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Date of source: Sunday, January 15, 2012
Zakī, who is also director of the Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services (CEOSS), called on the Azhar to activate this paper, which he described as "the key to a modern state and window of hope for the future."
Dr. 'Imād Jād, deputy chairman of the al-Ahrām Center for Political...
Date of source: Sunday, January 15, 2012
Only six Copts made it to parliament in the recent parliamentary elections, including Ihāb Ramzī in North of al-Minya, Margaret 'Āzir in East of Cairo, Sāmih Makram 'Ubayd in the Red Sea and Hilmī Samuel in Asyut, 'Imād Jād and Amīn Iskandar. ['Imād Khalīl, al-Misrī al-Yawm, Jan. 15, p. 7]
Date of source: Sunday, January 15, 2012
On the other hand, a number of Azhar scholars and leaders of the Coptic Orthodox Church vehemently rejected images showing U.S. soldiers urinating over the dead bodies of the Afghan Taliban Movement fighters, describing the act as "ugly, barbaric and violating respect for humans".
Muhammad Ra'fat '...
Date of source: Sunday, January 15, 2012
On the other hand, a number of Azhar scholars and leaders of the Coptic Orthodox Church vehemently rejected images showing U.S. soldiers urinating over the dead bodies of the Afghan Taliban Movement fighters, describing the act as "ugly, barbaric and violating respect for humans".
Muhammad Ra'fat '...
Date of source: Thursday, January 12, 2012
Disparity was spotted amongst Egyptian churches over Copts' participation in the January 25, 2012 demonstrations, called by groups of political movements.
Some have called for boycotting these protests on the grounds that democratization is taking place in accordance with a set timetable laid by...
Date of source: Sunday, January 8, 2012
Prime Minister Dr. Kamāl al-Janzūrī visited Pope Shenouda on the festive day (January 7) in the afternoon to greet him over the Coptic Christmas.
For his part, Michael Louis Fitzgerald, the Vatican's Nuncio, greeted the pope and conveyed a congratulatory message to him from Pope Benedict XVI. [...
Date of source: Sunday, January 8, 2012
Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III led the Eastern Orthodox Christmas Mass at the Saint Mark Cathedral in the Cairo district of al-'Abbāssīyah, attended by members of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP).
As soon as Pope...
Date of source: Saturday, January 7, 2012
Egypt’s Christians are celebrating Saturday the Coptic Christmas as the Saint Mark Cathedral in the Cairo district of al-‘Abbāssīyah reserved the front row for the representatives of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), ministers, presidential candidates and leaders of political parties...
Date of source: Friday, January 6, 2012
Meanwhile, Orthodox churches in Egypt are holding the Coptic Christmas Mass today amidst tight security measures as the Mass will be led by Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III at the Saint Mark Cathedral in the Cairo district of al-‘Abbāssīyah.
The Mass will be attended by delegations representing...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 3, 2012
A St. Mark Cathedral source welcomed initiatives by the January 25 revolution youths to protect the cathedral, emphasizing Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III’s confidence in the interior ministry and the army and, above all, God in the protection of the Eastern Coptic Christmas Mass on January 7....
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