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44. Pope Shenouda fires his deputy in Alexandria and the Community Council affirms that it is not because of the conflict with the governor
Date of source: Monday, June 15, 2009
Pope Shenouda defrocks his deputy in Alexandria. The community council refuses the term “defrock” and calls the decision a “normal procedure.”
34. Pope Shenouda is absent from his weekly sermon in Alexandria for the eighth time and the governor continues to deny the alleged conflicts
Date of source: Monday, June 1, 2009
Pope Shenouda is still absent from Alexandria and the governor denies any conflicts with him.
54. Copts of Alexandria repeat their complaints about priests who prevent them from shaking Pope Shenouda’s hand at Sunday sermons
Date of source: Tuesday, December 30, 2008
The Copts of Alexandria have repeated their complaints to Pope Shenouda about priests and security personnel who prevent them from talking to him and shaking his hand and assert that talking to his holiness still requires "connections".
38. The pope in his sermon in Alexandria: Annoyed for leaving a quiet life of monasticism and entering crowded life of people
Date of source: Tuesday, November 11, 2008
The pope feels sorry for being indulged in people’s lives which are full of problems, rather than enjoying the stable and quiet life of monasticism that he used to enjoy. However, this did not hinder him from giving advice to people in an attempt to help them solve their problems whenever they...
41. The pope in his first sermon in Alexandria after 19 weeks of absence advises Coptic girls to beware of men’s promises saying: "Wise up and play hard to get."
Date of source: Tuesday, October 28, 2008
This article deals with the first sermon delivered by pope Shenouda in Alexandria after his return from his long medical trip. In this sermon, Pope Shenouda replied the questions of some Copts and advised women not believe men’s promises.
23. I attacked one church and I do not know who attacked the other two churches
Date of source: Wednesday, July 2, 2008
The Alexandria church attacker, in an interview with Al-Dustūr, asserts that he attacked only one of the three churches attacked on April 15, 2006. He also says that he is mentally ill which means that he hears voices in his head and had urges to hit someone in April. He asks the president to...
57. The mother of the insane man who attacked churches in Alexandria demands that shaykh Wahid ‘Abd al-Salam be allowed to visit her son in hospital to heal him
Date of source: Sunday, June 15, 2008
Mahmūd Salāh Al-Dīn has been accused of attacking three churches in Alexandria. He is currently in hospital and doctors have claimed that he has a psychological disorder and cannot be held responsible for his actions.
49. Pope Shenouda III and the desert monks
Date of source: Tuesday, May 6, 2008
In a sermon in Alexandria, Pope Shenouda III rejected isolating one’s self in the desert for worship without belonging to a monastery.
7. Zaghlul al-Najjar and Mustafá al-Shak‘ah to be interrogated before prosecution on charges of disdaining Christianity
Date of source: Monday, March 10, 2008
Dr. Zaghlūl al-Najjār and Dr. Mustafá al-Shak‘ah, both members of the Islamic Research Academy, are to be interrogated before the North Giza Prosecution on charges of disdaining Christianity.
23. The General Prosecutor refers Copts’ communiqués against Zaghlul al-Najjar and al-Shuk‘ah to Northern Giza Prosecution for investigations and al-Najjar denies being summoned
Date of source: Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Lawyer Najīb Jabrā’īl calls for bringing al-Najjār to trial because his statements threaten national unity between Muslims and Copts.

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