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9. Churches Reject that Zakat Article in the Constitution and the Salafist Front Adheres to Sharia Law
Date of source: Sunday, September 23, 2012
Haggling renewed over Article II of the constitution on Saturday (September 22)
4. Bishop Jeremiah, the head of the Coptic Cultural Center, has stated that as a citizen he rejects the amendment of Article 3 of the Constitution
Date of source: Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Bishop Jeremiah, the head of the Coptic Cultural Center, has stated that as a citizen he rejects the amendment of Article 3 of the Constitution. He argued that amending it to be from “Christians and Jews” to “non- Muslims” will be harmful to both Muslims and Christians. He stated that the...
5. Al-Nūr Party has warned against amending the article.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Al-Nūr Party has warned against amending the article. Dr. Sha’baān Abdal ‘Alīm, the assistant secretary general of the party, stated that amending the third article may allow the marriage of gays and stated that Islam only recognizes Christianity and Judaism.
6- Preparations for Easter; Health and Security Alerts
Date of source: Thursday, April 17, 2014
In preparation for Sham Al- Nissīm (Easter), the Heath Affairs Department in Cairo has announced a state of high alert in hospitals to make available health services for emergency cases during the feast. It has stopped issuing holidays to its staff and assured that mobile ambulances will be...
2- First time since four years: the three Egyptian Churches celebrate Easter at the same time
Date of source: Wednesday, April 16, 2014
For the first time since four years, the three Egyptian Churches celebrate Easter at the same time, on the coming Saturday evening. Father Rafīq Jarīsh, spokesperson for the Catholic Church, said that this year all Churches in the world celebrate Easter at the same day because the eastern and the...
14-Coptic Church denies that a highly explosive bomb was placed in its vicinity
Date of source: Thursday, July 10, 2014
Fr. Bolus Halīm, media spokesman of the Coptic Orthodox Church, denied that a highly explosive bomb was placed on the streets surrounding the cathedral in Abbāssiah, and it was defused.
11-The first phase of the renovation of the churches , destroyed in the aftermath of the dispersal of the MB's sit ins, is completed
Date of source: Thursday, July 3, 2014
The Coptic Orthodox Church has stated that the first phase of the renovation of the churches that were destroyed in the aftermath of the dispersal of Rab’ah and Nahdah sit ins on August 14, 2013, was completed in five governorates. 
28. The committee for papal nominations completed amending the regulations for selecting the Patriarch
Date of source: Sunday, February 9, 2014
A clerical source stated that the committee for papal nominations  completed amending the regulations for selecting the patriarch. He stated that the most important amendments took place in expanding the people who can be an elector. This makes more Copts able to take part in selecting the pope (...
5. al-Bayādī: the churches will hold a long meeting in the presence of Pope Tawardos II and Shaykh of al-Azhar
Date of source: Sunday, September 1, 2013
Dr. Safwāt al-Bayādī, President of the Evangelical community, said that the churches will hold a long meeting in the presence of Pope Tawardos II and Shaykh of al-Azhar, Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyib soon, before meetings of the Assembly to Amend the Constitution of 2012 begin. The meeting has the objective...
18. al-Biblāwī denounces attack on churches
Date of source: Friday, August 16, 2013
The Maspero Youth Union (MYU) have blamed all the people who have witnessed the terror launched by extremists of Muslim Brotherhood and Salafist  groups who have attacked churches and Coptic property in nine governorates. Andrews ‘Awāydah the coordinator of the MYU, stated that the Copts have been...

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