Date of source: Thursday, August 7, 2014
A source from the Church stated to al- Yawm al- Sabi’ that there are three main portfolios the heads of the Coptic churches wish to discuss in their meeting with President ‘Abd al- Fattāh al- Sīsī on Thursday.
Date of source: Friday, July 27, 2012
A well-informed Coptic source said the representation of Copts in the new government being formed will not be changed, adding there are only two Coptic ministers in the new cabinet lineup, Munīr Fakhrī 'Abd al-Nūr, the minister of tourism, and Nādyāh Zakhārī, the minister of scientific research....
Date of source: Friday, July 27, 2012
A well-informed Coptic source said the representation of Copts in the new government being formed will not be changed, adding there are only two Coptic ministers in the new cabinet lineup, Munīr Fakhrī 'Abd al-Nūr, the minister of tourism, and Nādyāh Zakhārī, the minister of scientific research....
Date of source: Friday, June 15, 2012
The three Coptic Orthodox, Evangelical and Catholic Churches also declined to comment on the rulings handed down by the Supreme Constitutional Court on Thursday (June 14) regarding the invalidity of the one-third individual seats in parliament and the unconstitutionality of the law on practicing...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 20, 2012
The three Egyptian churches represented in the constitution-writing panel, however, approved the election of Counselor Husām al-Ghiryānī, President of the Supreme Judiciary Council and the Court of Cassation, as chairman of the assembly. [‘Abd al-Wahāb Sha’bān, al-Wafd, June 20, p. 3] Read original...
Date of source: Thursday, May 31, 2012
Acting patriarch Bishop Pachomius affirmed that the church does not interfere in political affairs nor does it take sides with this or that candidate.
“Copts have cast their votes as Egyptian citizens. If anyone votes for a certain candidate, then it happened as citizens,” he said during a meeting...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Copts’ choices will not be out of these three after they dropped Dr. ‘Abd al-Mun’im Abū al-Futūh out of their calculations the moment he struck alliances with Islamist groups, let alone his past as one of the leading turncoats from the Muslim Brotherhood group and the emergence of file photos of...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Copts’ choices will not be out of these three after they dropped Dr. ‘Abd al-Mun’im Abū al-Futūh out of their calculations the moment he struck alliances with Islamist groups, let alone his past as one of the leading turncoats from the Muslim Brotherhood group and the emergence of file photos of...
Date of source: Monday, May 7, 2012
Dūs said he believes in Abū al-Futūh’s political platform and that the presidential candidate is offering nothing to be afraid of, adding Abū al-Futūh represents the moderate Azharite Islam.
A person attending the conference asked Dūs about the “price Abū al-Futūh had to pay for Salafists to get...
Date of source: Sunday, March 18, 2012
“Non-Muslims are free to their own faiths and we have to offer them amity and peace if they do not fight us,” said ‘Awwā during a rally next to the al-Fayoum cultural center on Friday (March 16), adding only true believers (Muslims) will apply the Islamic sharī’ah and be fair between Muslims and...