Date of source: Monday, October 10, 2011
Date of source: Monday, October 10, 2011
On October 10, 2011 at the Coptic Orthodox Papal See, Bishop Yu'annis, Secretary of Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III and the General Bishop, read the statement in the funeral of Copts who died during the protest in Maspero demonstrating for the Aswan church attach.
Date of source: Sunday, October 2, 2011
On Friday, September 30, 2011 a structure purported to be a church was attacked and destroyed in the village of Mari-Nab, near Idfū, in the governorate of Aswan. Since then there has been much confusion in the media about what took place. Arab West Report editor-in-chief Cornelis Hulsman...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Robert Fisk of the Independent wrote a good report about declining Christianity in the Middle East but provides numbers and proportions which are, regretfully, too high.
Fisk wrote his article following the 2010 Synod with representatives of Catholic churches from the Middle East which discussed...
Date of source: Sunday, September 25, 2011
The Egyptian Union of Human Rights Organization (EUHRO)
Message of warning for military council and Egypt's government
Copts' migration would upset the demographic composition of Egypt and jeopardize the national economy
Najīb Jabrā'īl, the Chairman of EUHRO, says that Copts are migrating outside...
Date of source: Monday, September 26, 2011
Pope Shenouda III on Monday reiterated his rejection of foreign interference in Egyptian affairs, particularly with regard religious freedoms and the position of Copts in society.
At a meeting with US Ambassador to Egypt Anne Patterson, the head of Egypt's Coptic Church urged the US to adopt...
Date of source: Monday, September 26, 2011
In light of the law on division of constituencies the old calculations have changed and the search for voting blocs is becoming hectic among the candidates, some of whom hope for the Copts' votes while others believe they would not be effective under the new election law.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Dr. Jamāl Hāshim researches medicine. His work includes visiting bishoprics, asking about how they receive funds, and from whom. He also asks how they receive medicine and from whom. The census starting in 2006 no longer includes statistics about religious denominations.
Date of source: Thursday, September 22, 2011
Kamāl Zākhir, general coordinator of the laymen Copts movement, has stressed that his support of NGOs for Coptic second marriage and divorce does not mean that he is against the Orthodox Church. He did, however, assert that the resignations from the Coptic denomination flooding in from a huge...
Date of source: Sunday, September 18, 2011
'Alā' 'Uraybī presents the point of view of Dr. Hilmī, University Professor in Tanta, when he defended Islamizing the university and running it by Islamists as the majority of students are Muslims.