Date of source: Friday, September 3, 1999
Priest Ibrahim Abdel Al-Sayyed died. He had the right to be honored by the church which he had served all his life. God says in the Holy Bible "To me belongeth vengeance, and recompense" (Deuteronomy 32: 35). But now this holy verse has become "To me belongeth vengeance, and recompense", the...
Date of source: Friday, September 3, 1999
Priest Ibrahim Abdel Sayyed had a very sarcastic pen. When some people tried to bring him and the Patriarch closer to each other, the Patriarch said that it was better for him not to open his case again or everything would be revealed. These words were the words of condemnations, not words of...
Date of source: Friday, September 3, 1999
In the continuing absence of Pope Shenouda outside Egypt on a trip to America, the Orthodox Cathedral in Abbassia refused to give permission for prayers to be made over the dead body of the priest Ibrahim Abdel Sayyed pastor of the church of Mari Girgis [St. George] in El-Maadi, in any church of...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 7, 1999
It is expected that Pope John Paul the second, the Pope of the Vatican, will visit Sinai on December 5. This will be his first visit to Egypt.
Date of source: Friday, September 3, 1999
The Greek Orthodox Bishop of the Sinai, Bishop Damyanous, confirmed that Pope John Paul the second will visit Sinai. He said that the Pope will visit the places where Moses was before. This visit will happen after his visit to Iraq.
Date of source: Friday, September 3, 1999
Opposition to Pope John Paul’s possible trip to Iraq widened Thursday when Iraqi dissident groups joined the United States and Jewish leaders in expressing concern about the visit.
Date of source: Sunday, September 5, 1999
The author quotes extensively from imam al-Baqouri who was known for his positive attitudes towards Christians.
Date of source: Saturday, September 4, 1999
Muslims share the celebration of the feast of the Virgin Mary with the Copts. This due to a Quranic verse given in the full text. The author says that the Qur’anic praise for the Virgin Mary is a fulfillment of a biblical prophesy says the Christian author Zaghloul Tawfiq Girgis.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 7, 1999
Pope Shenouda said about the Copts "The Copts who live under the cover of the Islamic jurisprudence are much happier and safer."
Date of source: Friday, September 3, 1999
Pope Shenouda said that the Christians would not accept any foreign interference in order to solve their problems. Dr. Mahmoud Hamdi Zaqzouq, the Minister of Al-Awqaf, believed that most of the things that are published abroad about Muslims and Christians were not correct. President Mubarak said...