Date of source: Wednesday, December 26, 2007
A number of Coptic men have signed an announcement calling to cancel any Christmas celebrations in Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, December 31, 2007
Seven sit-ins were staged in Egypt’s churches in 2007. The following lines describe some of them and Christian clergymen and laymen’s reactions to them.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 8, 2008
The article discusses Coptic activists outside of Egypt, who have organized demonstrations in protest to affairs within Egypt, particularly involving the Monastery of Abu Fana.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Rumors have spread about the escalating tension between the Coptic public and the church leadership. While many voices complained about the “tyranny” of the church leadership, church sources denied the rumors and attributed the problems and protests to misunderstandings.
Date of source: Sunday, December 2, 2007
The article discusses the annual Coptic Youth Conference, and the new addition to the agenda that will be discussed, namely the political participation of the youth.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Pope Shenouda issued a document in which he called for innovation in the clerical discourse in the Coptic Orthodox Church. While the document could gain the appreciation of the Coptic Orthodox clergymen and a considerable number of activist laymen, another group of the laymen considers it both a...
Date of source: Friday, July 13, 2007
Coptic Orthodox activist laymen call to change the list of rules and legislations regulating the election of the Coptic patriarch. A Coptic Orthodox member of the Council of State sent a letter to President Mubārak with suggested rules.
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Many of the experienced human rights activists have turned into foreign funding brokers provided that fund seekers observe total secrecy and blind obedience. Brokers might as well pass the recipe secret to some company owner, which paves the way for the emergence of more brokers.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Kamāl Gabriel refutes the Coptic Orthodox clergymen’s argument that considered the suggestion to have a new translation of the Bible in Arabic as heresy.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 9, 2007
The church appeals the Administrative Court’s ruling on converted Christians.