Date of source: Sunday, February 12, 2023
The Egyptian Ministry of Awqāf (religious endowments) discredited a video clip showing an imām playing soccer inside a mosque, which sparked an outcry amongst Muslims in Egypt.
Date of source: Thursday, July 28, 2022
In his video, the Azhari shaykh Mabrūk ʿAṭiya mocked Christ saying he is not a ‘sayyid’ (venerated leader) as people refer to him.
The video was a response to journalist and TV host Ibrāhīm ʿĪsā dating back to 2016 but was re-posted recently about the values in Jesus Christ’s ‘Sermon on the Mount.’
Date of source: Wednesday, August 24, 2022
The core argument of Coptic Solidarity for accusing him to be an “Agent' of al-Sīsī Government in the US” is that Rev. Dr. Andrea Zakī registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) prior to his last visit to the USA. They believe this is sufficient evidence for their claims.
It seems...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 2, 2022
Paid text of Coptic Solidarity (USA) in Christian Newswire alleging that Egyptian Christian leader Rev. Dr. Andrea Zakī is an ‘agent’ of President al-Sīsī.
I have been a subscriber to Christian Newswire for many years now and was shocked to see such an attack on an Egyptian Christian leader by a...
Date of source: Thursday, July 28, 2022
Dr. Mabrūk ʿAṭiya, professor of Islamic Sharia at al-Azhar University, is again raising controversy because of his statements about Jesus Christ, which some considered as mockery of Jesus.
Date of source: Thursday, February 24, 2022
The Monastery of St. Samuel the Confessor in Jabal al-Qalamūn in Minya, warned against any social media pages belonging to the monastery that speak in their name. They emphasized that they are not responsible for any accounts posting on social media with their name.
Date of source: Monday, November 15, 2021
His Holiness Pope Tawāḍrūs II, Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church, denied that the Church had handed over the two monks accused of killing the head of the St. Macarius Monastery [Dayr Abū Maqār], bishop Epiphanius [Ipīphāniyyūs], as a scapegoat for their execution.
Date of source: Monday, October 11, 2021
The Catholic Media Office in Egypt announced the conclusion of a cooperation agreement between the Catholic Information Office in Egypt and the Arabic version of the Vatican News website.
Date of source: Thursday, September 16, 2021
Social media sites were buzzing with heated discussions after circulating photos of a mosque under construction with pharaonic inscriptions and motifs in a village in al-Fayūm governorate, south of Cairo.
Date of source: Monday, August 2, 2021
The Coptic Orthodox Church announced the inauguration of the Virgin Mary Monastery in Mount Asyūṭ (known as the Monastery of Durunka). The opening ceremony of the monastery’s archaeological cave after its restoration witness the presence of Bishop Yūʾanis, bishop of Asyut along with a number of...