Date of source: Saturday, April 28, 2012
The Coptic Orthodox Church on Friday morning (April 27) started receiving applications of candidacy for the post of the 118th pope in succession of Pope Shenouda III and will continue receiving papers for 20 days, the remaining time of the 60 days set by the 1957 statute. [Ashraf Sādiq, al-Ahrām,...
Date of source: Saturday, April 28, 2012
Son: Makram Iskandar Nicola (currently Bishop Bīshūy, Metropolitan of Damietta and Kafr al-Shaykh of the Coptic Orthodox Church)
Birthdate: July 19, 1942
National ID number: 24207191200114
Bishop Bīshūy's sister: Carmin Iskandar Nicola
Birthdate: May 4, 1936
National ID number: 23605040100403...
Date of source: Thursday, March 22, 2012
I. Introduction
In 2007, Rā’id al-Sharqāwī, a retired Egyptian coast guard intelligence officer, provided former intern Maria Rezzonico figures on the number of Copts in Egypt by governorate. These numbers were never published and so, in December of 2011, Ra’ed was interviewed once more to compile...
Date of source: Monday, March 12, 2012
A state of disgruntlement was sparked among a number of Coptic Orthodox bishops who were absent from last week’s meeting at the Saint Mark Cathedral to discuss names of possible presidential hopefuls and others to represent the church in the constitutional assembly, according to a source inside the...
Date of source: Saturday, November 19, 2011
On November 28, the first round of the elections for Egypt's parliament (the People's Assembly or Majlis Al-Sha'b), start in Egypt. The Egyptian parliament will consist of 498 members.
Of these, a third of the seats (166 members) are elected by absolute majority vote in their own electoral district...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Responding to the huge stand of the salafīs yesterday before in Kafr el-Shaykh to support Shaykh Abu Ishāq al-Hūwīnī against Muftī Alī Gum’ah, a large number of scholars and students from al-Azhar and the global union of sūfī scholars headed by Prof. Hassan al-Shāfi’ī decided to organize a stand...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 18, 2011
During the last few days, occupied with recent news of attacks and demolishing of two churches in Imbābah, as well as attacks on Egyptian Christian youths protesters, no one paid attention to the news about expanding the emergency law to the end of parliament and presidential elections.
Date of source: Sunday, April 24, 2011
Salafists in Kafr el-Sheikh distributed thousands of flyers demanding that people not celebrate Shām al Nīsim, saying that it is considered polytheism.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 11, 2010
The author reports on the significant Muslim and Coptic presence at the celebration of Saint Dimyānah. Prominent public and social fugues are participating in the celebration that will last until the 21st of June.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 20, 2010
The author traces sectarian events which took place in some Egyptian governorates as the most probable inflamed places for future incidents.