Date of source: الثلاثاء, آب (اغسطس) 12, 2003
Bishop Samuel liked very much to see a revival of ancient Coptic traditions. Al-Ahram Weekly’s editor-in-chief, Hosny Guindy, has been praised for his strong ethical principles. Guindy was a fine example of a Copt who was able to obtain a leading position in Egyptian society, despite claims of some...
Date of source: الأحد, آيار (مايو) 8, 2005
The Christian cassette market first emerged in the 1970s inside churches and monasteries but since the early 1990s religious songs and hymns on cassette tapes have found their way out of churches and monasteries thanks to producers and businessmen.
Date of source: الاثنين, آيار (مايو) 2, 2005
Some 260 Christians left Cairo on April 22, 2005 carried by El Al and EgyptAir’s Air Sinai flights for Israel. Air Sinai has flown the Orthodox Copts while the Israeli carrier El Al flew 37 Catholic Copts.
Date of source: الجمعة, نيسان (أبريل) 29, 2005
Not all doubts lead to truth; the doubts about the existence of God emanate from atheist readings or a war waged by the devil, said Pope Shenouda III, the Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark, in an interview with al-Musawwar magazine.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آذار (مارس) 18, 2003
Pope John Paul II said that the war on Iraq is unjust and unethical. Pope Shenouda stated that what Sharon and Bush do has nothing to do with Judaism and Christianity. The head of the Egyptian High Synod said that the US speaks about democracy and freedom at the time it practices aggression and...
Date of source: الأربعاء, شباط (فبراير) 12, 2003
Three Americans decided to strengthen Arab-West Report by joining the Board of Advisors; Sunni Khalid, a veteran Afro-American Muslim journalist, Paul Perry, a bestselling author and Rev. Dr. Jeff Adams, an Independent Baptist Minister. The three new board members have considerable international...
Date of source: الاثنين, آذار (مارس) 15, 2004
Following its policy of stirring up sectarian and ethnic differences, the Ibn Khaldoun Center, which is headed by Saad Eddin Ibrahim, held a symposium last week in which Naguib Gebril and Kamal Boulis spoke. Titled “Egyptianizing Egypt,” Gebril severely attacked Egypt’s relationship to Arabism and...
Date of source: الأحد, آذار (مارس) 14, 2004
Pope Shenouda III called for the necessity of reinterpreting some of the verses of the Qur’an and the Holy Bible that deal with procreation. He said that he had raised the awareness of preachers and priests that the number of children one breeds is not the gist of the matter. Dr. Muhammad Hamdi...
Date of source: الاثنين, آذار (مارس) 15, 2004
The Coptic Church announced its new initiative to support dialogue among the three Christian denominations: Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant. Pope Shenouda held a special celebration for one of the biggest Protestant institutions working in Egypt, Dar Al-Kitab Al-Moqaddas [Bible Society]. This...
Date of source: الخميس, آذار (مارس) 25, 2004
The US Copts Association published a press release on March 25, 2004 with the title “Coptic Pope Denounces Forced Conversion of Coptic Girls.” It is obvious that the the US Copts Association has not made much of an effort, if any, to check the rumors. Instead the have blown this out of proportions.