Date of source: الخميس, نيسان (أبريل) 24, 2014
Pope Tawadros has assured that the Coptic Church will not support any particular candidate in the forthcoming presidential election. He added that the people should read the platforms of each candidate and select based on that (Husnī Milad et al. al-Akhbār, April 24, p. 8).
Date of source: الأربعاء, نيسان (أبريل) 23, 2014
Dār al- Iftā’ has assured that the core of democracy embodies the basic principles of Islam politically in selection of rulers and attaining shūrá (consultation) and resisting injustice. This is the core principle of Islam and this is neither apostasy nor a hated matter as some claim (Author not...
Date of source: الأربعاء, نيسان (أبريل) 23, 2014
Dār al- Iftā’ has assured that the core of democracy embodies the basic principles of Islam politically in selection of rulers and attaining shūrá (consultation) and resisting injustice. This is the core principle of Islam and this is neither apostasy nor a hated matter as some claim (Author not...
Date of source: الخميس, آيار (مايو) 29, 2014
The preliminary results of the presidential election vote count indicate that Abd al- Fattah al- Sīsī has won with a landslide. Al-Yawm al-Sābi’ states that 92.9% of the votes went to al- Sīsī, 3% to Sabāhī and 4.1% were invalid votes. The turnout was reportedly 46.8% and the number of voters were...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, نيسان (أبريل) 22, 2014
Bishop Basanti, Bishop of Helwan, stated that the Church does not rule the Copts (politically) but lightens their path. He stated that the Church does not push Copts to choose anyone in elections, as they have senses they can use and think for themselves. He stated that “Sabāhī is a good man, yet...
Date of source: الاثنين, نيسان (أبريل) 21, 2014
Pope Tawadros has received Prime Minister Eng. Ibrahīm Mahlab in the papal headquarters in St. Mark’s Cathedral, Abāssiyah, Cairo. He also received a number of ministers that came to congratulate the Pope on the Day of Resurrection (Easter), including General Sidqī Subhī, general commander of the...
Date of source: الأحد, نيسان (أبريل) 20, 2014
Field Marshal Abd al-Fattāh al-Sīsī has visited the St. Mark’s cathedral in Abāssiyah and congratulated Pope Tawadros on the Holy Day of Resurrection. Not earlier a presidential candidate with excellent changes to become Egypt’s next president paid a pope such a visit for Easter (Nassir Abd-al...
Date of source: السبت, نيسان (أبريل) 19, 2014
Salafīs have stopped Shaykh Muhammad ‘Iz al-Dīn Abd al-Sattar, First Deputy for preaching affairs, Ministry of Endowments, from entering al-Rahmān al-Rahīm mosque in MutāhrahVillage, Abū Qurqās district, Minya. Instead they allowed Shaykh Muhammad Ya’qūb to give the Friday sermon.
Date of source: الأربعاء, آيار (مايو) 28, 2014
Counselor Abd al- Wahāb ‘Abd al- Rāziq, Member of PEC (Presidential Elections Committee) decided to extend the vote for a third day. The polling stations were closed yesterday at 9 pm and the extension until 10 pm was cancelled (Hishām al- Miydānī, al- Ahrām, May 28).
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آيار (مايو) 27, 2014
Egyptians made yesterday (May 26) a new message against terrorism. Millions of Egyptian citizens have gone to the polling stations to choose their coming president. The lines at some stations have extended to more than 10 meters outside the stations.