Date of source: Friday, September 21, 2001
The interdenominational Maadi Community Church in Cairo, Egypt, organized a memorial service for all victims of the recent tragedies in the USA. Father Doug May ended the memorial service with the prayer of St. Francis.
Date of source: Saturday, September 8, 2001
The Misdemeanor Court sentenced the Editor-in-Chief of Al-Nabaa to two years imprisonment with labor, ordered him to pay 2000 LE as bail and 2001 LE as a fine for defaming Dr. Abdel Ahad Gamal Eddin.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 5, 2001
The Administrative Judiciary Court postponed giving its verdict on a lawsuit filed by the Editor-in-Chief of Al-Nabaa until December 18. The lawsuit was to stop implementation of the Prosecution’s decision to refer him to the State Security Misdemeanor Court for the scandalous photos he published...
Date of source: Monday, September 10, 2001
Al-Akhbar and Al-Ahram paid special attention to Coptic New Year’s Day. The articles published in both papers touched upon how the Coptic calendar began, how it relates to the Pharaonic calendar and the story of Emperor Diocletian, during whose rule many Christians were put to death.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 5, 2001
Pope Shenouda ended his pastoral visit to Britain and America. During the visit, he met the emigrant Copts of both countries and explained to them that some religious and political matters were covered by western media in a way that harmed national unity in Egypt.
Date of source: Saturday, September 8, 2001 to Friday, September 14, 2001
"The Other Christ" is a book by a Jewish writer, who claims that there was a Christ before Jesus Christ. The deputy Catholic Patriarch said that the book mixed religious truths with cock and bull stories to cause religious strife. A professor at the Azhar University said that the Jews...
Date of source: Sunday, September 9, 2001
The Administrative Judiciary Court of Alexandria cancelled the celebration of the mulid of the Jewish rabbi Abu Hasera and annulled a decree from the Minister of Culture, which considered the tomb of Abu Hasera to be one of the Egyptian Coptic and Islamic monuments. It also refused to allow the...
Date of source: Thursday, September 6, 2001
The Grand Imam conveyed his congratulations to the Archbishop of Canterbury on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of his taking up office. He assured him that the Azhar was paying great attention to inter-religious dialogue which is part of the doctrine of the Qur’an.
Date of source: Sunday, September 9, 2001
The church of Anba Antonius in Munqatin, Minya, is still waiting for an official license to use their church building for worship. Coptic villagers built the church in 1991 after 13 years of failed attempts to obtain an official license to built a church in their village. Security authorities...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 5, 2001
The court postponed the lawsuit filed by 12 lawyers to release 15 imprisoned Brotherhood members until October 9. The lawsuit was filed after the constitutional Court annulled item 48 of the Penal Code.