Date of source: الاثنين, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 4, 2002
State Council Court established a legal principle stating that the decrees of the Orthodox Church are considered administrative decrees that can be appealed. The establishment of this principle came after the Administrative Court announced its verdict invalidating a decree issued by Pope Shenouda...
Date of source: السبت, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 2, 2002 to الجمعة, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 8, 2002
The celebration of the 31st anniversary of Pope Shenouda on the Papal chair is expected to take place on November 14. It will be attended by the Eritrean President. The article gives an overview of how the celebration may be. It also gives an outline of the pope´s life before and after...
Date of source: الأحد, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 3, 2002
In the symposium of “The heavenly religions and the Arabic identity,” the Sheikh of the Azhar said that heavenly religions came for all human beings and do not have any relation to the Arabic identity or any other identity. Pope Shenouda said that religions should have a universal direction and...
Date of source: الاثنين, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 4, 2002
The Azhar nominated Coptic intellectual, Dr. Nabil Luka Bebawi, for the State´s Prize for his book “Islam Spread by the Sword, True or False?” This prize is considered one of the most elevated prizes that are awarded to intellectuals and researchers.
Date of source: الأحد, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 3, 2002
Ramadan is not only a religious landmark. It is a social event that reflects the love which harmonises the hearts of both Muslims and Copts. Among the social activities closely related to Ramadan are the “gatherings of love” in which Muslims and Christians gather for iftar (breakfast, the meal that...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 12, 2002
The leadership of the Egyptian Christian Coptic community has recently begun to express in public positions and complaints in a way uncommon in the past. The leader of Egypt´s Coptic community, Patriarch Shenouda III, who in his articles, interviews, and public statements used to stress the "...
Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 6, 2002
The statements of Pope Shenouda are praised. The Egyptian press is criticized for criticizing Pope Shenouda.
Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 30, 2002
This significant study of the history and of the spiritual and educational rôles of the Sunday School Movement in the reawakening of the Coptic Church ought to be seen as a basic text for all those interested in the Coptic Church of the 20th century. For an unbiased understanding of the...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 22, 2002
Pope Shenouda proposes a visit to Upper Egypt for the first time in 20 years. The pope will visit some churches and monasteries in Upper Egypt. The visit of the pope comes after many inquiries from the Copts of Upper Egypt about why the pope is not visiting them.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 22, 2002
Dr. Nabil Luka Bebawi has written a book titled “Islam spread by the sword, true or false?” He explains that Islam is innocent of the claim that it spread by the edge of the sword. The Sheikh of the Azhar thanked Bebawi for his book and recommended that the book be translated into many foreign...