Date of source: Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Coptic intellectuals stated that a terrorist attack on churches is an attack on the state. Coptic intellectual, Sāmih Fawzī, stated that the terrorist attack against Copts is not due to their religion but rather because of their support in deposing Muhammad Morsi from power. He added that what has...
Date of source: Friday, November 15, 2013
The Deputy of the Ministry of Endowments assured that they closed al-Hussayn Mosque to avoid the bloodshed after many Salafīs stated that they shall confront the Shī’ites who are planning to commemorate ‘Ashūrā’ there (al-Shaymā’ Abdul Latīf and Sābir al-‘Arabī, al-Tahrīr, Nov. 15, p. 5). Read the...
Date of source: Monday, May 6, 2013
Rev. Andrea Zakī, deputy head of the Coptic Evangelical Church, said that Egypt is heading towards a dangerous point because of mixing religion with politics and state, followed by the underlying problem of misinterpretation of religious texts. Dr. Muhammad 'Abd al-Rāziq 'Umar, the undersecretary...