2007
The article presents excerpts from controversial press statements made by both Muslims and Copts. While the Muslims refuse to be ruled by a Copt, an alleged spokesman of the Coptic Orthodox church claims that the Copts are the original natives of Egypt and decry Muslims as "occupiers."
Date of source: السبت, تموز (يوليو) 26, 2008
Coptic clergymen illegally build a wall that blocks the road leading to the airport of the Military Academy and to the two mosques in the area.
Date of source: الجمعة, كانون الثاني (يناير) 26, 2007
Ṭāhā Farghalī reports about the incident of destroying 17 Christian websites.
Date of source: الأربعاء, نيسان (أبريل) 11, 2007
AWR’s last interview with the late Dr. Isaac Fānūs.
Comments on self-censorship, such as that of Dr. Otto Meinardus’ differences in writing and saying, which makes it hard for students of the church in Egypt to get a good understanding of the church’s position.
Father Basilius of the Monastery of...
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 17, 2007
Coptic writers and intellectuals present their views on the reasons behind the inability of the Coptic Orthodox church to contain troublesome situations.