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Date of source: Friday, November 30, 2012
Bishop Būla, the representative of the church who quit the constituent assembly drafting a new constitution for Egypt, said the church has not authorized anyone to vote on its behalf over the draft. [Author Not Mentioned, al-Ahrām, Nov. 30, p. 4] Read original text in Arabic
Date of source: Monday, October 3, 2011
The crisis of remarriage in the Coptic Orthodox Church surfaced again but this time with more violent steps on the part of seekers of remarriage licenses after they announced that they "resigned" from the Orthodox denomination but would not join another.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 1, 2011
CAIRO - The January 25 revolution is having a momentous impact on the Coptic Church. “The Copts will ignore Church policies,” surmised Mamoun Fendi, president of Fendi Associates, a Washington DC-based research group and think-tank, during the 18-day revolution.
Date of source: Thursday, May 12, 2011
On Thursday, May 12, Pope Shenouda’s secretary Bishop Armia announced that claims against Kāmīliyā Shihātah are unfounded.
Head of the Egyptian Union for Human Rights Najīb Gibrael proclaimed that Shihātah will be summoned by prosecutors about her disappearance and alleged detention by the church....
Date of source: Friday, March 25, 2011
Dr. Yaḥyā al-Jamāl, Deputy Prime Minister, met with a delegation of priests from Maghāghah’s Archbishopric, headed by Bishop Aghathoun, Bishop of Maghāghah and al-‘Adwah [Minya governorate], to resolve the crisis of building the new Archbishopric.
Father ‘Izrā Fanjarī, Deputy of Maghāghah’s...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Midhat Bishāy believes that the Coptic Orthodox Church lacks the concept of decentralization. He explains that Pope Shenouda, the Coptic Orthodox Patriarch, has announced on several occasions that no one is authorized to decide, consult, or speak in the name of the church without first consulting...
Date of source: Sunday, November 1, 2009
The ‘citizens in one homeland’ group has published a document entitled ‘the Egyptian national church, future visions’ and has called on the church to stay out of the political sphere.
Date of source: Sunday, August 30, 2009
The author regrets the irresponsible and sensational way in which the press treats church affairs, and says it is time that the church made official announcements about controversial subjects.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 29, 2009
A Muslim convert reports on converts’ conditions in Egypt and Father ‘Abd al-Masīh Basīt of the Coptic Orthodox Church reports on the church’s stance.
Date of source: Monday, March 16, 2009
The committee recently appointed by Pope Shenouda to select new priests has received complaints.
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Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.