Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 16, 2005
In 1973, the People’s Assembly held an urgent session to discuss al-Khānkah [a small town near Cairo] sectarian incident. A fact-finding committee was formed to recommend policies that would prevent such incidents in the future. The committee presented a 10-recommendation report that generally aims...
Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 9, 2005
Christmas comes this year as we lick the wounds of 2004, and look forward to a new year that would bring in peace, calm, and stability.
Date of source: الجمعة, كانون الثاني (يناير) 7, 2005
Pope Shenouda III, the Patriarch of the Orthodox Church, leads the Christmas Eve mass, to be attended by a host of officials and clergymen. On Friday, the Pope is scheduled to receive well-wishing officials and will then, as he usually does, head for the Anbā Bīshouy Monastery.
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون الثاني (يناير) 10, 2005
Archpriest Marqus ‘Azīz, pastor of the al-Mucallaqa Church, is a man who craves fame. He involves himself in matters that concern him and matters that do not. His actions are not that of a man of religion.
Date of source: السبت, كانون الثاني (يناير) 8, 2005
“I believe the first problem is the construction of churches. What I am saying is that there must be a unified law in which the mosque and the church are equal…We are focusing on this issue and the constitution guarantees the freedom of worship. If we really want to observe and respect the...
Date of source: الجمعة, كانون الثاني (يناير) 7, 2005
The Bible says “no divorce except for marital unfaithfulness.” Pope Shenouda insists on applying the Biblical text literally thinking, that he should obey God, not the people.
Date of source: الخميس, كانون الثاني (يناير) 6, 2005
His Holiness Pope Shenouda III is an extremely wise and intellectual man, a unique person who knows and understands a lot. He has a long living memory that goes back in history.
Date of source: الخميس, آيار (مايو) 26, 2005
Many articles in this issue are about the alleged conversion of the wife of a priest in Abū al-Matāmīr.
Reference to interviews with H.H. Pope Shenouda in al-Wafd and Bishop Bissenti in Al-Ahram al-Arabi.
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون الثاني (يناير) 3, 2005
In the wake of Wafā’ Costantine, Muhammad al-Bāz discusses the reasons why Christian girls convert to Islam. Al-Bāz mentions divorce in Christianity as one of the main factors behind the phenomenon.
Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 2, 2005
In a message to Pope Shenouda, Jamāl Ascad highlights the mistakes of the Orthodox Church in handling the recent sectarian incidents.