Date of source: الأحد, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 4, 2005
Several key Brotherhood members have exerted painstaking efforts trying to initiate dialogue, particularly in Coptic circles and industry and decision-making spheres in the West, but to no avail. Brotherhood murshid [guide] Muhammad Mahdī ‘Ākif denied statements about his contacts and dialogue with...
Date of source: الاثنين, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 28, 2005
The unprecedented success of the Muslim Brotherhood in the recent parliamentary elections has raised fears among many Copts, including Pope Shenouda III and a number of prominent thinkers.
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In this issue, Rose al-Yousuf celebrates its 80th anniversary. Upon the invitation of the magazine, prominent Coptic thinker Dr. Mīlād Hannā writes how Rose al-Yousuf has led the debate over Coptic issues and problems.
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Different aspects of the Muslim Brotherhood’s success in the recent parliamentary elections are discussed including Mīlād Hannā’s concerns that Copts will become "second-class citizens” if the Brotherhood’s come into power.
Date of source: الأحد, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 20, 2005
A commentary on the role of religious institutions in driving a wedge between citizens of the same country who belong to different faiths.
Date of source: الخميس, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 17, 2005
A Coptic intellectual proposes the abolition of religious education in all Egyptian schools. A Muslim intellectual rejects the idea.
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 21, 2005
A review of the election coverage, with a special emphasis on the Muslim Brotherhood and possible implications of their potential rise to power.
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Meunir claims that he speaks on behalf of 700,000 Copts in the United States although recent official statistics assert that there are less than 150,000 Americans of Egyptian origin. Supported by Senator Brownback, he urged the Egyptian government to make the Coptic language, along with Arabic, an...
Date of source: الاثنين, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 31, 2005
At a time when an Alexandrian church was surrounded by Muslim demonstrators, Pope Shenouda, the Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark, and Shaykh Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī, the Grand Imām of the Azhar, were having iftār [a fast-breaking meal during the holy Muslim month of Ramadān].
Date of source: الثلاثاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 18, 2005
In his book, Aqbāt al-Qarn al-‘Ishrīn...Sāsa wa Ruhbān Khalf al-Qudbān [20th century Copts...politicians and monks behind bars], Mīlād Hannā believes the July Revolution to be responsible for the isolation of both Copts and Muslims. Being unable to express their views freely, Muslims and Christians...