Date of source: Monday, January 31, 2005
A great unfairness is being done towards Christ nowadays, as He has been wronged by both Matta al-Maskīn and His Holiness Pope Shenouda.
Date of source: Monday, January 31, 2005
I assumed that the issue of Wafā’ Costantine was closed. However, I am forced to write again after what some papers (such as “Watanī”) published and their propagation of division and racism.
Date of source: Monday, May 21, 2001
Father Basilius says Sout al-Umma has made claims about the monastery which are not true.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 22, 2001
The article in Sout al-Umma dated May 9 is based on the response of the Monastery of Makarios to the RNSAW, 2001, week 08A, art. 26. The article states the Monastery sent the response to the RNSAW in English. This is not true. The Monastery responded in Arabic, the RNSAW translated this into...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 9, 2001
The monastery of Saint Macarius, from which Fa’iq Zaka Bolous, the former monk, escaped, responded to his confessions, which were published in Sout Al-Umma. In their reply, they accused him of narcissism, autism and avoidance. They explained the monk’s confessions as a conspiracy to defame the...
Date of source: Thursday, March 22, 2001
The RNSAW asked the monastery if they would respond to Sout al-Umma. The RNSAW also asked about the plans of Fayek Boulos to publish his story in a book. Father Basilius responded: "Our policy is not to react or send any reply or comments to the Paper of Sout el-Umma. The 3 articles were not ideas...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 14, 2001
Fa’iq Zakka Bolous found himself in a dilemma, after eleven years as a monk everybody is really angry with him. The monastery summoned him after he published his diary and asked him to stop and not to turn it into a book, but he refused. Lots of letters came in cursing, insulting and denouncing him...
Date of source: Thursday, February 22, 2001
The author of the articles on the story of the former monk said his articles were based on original interviews with the former monk and a book by him called "Confessions of an Egyptian monk." He added that the aim of publishing such a story was to find the truth, as the paper embraces neither the...
Date of source: Sunday, February 25, 2001
The Editorial Board of the RNSAW explained the monastery the role of the RNSAW, which is to translate ALL articles related to the role of religion in society in order to give Western readers an insight into how the Egyptian media report on Christian [and other religious] issues. Translation in no...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 21, 2001
The Monastery of Saint Macarius explains the interviews with the former monk Fa’iq Boulos in Sout al-Umma fall in the category of defamation. The Monastery also wrote they were not happy the RNSAW translated these articles into English and thus made them accessible to a much larger public.