Date of source: Saturday, October 31, 1998
Zaqlama describes how the issue of el-Koshh was blown up into unbelievable proportions.
Date of source: Thursday, October 29, 1998
Al-Wafd paper spent 15 hours in Al-Kushh village accompanied by Bishop Wissa. In an interview with the bishop, he answered a number of inquiries about the village’s events.
Date of source: Monday, October 12, 1998
The new US Religious Oppression Law that is in the last stages of approval will allow the US to punish countries that it sees as violating religious freedoms. This law is seen by politicians and analysts as an attempt by the US to intervene in the domestic affairs of sovereign countries and a way...
Date of source: Sunday, October 11, 1998
Pope Shenouda dismissed Israeli and Us allegations the Egypt’s Copts are persecuted. "They are not our guardians," Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria said.
Date of source: Sunday, October 11, 1998
Pope Shenouda III affirmed his rejection of statements made by some US and Israeli bodies on the oppression of Egyptian Copts in Egypt. "These people are not responsible for us, for we are responsible for ourselves," said Pope Shenouda. He also rejected comparisons made between the situation of...
Date of source: Monday, October 5, 1998
The issue of the divorce of Copts has become a problem with no solution. There are at least 144,000 pending cases waiting for approval.
Date of source: Monday, September 14, 1998
A Coptic researcher said he read the lectures and sayings of Pope Shenouda and confirms that Pope Shenouda is against the illusion of the Coptic nationality.
Date of source: Monday, September 7, 1998
Many Copts divorced in a civil court which is not accepted by the Coptic Orthodox Church who in turn refused to give people a remarriage permit which is needed to marry again. Because these permits are rarely given many people try to escape this Orthodox regulation and become members of other...
Date of source: Monday, September 7, 1998
The war of words continues; the Muslim Brotherhood accuses the church of being a political party since the Egyptian government prohibits the formation of religious political parties which prevents the Muslim Brotherhood to run for Parliament.
Mamduh Nakhlah, a young Coptic lawyer trying to...
Date of source: Monday, August 17, 1998
An investigation by the state security revealed that the "New Qotbioun" organization has drawn up a terrorist plan to assassinate a number of political leaders, including Pope Shenouda and the Sheikh of the Azhar.