Date of source: Monday, August 16, 2010
In his fortnightly sermon in Alexandria, Pope Shenouda warned Christian youth against amassing in front of churches during sermons to avoid possible problems. On the other hand, the pope denounced priests taking money in return for prayer or baptism rituals.
The pope answered other questions...
Date of source: Saturday, August 14, 2010
Some Coptic thinkers protest against the church's refusal to comment on the hearsay that affirms the conversion of Kamilia to Islam.
Date of source: Sunday, August 8, 2010
Part 2 of 2
(Continuing the analytical remarks on the feelings of unease that certain issues engender among the Copts):
Date of source: Friday, July 30, 2010
Sa'd al-Husīnī, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood's parliamentary bloc, declared that the MB will include a number of Copts candidates in case of participation in the next parliamentary election.
He also expressed his confidence with the solidarity of all the political parties in facing what...
Date of source: Sunday, August 1, 2010
Part 1 of 2 In Egypt, the Copts are being denied access to certain high positions, deprived from the freedom to build new churches, and suffering from increasing suffocating fanaticism from all directions.
Date of source: Thursday, July 22, 2010
The alleged disappearance of a priest’s wife in Upper Egypt is discussed in the article.
Date of source: Monday, March 28, 2011
According to Alfred Stepan, Muslim Brotherhood and the total number of Islamists will not win more than 25 percent of votes in any free election. The American Professor of Political Science therefore claimed, worrying about Islamists getting to power is overemphasized. Stepan is specialized in...
Date of source: Saturday, March 12, 2011
Sawt al-Ummah newspaper quoted a Coptic activist Būlus Ramzī said militias known as the Theban Legion led by Archpriest Mattias Nasr Manqarius and Copts for Egypt Movement led by Hānī 'Azīz are roaming the streets and attempt to assault some mosques.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 15, 2011
[Text spoken at the Missio-organized Parlamentarischer Abend in Berlin, March 15, 2011. The meeting was well attended. Seven members of parliament from different political parties participated, along with assistants of other members in parliament and diplomats of the Foreign Ministry. Dr. Otmar...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 15, 2011
[Editor AWR: Both Cardinal Patriarch Antonius Naguib (Cardinal of Coptic Catholic Church in Egypt) and AWR editor-in-chief Cornelis Hulsman were asked to give presentations about the place of Christians in Egypt today on occasion of "The Parlamentarischer Abend" (informal evening meeting of...