Date of source: الثلاثاء, آذار (مارس) 20, 2012
Pope Shenouda, the controversial yet beloved head of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt, passed away on Saturday after 40 years of leading and reforming the ancient Christian communion. His death complicates the uncertain position of Orthodox believers—who represent 90 percent of Egyptian...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آذار (مارس) 20, 2012
The atmosphere at Pope Shenouda’s farewell today was not what I expected. At first it was dull, and then sympathetically chaotic. Entrance to the church itself could only be secured with a personal invitation, so I made my way early to courtyard of the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral to witness the...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آذار (مارس) 20, 2012
MEMRI provided a clip of Muslim preacher, Shaykh Wajdī Ghunaym (Wagdy Ghoneim) speaking about the death of Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III, cursing him and wishing him to burn in hell. Read MEMRI article here
Date of source: الاثنين, آذار (مارس) 19, 2012
Egypt, the Arab world and the international community will pay last respects on Tuesday (March 20) to Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III, who died at the age of 89 on Saturday (March 17), after a celebrated life of achievements in the service of the nation. [Ashraf Sādiq, al-Ahrām, March 19, p. 1]...
Date of source: السبت, آذار (مارس) 17, 2012
The following overview was made in preparation for a press conference of the Cairo Foreign Press Association on March 27, 2012.
The profiles and commentary herein have been compiled by Hānī Labīb, Managing Director of the Center for Intercultural Dialogue and Translations and Arab West Report,...
Date of source: الجمعة, آذار (مارس) 16, 2012
Constitutional expert Dr. Muhammad Nūr Farahāt reiterated rejection of the draft law on Hadd al-Hirābah (punishment for brigandage) forwarded by Salafī Member of Parliament ‘Ādil al-‘Azzāzī of al-Nūr Party, saying the law will cause discrimination among the sons of one nation. ['Abīr Mursī, al-...
Date of source: السبت, آذار (مارس) 17, 2012
Egyptians across the country, both Muslim and Christian, are reacting with sadness to the death of Coptic Orthodox Patriarch Shenouda III, who passed away on Saturday at the age of 88 following a long battle with illness, according to state television and cathedral sources.
- Ahmed al-Tayeb, the...
Date of source: السبت, آذار (مارس) 17, 2012
Egyptian Christians are mourning the death of Coptic Orthodox Pope and Patriarch Shinūdā III, who passed away on Saturday at the age of 88. Pope Shinūdā (August 3, 1923 - March 17, 2012) was extremely popular among millions of common Christians. A charismatic reformer and an advocate of Christian...
Date of source: السبت, آذار (مارس) 17, 2012
I personally find it rather embarrassing to write about the future of the Egyptian church due to implicit meanings that there will be some talking about the post-Pope Shenouda III period, a matter many Egyptian Christian citizens find it improper and undesirable.
Date of source: الاثنين, آذار (مارس) 12, 2012
A state of disgruntlement was sparked among a number of Coptic Orthodox bishops who were absent from last week’s meeting at the Saint Mark Cathedral to discuss names of possible presidential hopefuls and others to represent the church in the constitutional assembly, according to a source inside the...