Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 8, 2012
Muhammad Salīm al-‘Awwā, Islamic thinker and presidential hopeful, greeted Copts through his Facebook account and attended the celebrations at the Evangelical church in Heliopolis.
Muhammad al-Barād’ī, for his part, greeted Copts through his Twitter account. Lt. General Husām Khayr Allah, a...
Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 8, 2012
Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III led the Eastern Orthodox Christmas Mass at the Saint Mark Cathedral in the Cairo district of al-'Abbāssīyah, attended by members of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP).
As soon as Pope...
Date of source: السبت, كانون الثاني (يناير) 7, 2012
Speaking on the occasion, Pope Shenouda said, “I congratulate you on the start of a new era and the glorious Christmas that coincides with alarming atmosphere in which the people are wondering where Egypt is going. I would say that Egypt is definitely going to good prospects and blessings. I am not...
Date of source: السبت, كانون الثاني (يناير) 7, 2012
Egypt’s Christians are celebrating Saturday the Coptic Christmas as the Saint Mark Cathedral in the Cairo district of al-‘Abbāssīyah reserved the front row for the representatives of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), ministers, presidential candidates and leaders of political parties...
Date of source: السبت, كانون الثاني (يناير) 7, 2012
Lt. General Sāmī ‘Anān, SCAF deputy chief and Chief of Staff of the armed forces, led the council’s delegation to congratulate Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III and Egypt’s Christians over the Coptic Christmas. [Ashraf Sādiq, al-Ahrām, Jan. 7, p. 3]
Date of source: الجمعة, كانون الثاني (يناير) 6, 2012
Meanwhile, Orthodox churches in Egypt are holding the Coptic Christmas Mass today amidst tight security measures as the Mass will be led by Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III at the Saint Mark Cathedral in the Cairo district of al-‘Abbāssīyah.
The Mass will be attended by delegations representing...
Date of source: الخميس, كانون الثاني (يناير) 5, 2012
Furthermore, Pope Shenouda, in an interview to al-Akhbār on the occasion of the Coptic Christmas on January 7, said Egypt has never known fanaticism, adding all groups within the society must come together as united entity for the good of the nation through amity and sound understanding.
“There is...
Date of source: الخميس, كانون الثاني (يناير) 5, 2012
Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III received Shaykh Tayyīb at the St. Mark Cathedral in the Cairo district of al-‘Abbāssīyah, where Tayyīb and a delegation of Azhar scholars offered greetings for the Copts of Egypt and the Pope over the Coptic Christmas on January 7.
Dr. Tayyīb expressed hope that...
Date of source: الخميس, كانون الثاني (يناير) 5, 2012
Minister of Interior Muhammad Ibrāhīm sent a congratulatory cable to Pope Shenouda on the occasion of the Coptic Christmas.
Ibrāhīm sent similar cables to Dr. Safwat al-Bayyādī, Head of the Evangelical Community Council in Egypt, and senior ministry officials, officers, constables, conscripts and...
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 4, 2012
Bīshūy Fawzī, a member of the Union’s politburo, called for a symbolic stand of protest outside the Saint Mark Cathedral in the Cairo district of al-‘Abbāssīyah to send a message to Pope Shenouda that invitations to Islamists or members of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF)...