Date of source: Monday, January 8, 2001
The Coptic Orthodox Church celebrated Christmas on January 7. The Saturday evening mass, which lasted 2.5 hours was broadcast live on Egyptian TV. Many prominent Egyptians were present. Channel 3, interviewed Pope Shenouda, the Grand Imam and others about national unity. Of course, both Muslims and...
Date of source: Sunday, April 23, 2000 to Saturday, April 29, 2000
Happy year to all of you as today is one of the five main feasts for Christians in Egypt. These are five days for which we fight every year. We have asked several times for the feasts of the Copts to be considered official holidays for the whole country, this would conquer many negative aspects...
Date of source: Saturday, January 15, 2000
[Political] Gamblers are accustomed to using events to their own benefit. And this is what happened after the incidents of Al-Kosheh. The language has deteriorated and become a real danger to Egyptian national security, which everybody rejects for its bad effect on the political atmosphere and the...
Date of source: Sunday, January 16, 2000
It seems that Muslims have no other option but to believe that they are destined to fight fierce warfare in the twenty first century and they will not find any way out of its fires. The snares are set everywhere and these snares are getting narrower every day. In this new era, Muslims have no...
Date of source: Friday, January 7, 2000
UNESCO is calling for the year 2000 to be a year of peace. At the time of celebrating Christmas, we do not see the peace Jesus has taught us but we see violence, unfairness and fanaticism.
Date of source: Friday, January 7, 2000
The essence of Christmas is peace. Jesus wants us to live in peace with God, with others and with ourselves. Peace will make us live in a fair society where we can give to and love others.
Date of source: Friday, January 7, 2000
Jesus came to show us the miracle of purity and love. He never sinned. His birth was such a mark in history that the time before His birth is marked "BC" and the time after His birth is marked "AD."
Date of source: Friday, January 7, 2000
These days, we celebrate both Christmas and Jesus’ visit to Egypt. Jesus wants his teachings to reach everywhere. He wants us to learn peace and love.
Date of source: Friday, January 7, 2000
God loves us. So we have to love the others too. From Jesus’ life, we learn how to love and how to be modest. In this way we are near God.
Date of source: Friday, January 7, 2000
Jesus Christ was born to bring peace and love to all the humanity. He came to ban discriminations and to bless Egypt.