Date of source: Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Yūsuf Wahīb comments on monks and monasteries in Egypt and discusses monks’ important role in the country since Roman times.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 11, 2008
A background on monasticism in Islam, Christianity, and Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, September 28, 2008
The Coptic Orthodox Church has announced the closure of a number of monasteries until October 14.
Date of source: Sunday, May 18, 2008
A group of reporters and journalists have visited St. Makarius monastery in the Western Desert to show their condemnation over the government’s sale of the land to investors, despite the fact that it may contain items of substantial archaeological worth.
Date of source: Sunday, February 3, 2008
The author reviews a new book entitled, ’ The Churches of Egypt. From the Journey of the Holy Family to the Present Day’ which includes Christian sites from all over Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, January 7, 2008
Copts of Cyprus have closed Limassol Church and call to reinstate Bishop Benyamin who was ordered to return to his cell in Saint Bula Monastery in the Red Sea after rumors about his financial transgressions.
Date of source: Sunday, November 25, 2007
The author presents an interview with Carolyn Ludwig, co-author of a new novel released by the American University in Cairo Press entitled, ‘The Churches of Egypt.’
Date of source: Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Labīb reviews the historical information about the Sultan Monastery, the sole Coptic monastery in Jerusalem. The final ruling recognizing the monastery as a Coptic property was issued by the Israeli Court of Justice in 1970. However, the ruling has not yet been executed.
Date of source: Sunday, April 22, 2007
The author investigates a frequently re-occurring problem of older churches in Egypt being unable to produce legitimate documentation to prove their validity, having existed prior to the imposed required documentation. As a result of the missing documents, authorities refuse to grant many of these...
Date of source: Sunday, February 25, 2007
The author of the article describes the bureaucratic and legal difficulties that the Monastery of the Holy Virgin has experienced in trying to establish a small wooded area near its premises.