Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 31, 2001
According to Al-Ahram issue of January 31, 2001 H.G. Bishop Anba Youannes, criticized the World Council of Churches (WCC) for holding private meetings or working sessions or even having private recommendations on specific issues. H. G. also asked that not only the Coptic orthodox church but also...
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 31, 2001
The Egyptian delegation attending meetings of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Germany, declared that Egypt had the right to know about all of the WCC’s decisions. The Bishop of the Egyptian Orthodox Church in Germany said that Pope Shenouda’s instructions were to represent Egypt’s Muslims...
Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 28, 2001
Mina Badi’a Abdel Malik wrote Watani that most of the priests are now preoccupied with architectural, social or medical projects and are not concentrating on their main duty of caring for their flock. The author explained that when the restoration work started in the Hanging Church, he asked the...
Date of source: السبت, كانون الثاني (يناير) 27, 2001 to الجمعة, شباط (فبراير) 2, 2001
A deposed priest says that there is no text in either the law or the Coptic Orthodox canon that forbids a second marriage. He filed a case against the Pope to stop him executing deposition order. He had performed some wedding ceremonies for divorced couples without getting a marriage permit from...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 23, 2001
Pope Shenouda’s list of Copts who are not allowed to marry contains Popes, archbishops, bishops, widower priests, widows of priests and men who leave monastic life during their trial period. It also prevents marriage to the sister of a deceased wife or to the brother of a deceased husband and...
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 24, 2001
Pope Shenouda said that those who visited Jerusalem were not loyal to him and to Christ because they did not respect his decree, which prevents them from going. He added that he is the only representative of Copts and the one who defends them, so they must obey him. The pope explained that this...
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون الثاني (يناير) 29, 2001
Dr. Roushdy Said’s book "Egypt’s Treasures between Nasser and Sadat" discuses the eras of President Gamal Abdel El-Nasser and President Anwar el-Sadat. It takes its reader on a tour inside the political scene in Egypt from 1961-62 when Dr. Said entered political life until 1976-80 when he left. As...
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 24, 2001
A severe crisis broke out inside the Muslim Brotherhood after the group’s secret list of those who will run in the elections for the Bar Association was leaked. Mohammed Tousoun, who replaced Mokhtar Nuh, accused the opposing group of being responsible as they want to give the impression that Nuh...
Date of source: الجمعة, كانون الثاني (يناير) 19, 2001
Jehovah’s witnesses sent a letter to Al-Mussawar defending themselves against Pope Shenouda’s accusations of them. They declared that they are not Jews nor Zionist but Christians and that they oppose Zionism.
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون الثاني (يناير) 22, 2001
Dr. Leitch, a Jehovah’s witness, commented on pope Shenouda’s statements on Jehovah Witnesses in Al-Musawwar [RNSAW, 2001, week 01A, art. 13]. He said that Jehovah’s Witnesses appreciate factual information published by the American Jews but they do not influence Jehovah’s Witnesses any more than...