Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 16, 2011
Egyptian Endowments Minister Mahmūd Hamdī Zaqzūq and Gregorius III, Patriarch of Antioch, All the East and Alexandria and Jerusalem, met on Saturday to discuss the recent quarrel following the Vatican pope’s call for improved protection of Middle Eastern Christians in light of the recent church...
Date of source: السبت, كانون الثاني (يناير) 15, 2011
Muhammad al-Misrī, a former professor of computer engineering at the University of Waterloo, begins his commentary on the Alexandria bombing with a reflection on his childhood days spent in Cairo’s predominantly Christian district of Shubra. He thereupon proclaims his conviction that “Egypt’s...
Date of source: الخميس, كانون الثاني (يناير) 13, 2011
On Thursday, Egyptian papers focused not only on the aftermath of the New Year’s Day Alexandria church bombing, but also the alleged torture death of Sayīd Bilāl, a Salafī suspect in the case...
Date of source: الخميس, كانون الثاني (يناير) 13, 2011
This article reports that the recent attack on the Church of the Two Saints, Saint Mark and Pope Peter in Alexandria is being used by many in the European Union to exemplify repression of Christians in Egypt, while the attack was, in reality, against Muslims and Christians alike.
That is why, the...
Date of source: الخميس, كانون الثاني (يناير) 13, 2011
According to the article, the Vatican shares Egypt's wish to avoid an escalation of inter-religious tensions. This comes after Cairo on Tuesday recalled its ambassador from the Holy See following comments by Pope Benedict XVI, who condemed the church bombing in Alexandria and called for the country...
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 12, 2011
There were many reports today on Egypt’s recall of its ambassador to the Vatican. The recall comes in light of the recent statements by Pope Benedict XVI calling on Middle Eastern countries to better protect Christian minorities.
Al-Akhbār’s page one report is headlined: "Egypt Summons its...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 11, 2011
Egyptian and Israeli media trade accusations, Yūsuf al-Qaradāwī tells the Vatican Pope to "leave us alone," and investigators continue their hunt for evidence in this latest roundup of Egyptian newspaper coverage of the New Year's Day church attack in Alexandria...
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون الثاني (يناير) 10, 2011
Ten days after the deadly church attack in Alexandria, Egyptian opinions are focused on whether the resulting spirit of nationality unity will persist...
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 5, 2011
AWR's Diana Māhir Ghālī recaps the opinion pieces from Wednesday's Egyptian newspapers dealing with the New Year's terrorist attack on an Alexandria church...
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون الثاني (يناير) 3, 2011
Egyptian newspapers have been hinting at the prospect of a civil war after the suicide bomber blew himself up outside the Church of the Two Saints, Saint Mark and Pope Peter in Alexandria.
Clashes and protests by Christians erupted after the attack, and many say that these types of incidents could...