Date of source: Sunday, July 9, 2006
After a visit to the Coptic Museum in 2001, students called for an opportunity to study Coptic history and language. The University of Toronto now offers Coptic Studies in the Department of Near and Middle East Civilizations. Students say that it has been a great experience being introduced to the...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 5, 2006
The author of the article raises questions about the editing of a Coptic
Orthodox bible.
Date of source: Saturday, July 1, 2006 to Friday, July 7, 2006
The author deals with the future prospects of the church after Pope Shenouda III, the Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark, and the possibility that the next pope could come from outside Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, June 18, 2006
Rose al-Yousuf interviews the
head of the Washington-based U.S. Copts
Association (USCA), Michael Munīr, who expresses his point of
view on a number of issues, including the
recent suspension of the activities of the U.S. Republican
Institute, the demands of Egyptian judges and the strong...
Date of source: Thursday, June 22, 2006
The spiritual leader of the Monastery of St. Macarius, Father
Mattā al-Miskīn [Reviewer:
Matthew the poor], has passed away at the age of 87 after a life of great
and fruitful labor for the welfare
of human beings.
Date of source: Monday, June 26, 2006
An
interview with Michael Munīr,
member of the Republican Party in the U.S. and controversial Coptic
activist who is visiting Egypt.
Date of source: Friday, June 23, 2006
The author states that turning the pope into
a
political leader is something that will be refused by the principle Christian institute itself because it rejects
the politicizing of religion and other interests. The author reiterates that a line should be clearly drawn
between
religion and...
Date of source: Friday, June 16, 2006
The author continues his series of
articles in Sawt
al-Azhar newspaper to reply to Archpriest Zakarīyā Butrus’s opinions
about Islam in his
appearances on the Christian TV channel al-Hayāt.
Date of source: Saturday, June 10, 2006 to Friday, June 16, 2006
Archpriest Marqus ‘Azīz Khalīl refutes allegations by
Dan Brown, the
author of the novel ‘The Da Vinci Code’, that Jesus Christ married Mary Magdalene and had
children with her,
asserting that Christianity stands on the important pillar of the Divine Being of Christ
and thus it is never...
Date of source: Friday, June 9, 2006
The author continues his series of
articles in Sawt
al-Azhar newspaper replying to Archpriest Zakarīyā Butrus’s opinions
about Islam and his
appearances on the Christian TV channel al-Hayāt.