Date of source: Monday, November 13, 2006
The author discusses the two day conference organized by Coptic author Kamāl Zākhir Mūsa about reform that is needed in the Coptic Orthodox Church. The Coptic Orthodox Church has been trying to prevent this conference from taking place but it will start on the same day that Pope Shenouda celebrates...
Date of source: Monday, August 28, 2006
‘Alā’ al-Jamal and Hānī
Mūsá writes about reported sightings of the Virgin
Mary at the church of Musturud one week ago.
Date of source: Sunday, August 20, 2006
Watani interviewed Samir Mitri Gayed, a member of the National Egyptian Heritage Revival Association (N.E.H.R.A), a pressure group which is keen on opening up religious tourism in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, August 20, 2006
In light of the Holy Virgin’s fast, which begins on the first day of the Coptic month of Misra (7 August) and ends with the Feast of the Assumption of the Holy Virgin on 16 Misra, the author outlines the history of the sacred cave in Assiut which is believed to have sheltered the Holy Family for...
Date of source: Sunday, August 20, 2006
The author reviews
a book by an angry Copt, whose nom de
guerre is "Christian Guevara," in which he criticized priests in the Coptic
Orthodox Church and their
shallow interests in attacking a movie they thought derided their sanctities while doing
nothing about, for
instance, the problem of...
Date of source: Friday, August 18, 2006
The article deals with the reasons behind splits in the Egyptian church like
the defection
of Hābīl Tawfīq and Max Michel, who both want to set up churches independent
from the mother
Coptic Orthodox church, in addition to attempts by the Mormons to build their own church in al-
Ma‘ādī, in...
Date of source: Friday, August 4, 2006
The author speaks about the role that could be played by laymen within the
Coptic Orthodox church.
Date of source: Monday, August 7, 2006
The author discusses his view that Zionists are fighting all other
divine religions and trying to impose their idea that every believer is a terrorist.
Date of source: Sunday, July 30, 2006
The author describes his visit to the al-Muqattam Monastry and to the cave of St. Polā.
Date of source: Friday, July 28, 2006
The author affirms that the only
way for the church to avoid fracturing and to treat its wounds optimally is to start considering a dialogue from
within. He suggests that a valuable three-volume study written by a revered monk could help in overcoming the
church’s problems.