Date of source: Wednesday, April 25, 2007
In the article, the bishop of Samālūt, Bishop Paphnotius., responds to al-Maydān’s article, in which it claims that a book about raising the performance of the church has been banned following a papal order. The book is entitled, Hatmīyah al-Nuhūd bi-al-‘Amal al-Kanasī’ [the Necessity of Raising...
Date of source: Monday, April 30, 2007
According to a Canadian newspaper, about 100 Egyptian Coptic families are in hiding in Canada or waiting for a refugee hearing.
Date of source: Monday, April 2, 2007
The Supreme Administrative Court will rule on the apostasy cases, the term has come to represent cases of Christians who converted to Islam and now wish to return to Christianity.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Al-Maydān presents the script of a recorded CD of one of Bishop Bīshūy’s conferences. In the conference, Bishop Bīshūy considers all non-Orthodox Christians and Muslims to be heretics that are going to hell.
Date of source: Sunday, February 10, 2008
The following article presents the second in a series discussing the “talibanization” of education in Egypt.
Date of source: Friday, November 19, 2004
Predominant contemporary Western discourse directed to the Islamic world is not any better than the discourse of imperialistic invasions in modern history. The ecclesiastic discourse that was intended to convert all Muslims to Christianity. The Catholic Church discourses reject co-existence between...
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The conference on "The freedom of expression of public opinion" started yesterday in the Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Participants in the conference will discuss a number of research papers about the freedom of expression, publishing rights, and censorship on public opinion and future challenges facing...
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The report released by the US Commission for International Religious Freedom is considered by the Egyptian press to be one of the most critical reports by an American organization because it represents serious interference in Egyptian domestic affairs, especially in terms of education. Journalists...
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Baheb al-Sima triggered a debate on the Church’s role in supervising artistic material. While clergymen demanded that the Church be consulted on works relating to religion in any way, representatives of the Censorship Authorities rejected the role of religious institutions, whether they represent...
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Signs of a new crisis have jumped to the front of the cultural arena in Egypt and have revived the scenario of confrontation between the Azhar institutions and liberal intellectuals. The most bizarre incident is the banning of Nawal Al-Sa'adawi's "Soqout Al-Imam" [The Fall of the Imam] that was...