Date of source: Thursday, September 16, 1999
For years, clerical and lay members of the Coptic Orthodox Church have criticized the authoritarian ways of Pope Shenouda III. The standard complaints, that he keeps church finances too close to his chest, refuses debate on issues like divorce, and is too quick to throw his opponents out of the...
Date of source: Sunday, September 12, 1999
Love is the magic word Christianity is founded on, giving way to springs of mercy, gentleness and wonder to gush out. However, love, the backbone of Christianity, has been severely hit but not in a back-breaking way, by Pope Shenouda when he decided not to pray over the body of the priest Ibrahim...
Date of source: Thursday, September 9, 1999
Bishop Bishoi is the head of the church court and he is the secretary of the Holy Synod. He answered all questions which have been raised because of the story of the body of father Abdel Sayed and why it was forbidden to pray over the body of father Abdel Sayed.
Date of source: Friday, September 10, 1999
Book review of a book with the title "Emigrant Copts, a field Study On Worries of a Nation and Citizenship" that has raised several important and sensitive issues.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 8, 1999
Dr. Selim Naguib, president of the Canadian Coptic Federation, sent this letter to President Mubarak to congratulate him with his survival of an attack on his life. Ramzy Zaklama comments on the importance of the letter for the RNSAW.
Date of source: Sunday, September 19, 1999
The truth should be known but the situation in Egypt remaining fixed in non-transparency resulting in public mistrust of whatever comes from the official mass media sources in their country. Thus we loose our trustworthiness, and in addition we contribute in the creation of an environment conducive...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 14, 1999
For how long will Americans try to blackmail Islamic governments and people and interfere in an unacceptable way in local affairs asks the author.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 14, 1999
Cairo has shown criticism to a report recently issued by the American Ministry of Foreign Affairs which accuses Egypt of religious abuse against Copts.
Date of source: Sunday, September 19, 1999
Assuit’s Criminal Court decided to postpone the case of the murder on a monk of Al-Muharraq monastery in Qussia, to next Tuesday.
Date of source: Sunday, September 19, 1999
Dr. William Qilada’s occupation was the issue of national unity, especially in the period Egypt witnessed the peak of terrorism.