Date of source: Sunday, August 12, 2001
The article gives an overview of the patriotic role Copts played throughout the history of Egypt. It also speaks about Christianity in Egypt and how it stood against atheist movements and laid the foundations of true Christianity for the Christian world.
Date of source: Sunday, August 12, 2001
A Coptic Egyptian sent a letter to Al-Akhbar about Watani publishing articles and letters from readers that serve to damage social peace for the interest of a small number of Copts, defame Egypt and make trouble between the church and the State.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 1, 2001
The author stressed that all Egyptians were offended by the shameful dead of Al-Nabaa. He explained that if Copts think that what was published touched upon their creed, they should know that a true Muslim is the one who respects Christianity and believes in all prophets and all the scriptures of...
Date of source: Friday, August 3, 2001
The Qur’an teaches Muslims to respect non-Muslims, who live in peace with them. It also allows them to do charity to the poor of the non-Muslims. However, they are not to be given from the almsgiving, which is one of the five principles of Islam and is dedicated only to poor Muslims.
Date of source: Saturday, August 4, 2001
The European Council for Fatwa and Researches issued a fatwa that allows a non-Muslim woman to stay with her non-Muslim husband after converting to Islam. Sheikh Youssef Al-Qaradawi, the head of the council, believes that this opinion agrees with the Qur’an and goes with the needs of the non-Muslim...
Date of source: Saturday, August 4, 2001 to Friday, August 10, 2001
Sheikh Youssef Al-Qaradawi, the head of the European Council for Fatwa and Researches, issued a fatwa that allows a non-Muslim woman to stay with her non-Muslim husband after converting to Islam. The fatwa caused a great controversy and was refused by many Islamic scholars, who believe that as...
Date of source: Friday, August 3, 2001
Archpriest Shenouda Al-Baramousa, who serves in the Coptic Church in America, praised Mubarak’s role in consolidating national unity and controlling extremism.
Date of source: Monday, August 6, 2001
The Center for Political Studies of the American State Department presented a report to the American Congress on Muslim-Coptic relations in Egypt. The report expressed the depth of these relations and warned that external demands of granting the Copts a privileged status will lead to more...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 25, 2001
The Christian managing editor of Al-Nabaa said that he was shocked when he knew that the paper’s editor-in -chief published the story of the expelled monk. He added that he objected to the publication, believing that it would harm religious feelings but the publication was already decided. He said...
Date of source: Friday, July 27, 2001
Tareq Al-Bishri’s "Muslims and Copts in the Frame of the Patriotic Group" touches upon the relationship between Muslims and Christians in the period from the beginnings of the 19th century until the July 23 Revolution, in 1952. He gave many examples on how this relation was a good one and how both...