Date of source: Monday, April 7, 2014
The Union of Copts for the Homeland has announced its endorsement of General Abd al- Fattāh al- Sīsī in the upcoming presidential elections. It stated that the Union is starting a European tour in order to explain the events that happened in Egypt during the last period as well as clarify facts...
Date of source: Sunday, April 6, 2014
After David Cameron, British Prime Minister, has demanded an investigation into the activities of the Muslim Brotherhood in the UK, Ibrāhīm Munīr, the Secretary of the International Organization of the Muslim Brotherhood, stated that if the Muslim Brotherhood in the UK is banned many in the Muslim...
Date of source: Friday, April 4, 2014
After repetitive attacks, al- Akhbār reports that a mosque in Bezanson, France has decided to install surveillance cameras to secure it. The paper stated that one of the worshippers has undertaken funding this project. In the same vein several churches in Egypt decided to install surveillance...
Date of source: Friday, April 4, 2014
Pope Tawadros is planning to visit the US at the end of September in a pastoral visit. This will be the first visit of Pope Tawadros to the US. Bishop Rafael, Secretary of the Holy Synod, stated that this visit is unrelated to politics. It will be followed by another trip to Russia in October to...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 10, 2018
Dr. Mīnā Badī‘ ‘Abd al-Malik reviews the life and contributions of the late Dominican Father George Qanawātī.
Date of source: Saturday, March 28, 2015
A number of religious clerics stated their concern about banning the hijāb (hair veil) in a number of states in Germany for teachers. They stated that the decision is a matter of intimidating Muslim teachers so they refrain from teaching. Asnaf Basjak from Osnabrueck University in Germany [position...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 19, 2014
The Maslaha Association in the UK launched a new project that addresses involving veiled women in discussions on the rights of women. This project aims to improve the social conditions for Muslims and other minorities. It also aims to involve women in discussions issues of Islamic feminism (...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 4, 2014
A hospital belonging to the Red Cross in Linz, Austria, refused to accept a blood donation of a Saudi man and a number of other Muslims. The Austrian Islamic IRG foundation, which organized the blood donation campaign, filed a complaint against the responsible doctor, accusing the Red Cross of...
Date of source: Friday, July 25, 2014
The media office of the Coptic Orthodox Church stated that Pope Tawadros had offered his best wishes to Grand Imām Shaykh Ahmad al-Tayyib, shaykhs of the Azhar, and all Muslims on the occasion of ‘Īd al-Fitr (Eid al-Fitr).
Date of source: Saturday, March 1, 2014
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Joachim Meisner, Archbishop of Cologne, Germany, who enraged the Muslim community in Germany after he made some controversial statements. Meisner told the members of a conservative Catholic organization that “each of your families is worth three...