Date of source: Monday, February 19, 2001
The General Secretary of the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights announced his willingness to resign from his post as deputy head of the International Federal Assembly for Human Rights if this post forces him to normalize relations with Israel or with any Israeli organization that is a member...
Date of source: Saturday, February 17, 2001
Two of Pope Shenouda’s books will be translated into Swedish under the supervision of St. Mark’s Cathedral. Other books will be available on a web site.
Date of source: Monday, February 19, 2001
Registration of candidates’ names for the Orthodox Coptic Maglis el-Milli [Congregational Council] elections began last Thursday. The absence of the pope’s interference is not completely true. The Coptic opposition has had more than one legal confrontation with Pope Shenouda III in this regard. Dr...
Date of source: Sunday, February 18, 2001
The author explained the meaning of "Christian fundamentalism," saying that he did not deny the existence of a Christian Protestant fundamentalist movement in America. He was among the first to attract attention to its existence when he published his book "The Zionist Penetration of Christianity."...
Date of source: Thursday, February 15, 2001
Refa’i Taha, the military leader of the Gama’a Al-Islamiya, called for killing the Americans and Jews wherever they are. In his latest book he described them as unbelievers and aggressors who are attacking Muslim’s land and honor.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 14, 2001
The Governor of Minya said the worshipping tree was an ordinary one and that no concerned body told them that it had historical value. The head of Samalout City Council said they set up a fact finding committee that found out that the tree had no religious or historical value. A researcher in the...
Date of source: Friday, February 16, 2001
The Grand Imam held a meeting with the heads of the Protestant churches of France and Switzerland. During this meeting, he said that all heavenly religions call for inter religious dialogue among their followers. The delegation of churches confirmed that dialogue between religions is an effective...
Date of source: Sunday, February 18, 2001
The author highlights the main points discussed by Gamal Asaad in his book "I Confess - The Backstage of the Church, the Parties, and the Muslim Brotherhood." He disagrees with Asaad on his interpretation of Pope Shenouda’s character. He respects the pope and his national role in rejecting...
Date of source: Sunday, February 18, 2001
The priest of the Hanging Church denied that he had been reconciled with the Minister of Culture or that he had withdrawn the lawsuits he filed against him in their dispute over the restorations of the church. He added that rains had exposed defects in the restorations and that was why the two...
Date of source: Thursday, February 15, 2001
Egyptian security sources denied that new clashes, between Muslims and Copts, had taken place in Al-Kosheh and warned against any attempts to stir up sectarian strife there.
Bishop Wissa said that a burning substance had been thrown at three of the Copts’ houses in Al-Kosheh and one of the doors...