Date of source: Monday, November 27, 2006
Divorce issues pose serious problems in many Copts’ private life and are causing a severe conflict between the state and the Coptic Orthodox Church.
Date of source: Monday, November 27, 2006
The author talks about his feeling in seeing the
pope in good health attending President Mubarak’s
speech at the People’s Assembly, and sitting side by side
to the Shaykh of the Azhar, Muhammad al-
Tantāwī, as an indication of “national
unity.”
Date of source: Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Father Zakarīyā Butrus, the controversial priest who foments anger of Muslims, of Egypt in particular and the Arab world in general, through his programs which launched a no-holds-barred attack on the Islamic faith on ‘al-Hayāt’satellite channel, appears for the first time in Arab media.
Date of source:
The
Sheikh of the Azhar declared that any coalition
with the USA is H...
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Pope Shenouda
canceled the celebration for the 46th anniversary of his
becoming a monk due to the problem caused by al-
Nabaa. He promised that the celebration would be compensated for by
another one on the occasion of the 30th
anniversary of his becoming the head of the [Orthodox] church.
Date of source:
President Mubarak
received
Pope Shenouda in Ras al-Tin palace. In a two hour meeting the president and the pope discussed issues
concerning Copts and how to maintain national unity. Neither party made a statement after the meeting.
Date of source: Saturday, February 10, 2001
Pope Shenouda said that he will not visit Jerusalem without his Muslim brothers and that he cannot visit Jerusalem with an Israeli entry visa. But if he woud receive a visa from president Yasser Arafat, he would go. He added that visiting Jerusalem under Israeli occupation amounts to normalization...
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The Criminal Court of Sohag gave its verdict in al-Kosheh case, in
which
57 Muslims and 39 Copts were accused. Ninety-two defendants were set free and four Muslim defendants were
sentenced to between one and ten years imprisonment. No one was convicted of murder, although 21 Christians
were...
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The
Sheikh of Azhar’s withdrawal of his call to Muslims to visit the Aqs...
Date of source: Sunday, November 19, 2006
Najīb Jibrā’īl asserts that a lawsuit promoted against Max Michael was not accepted, claiming
that new
claimants joined them for the appeal court. On the other hand, Max Michael seems to be sure of
winning in the end, claiming
that his church will soon be recognized and that he will organize a...