Date of source: Sunday, June 13, 2010
This article reports on the recent sectarian incidents in Isnā and Bayyādyyah.
Date of source: Thursday, September 16, 2010
Ameera says that she finds it strange that two different groups of people praying at two different mosques would decide to perform demonstrations about a woman, whose conversion to Islam hasn't even been proven, at the exact same time. She also finds it strange that after the woman released a video...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Around 600 people performed liturgy last Sunday in the courtyard of a school belonging to the church that was destroyed by a fire last week. Youannis Zakaria pointed out that this is the third church to be destroyed by a fire in the Diocese of Luxor, all three resulting from electrical short...
Date of source: Sunday, September 12, 2010
A fire completely destroyed the Coptic Catholic Church in the village of Higaza Qibili in Qena last Monday. Investigations found no evidence of arson and think it is likely that the fire was due to an electrical short circuit or a lit candle. Activist Safwat Samaan told Watani he was skeptical of...
Date of source: Sunday, June 6, 2010
A critical set of exams that will help bolster enrolment in universities aims to bring in highly qualified and fair individuals to supervise the process. However, controversy ensued as people believed the Ministry of Education failed to entrust Mr. Emad Sidhom Morqos to such a position in the...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Authorities are investigating a large fire that took place two days ago at the Catholic Church of Copts, which is a subsidiary of one of the national centers at the Hegaza Kibli village in the Qena Governorate. The fire purportedly destroyed the church completely.
Key Words: Qena - The Catholic...
Date of source: Sunday, May 23, 2010
On 25 May 1980, the great shepherd Pope Shenouda III ordained the first Bishop for Youth, His Grace Bishop Moussa. This article outlines the work of Bishop Moussa over the past 30 years.
Date of source: Sunday, May 2, 2010
This article is a review of the life and work of Watani’s founder, Antoun Sidhom.
Date of source: Sunday, April 25, 2010
Youssef Sidhom continues to review the “Sectarian violence throughout two years”, recently issued by the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR). On the whole the EIPR concludes that the state has no clear means to control these incidents, for the government denies that sectarian violence is...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Cornelis Hulsman's farewell speech given at Cairo University in June 2009.