Date of source: Monday, June 26, 2006
An
interview with Michael Munīr,
member of the Republican Party in the U.S. and controversial Coptic
activist who is visiting Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, June 18, 2006
The presidential decree of December 2005 promised new freedoms in the area of building, restoring and repairing church buildings. However in reality these freedoms have failed to materialize. The author argues that the presidential decree only produced a cosmetic change and that the underlying...
Date of source: Sunday, June 4, 2006
The article deals with a protest by Copts in Chicago against what they called
persecution of their fellow Copts in Egypt, taking advantage of an exhibition on King Tutankhamen to send a
message, as they said, to American politicians.
Date of source: Sunday, May 21, 2006
The author criticizes a book review of Nabīl Louqa Bibāwī’s book, The Problems of Copts in Egypt and their Solutions, written by Al-Ahrām columnist Mahmoud Muntasir and warns against the idea of appeasing those who have returned from the Gulf with fundamentalist ideologies.
Date of source: Monday, May 15, 2006
A letter from a reader warns of the danger of Copts seeking outside assistance to solve their citizenship problems.
Date of source: Sunday, March 5, 2006
Dr. Mahmoud Zaqzouq speaks on many aspects of Muslim houses of worship, highlighting the ability to build more mosques, but noting that other priorities also exist. He also denies foreign influence over the actions of his Ministry of Awqāf.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 1, 2006
The authors write about the recent violence related to the inability of many Christians to build churches in Egypt. They purport that these incidents could lead to more incidents if circumstances do not change in Copts’ favor soon.
Date of source: Thursday, September 15, 2005
A paper presented at the annual interfaith dialogue meeting of the Anglican communion and the Permanent Committee of the Azhar al-Sharif for Dialogue with the Monotheistic Religions that prompted criticism from Metropolitan Seraphim for the portrayal of Muslim-Christian relations in Egypt.
Date of source: Saturday, May 31, 2003 to Friday, June 6, 2003
The Administrative Court will decide next week about a lawsuit filed by a Coptic lawyer against the Minister of Interior over the Hamayouni law concerning the procedure for obtaining permits for church building. The lawyer argues that the Ministry of Interior has issued a decree regulating church...
Date of source: Monday, May 5, 2003
The author believes that Adel Hammouda has not meant to attack Christian faith in his article “The Hidden Polytheism and the Mires of Monotheism.” He believes that Hammouda respects Christians and their faith and defends their rights out of conviction.