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I received an email from Dr. Joseph Yousuf Ghubriyāl entitled “Have mercy on the Copts of the nation.” The next day Dr. Joseph came to my office to discuss many issues. I told him that we should not solve national problems in the church. I then asked him: “Why did the church insist that Wafā’...
What I fear most is the potential for Muslims, the majority of the nation, to feel that they are being humiliated because two women are being deprived of their right to choose their religion.
The love that binds us Egyptians – both Muslims and Copts – should be exploited to achieve peaceful coexistence and to manage the crises which are bound to erupt every now and then. Thus, as we stand on the threshold of a new year, and as our country proceeds toward economic reform and looks...
Participants of "The first international symposium of Egyptian Copts: A minority under siege.” addressed the symposium on one of three levels. The first expressed wrath at the deterioration in the state of affairs of the Copts throughout the past half – century. On the second level, participants...
The Coptic issue is one of the most important in the Egyptian question’s political file. Copts’ political, religious and cultural demands have been a pressing issue of tension. The inter-Coptic discourse, some of which can be spotted in the writings of some Coptic Orthodox, Protestant and Catholic...
For the fourth consecutive year, the bishop of the Monastery of Al-Muharraq, His Grace Bishop Sawiris, has coordinated, along with the Egyptian Journalists’ Syndicate, the annual visit of a group of honest, patriotic journalists to the Monastery. His Grace gave a speech in which he emphasized the...
The article gives the opinion of Nabil Luka Bebawy concerning the problems facing Copts in Egypt and how to solve them. Bebawy believes that among the problems facing Copts in Egypt are the Hamayouni Law for building churches, the appointment of Copts in senior positions, the fact that the Egyptian...
Accusing Muslims of rejecting Christianity and Judaism because of their belief in Islam is an absurdity. The Qur’an and the Sunna acknowledges both religions through their belief in Moses and Jesus Christ. It is true that there are some Muslims who are stubborn regarding the acceptance of the other...
Some authorized jurists declared that Islam forbids attacking the Dhimmis and the civilians and urges on protecting the human being. Such statements are, for sure, correct. However, it cannot be applied to the situation in Israel.
Misunderstanding the nature of the Islamic authority and judging Islam in the light of what happened to Christianity are the two reasons behind misunderstanding the relationship between Islam and secularism. Acknowledging the freedom of belief and thought, refusing the idea of the religious...

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