Date of source: Tuesday, July 2, 2013
In al-Misrī al-Yawm, July 1, Rev. Dr. Safwat al-Bayādī, head of the Coptic Evangelical Church, said that they are looking forward to the road map. Additionally, Dr. Andrea Zakī, Deputy Head of the Church, said that the army’s statement reassured Egyptians.
Coptic Catholic media spokesperson, Bishop...
Date of source: Thursday, August 1, 2013
Mahmūd Nakhlah, lawyer, Coptic activist, and President of the World’s Center for Human Rights, said that the Copts are going to file a lawsuit in the ICC (International Criminal Court) against the deposed President Muhammad Morsi (Mursī) as well as ‘Āssim ʿĀbd al-Mājid, Muhammad Badīʿ, and Safwāt...
Date of source: Friday, July 19, 2013
Coptic Orthodox Father Yu’annis Kamāl of Giza Coptic Orthodox Church said that Pope Tawadros received security warnings to leave Cairo for his safety, after receiving threats in the recent period. Pope Tawadros is currently in Saint Bishoy (Bīshūy) Monastery in Wādī al-Natrūn. Hence, his weekly...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Suzanne Samīr, media spokesperson of the Coptic Catholic Church, said that Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II ordered the closure of all Orthodox churches in Sinai until further notice due to the state of lawlessness and the terrorist acts targeting Copts in the area. She added that both the Coptic...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 16, 2013
[Coptic Evangelical Pastor] Ikrām Lam’ī (Reviewer’s note: al-Misrīyūn mentioned that Lam’ī is the President of the Evangelical Theological Seminary, however, according to the Presbyterian Mission Agency’s website, the President of the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Egypt is Rev. Dr. Atef Gendy...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 16, 2013
[Coptic Evangelical Pastor] Ikrām Lam’ī (Reviewer’s note: al-Misrīyūn mentioned that Lam’ī is the President of the Evangelical Theological Seminary, however, according to the Presbyterian Mission Agency’s website, the President of the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Egypt is Rev. Dr. Atef Gendy...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 16, 2013
[Coptic Evangelical Pastor] Ikrām Lam’ī (Reviewer’s note: al-Misrīyūn mentioned that Lam’ī is the President of the Evangelical Theological Seminary, however, according to the Presbyterian Mission Agency’s website, the President of the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Egypt is Rev. Dr. Atef Gendy...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Ramsīs al-Najār said that Copts participated in 25 January Revolution that ousted Hosni Mubarak and 30 June protests that called for Morsi’s downfall because of the injustice they suffered from “terrorist groups” (Sarah Hāmid, al-Misrīyūn, Jul. 3). Read original text in Arabic.
Date of source: Monday, July 1, 2013
For his part, Pope Tawadros, in a telephone call to MarMorkos's channel, called on all officials to take responsibility for the country, adding that Christian and Muslim religious institutions agreed on their position toward the protests; they agreed to avoid official statements supporting the...
Date of source: Sunday, June 30, 2013
In al-Watan, under the title “Threats to burn churches if Christians protested”, a number of churches in the governorates of Suez and Beni Suef received threats through unknown documents, warning them against participating in the anti-Morsi protests or else they will kill Christians and burn...