Date of source: Thursday, October 20, 2011
The issues of Christians census and construction of churches in Egypt and whether there is need for more to be built pop up every now and then, both are key problems that caused sectarian tension during the past ten years.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Rev. Dr. Andrea Zakī, vice-president of the Coptic Evangelical Church, and General Director of the Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services (CEOSS), denied that Copts are persecuted in Egypt and added that the ousted president's regime ignited sectarian tension.
Furthermore, he believes...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 11, 2011
AWR intern Lamis Yehya and I went to Mārīnāb on October 1, only hours after the church burning and before the investigation committee had arrived. I believe this article provides an excellent record of what has happened. It appears to be based on the report of a fact-finding commission that...
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.