Date of source: الجمعة, آيار (مايو) 11, 2007
The second session of the laymen’s conference was sequenced by a great uproar mainly caused by inaccurate media reporting. The laymen held what they called “a clarifying press conference” in which they tried to clarify the debatable issues reported by the press.
Date of source: الاثنين, آيار (مايو) 14, 2007
The Supreme Administrative Court has ruled against the right of Copts who have converted to Islam to re-convert to Christianity. The court regards it a manipulation of religion rather than a religious freedom. Scores of Copts and intellectuals have denounced the ruling, believing that it violates...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آيار (مايو) 8, 2007
The angry reaction of the Coptic Orthodox Church to the laymen’s conference made those announce their intention to file claims against two priests. While the laymen of the conference accused the church of corruption and tyranny, the latter accused them of apostasy, homosexuality, and compliance...
Date of source: الأحد, آيار (مايو) 6, 2007
The author sheds lights on a controversial book ‘Mihnat al-Huwīyah al-Misrīyah’ [The Affliction of the Egyptian Identity]. Labīb reveals the danger of the lack of freedom of expression as a main reason for violent sectarian reactions.
Date of source: الأربعاء, تموز (يوليو) 11, 2007
Nabīl ‘Abd al-Fattāh believes that religious media must first be addressed in order to achieve reform.
Bishop Bīshūy sharply criticized Father Zakarīyā Butrus for offending Muslims and Islam in his program on al-Hayāh satellite channel.
Comments that offensive statements and problems around church...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آيار (مايو) 1, 2007
Al-Hayāh satellite channels broadcast Christian programs in which some clergymen allegedly attacked Muslims and Islam. The programs sparked severe anger of Muslims in Egypt. Consequently a number of Egyptian members of parliament asked to establish an equivalent Muslim channel to respond to al-...
Date of source: السبت, نيسان (أبريل) 28, 2007
The second session of the laymen’s conference did no better than the first. The session sparked severe reactions from the church. It called to reword the four Gospels of the New Testament and named the monastic life as “the random system.”
Date of source: الأربعاء, نيسان (أبريل) 18, 2007
Labīb reviews the historical information about the Sultan Monastery, the sole Coptic monastery in Jerusalem. The final ruling recognizing the monastery as a Coptic property was issued by the Israeli Court of Justice in 1970. However, the ruling has not yet been executed.
Date of source: الأربعاء, نيسان (أبريل) 11, 2007
Labīb presents an argument proving the Coptic Orthodox Church’s legitimate possession of the Sultan Monastery in
Jerusalem. He also hints about the general history of the monastery.
Date of source: الأربعاء, نيسان (أبريل) 4, 2007
The article analyzes the purpose of the Israeli excavations around the Aqsa Mosque and the Israeli attempts to Judaize the old city of Jerusalem.