Date of source: Tuesday, May 16, 2006
The author reviews on a full page three books by three different writers dealing with the Copts of Egypt and the history of their relations with Muslims.
Date of source: Saturday, May 6, 2006
The author is lamenting Egyptians’ loss of the sense of belonging to their motherland as many young men are forced, due to moribund economic conditions, to leave their own country to seek a decent living standard abroad, something their own country has failed to provide.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 3, 2006
The author criticizes
Copts’ negative political culture as they do not participate in
elections, urging them to become politically
active for the good of their country and themselves.
Date of source: Sunday, May 7, 2006
The statement made by the activists and members of Coptic associations which met in Montreal, Canada, April 7-9, 2006, to review and debate the situation of the Copts in Egypt and the future of Coptic activism.
Date of source: Sunday, May 7, 2006
The author covers the recent inauguration of Archbishop Antonious Najīb as the new patriarch of Catholics, succeeding Archbishop Istifānous, who left his post due to his deteriorating health.
Date of source: Monday, May 8, 2006
The Egyptian minister of interior, Major General Habīb al- ‘Ādlī, has submitted a memorandum to the Administrative Judicial Court, calling for the dismissal of the lawsuits filed by 150 Copts, who embraced Islam and afterwards decided to convert back to Christianity, and accusing the converts of...
Date of source: Sunday, April 23, 2006
In a
response to the disturbances
in Alexandria, a number of Christian youth and intellectuals have decided to
hoist a flag to represent the
Christians in Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, April 3, 2006
Disputes over the property of a piece of land, adjacent to the al-Mar‘ashlī Church in Zamālik have arisen following accusations of forgery against Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark.
Date of source: Sunday, March 26, 2006
Discussion of the history of the Majlis al-Mīllī, the Coptic Orthodox denominational council, and the current problems it faces.
Date of source: Monday, March 13, 2006
Father Youhannā Nasīf from Alexandria tackles the expansion of the number of Coptic schools in Egypt. He suggests building new Coptic schools to eliminate fanatical ideologies and to increase acceptance of ‘the other’.