Date of source: Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Dr. Muhammad ‘Abd a-Fadīl al-Qūsī, the minister of awqāf (endowments), issued a decision referring Shaykh Mazhar Shāhīn, the imām and preacher of the ‘Umar Makram Mosque in al-Tahrīr Square, for investigations over complaints lodged against him that he was involved in incitation against the armed...
Date of source: Monday, January 9, 2012
On the other hand, a number of representatives of movements and parties on Sunday (January 8) to set up a national accordance committee to prepare a joint working paper regarding a mechanism to elect a constituent panel to draft a constitution. [Mustafá 'Abīdū, al-Jumhūrīyah, Jan. 9, p. 2]
Date of source: Monday, January 9, 2012
Meanwhile, the Maspero Youth Union objected the excesses that took place during the Coptic Orthodox Christmas at Saint Mark Cathedral in the Cairo district of al-'Abbāssīyah, criticizing the reactions by the cathedral's security personnel against young Copts who objected to Pope Shenouda III's...
Date of source: Monday, January 9, 2012
Dr. Moná Makram 'Ubayd, a professor of political science, said there have been changes for Copts since the January 25 revolution like the Copts' first ever intensive participation in politics after a long period of isolation.
"The other positive thing for Copts is that they now can protest...
Date of source: Monday, January 9, 2012
A once reluctant United States is reaching out to the Muslim Brotherhood in a nod to Egypt's new political reality, but concerns linger about the group's attitude toward minorities, women and the peace treaty with Israel, according to a report by the Agence France Presse (AFP). [Author Not...
Date of source: Sunday, January 8, 2012
In the presence of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) to the feast Mass, churches specified the subject of their sermons to talk about "monotheism" which raised controversy that the priests are trying to send a message to the MB and deny that Christians are polytheists. [Yūsuf Rāmiz, al-Shurūq al-Jadīd,...
Date of source: Monday, January 9, 2012
Ihāb 'Ādil Ramzī, a Copt who won an individual seat in the People's Assembly elections on the list of the Freedom Party in the first constituency North of al-Minya, denied that his victory was helped by only Coptic votes or that the church has contributed to his win.
"Coptic votes alone would...
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
Moreover, U.S. President Barack Obama and the First Lady Michelle Obama wished "a blessed Christmas for Coptic Orthodox Christians in the United States and around the world."
Thanks for Coptic Christians for the distinguished contribution they have offered to the United States, said the U.S....
Date of source: Sunday, January 8, 2012
Muhammad Salīm al-‘Awwā, Islamic thinker and presidential hopeful, greeted Copts through his Facebook account and attended the celebrations at the Evangelical church in Heliopolis.
Muhammad al-Barād’ī, for his part, greeted Copts through his Twitter account. Lt. General Husām Khayr Allah, a...