Date of source: Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Pope Tawāḍrūs II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, mourned the death Hīdrā, saying “We find it difficult to bid farewell to one of the pillars of the church in its recent history Bishop Hīdrā, Metropolitan of Aswān and Abbot of the Monastery of Saint Pachomius in Idfū.”
Date of source: Tuesday, May 28, 2013
On April 25, 2013, Jihad Watch contributor Raymond Ibrahim (Ibrāhīm) published in Middle East Forum what he titled “Death to Churches Under Islam; A Study of the Coptic Church.”
His text is a collection of frequently returning claims without proper sourcing, falsely pretending statements of some...
Date of source: Monday, February 25, 2013
I called a long-time personal friend of mine, Father Raphael of Tāmīyah in Faiyum Oasis, on February 21, who found the media reporting about the attack in Sarisnah much exaggerated. Tāmīyah is not far from Sarisnah and Father Raphael knows the churches in his area well. In the past he has not been...
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The Commission of the Bishop’s Conferences of the European Community (COMECE) in Brussels invited Cornelis Hulsman to present on the position of Christians in Egypt on May 9 in Brussels, Belgiu
Date of source: Thursday, October 27, 2011
For the first time since Marīnāb incidents occurred, Aswan Governor Major General Mustafá al-Sayīd met Anba Hidra, Metropolitan of Aswan, and the delegation of the Coptic Orthodox Church October 26. During the meeting, the two sides agreed to observe wisdom and enhance public interests in the...
Date of source: Friday, November 4, 2011
Contents I. Jansen’s argument: Copts are killed when they violate the Shari’a II. My comment: Jansen should have mentioned the general lack of security in Egypt III. Jansen does not know about the construction of new churches in recent years IV. Does the Shari’a prohibit the building of churches...
Date of source: Friday, October 28, 2011
Archpriest Makarious Būlus, father of Saint George's Church in al-Marīnāb village in Idfū town, Aswan governorate, said that the recent incidents are the work of Satan because Muslims and Christians have always lived in peace in the village.
He welcomed the decision of Field Marshal Muhammad Husayn...
Date of source: Saturday, October 8, 2011
The Coptic calls for foreign protection to solve the Coptic problems in Egypt provoked extreme feelings of anger amongst Egyptians. The Islamic Movement issued yesterday a statement in which it announced its entire objection to the protection calls made by some Coptic organizations abroad. The...
Date of source: Monday, October 10, 2011
Date of source: Monday, October 10, 2011
Egyptian State TV has reported that there are at least 25 dead and over 150 injured in clashes between largely Coptic protestors, unknown assailants, and Egyptian military police on October 9, 2011. Protestors began their march from the heavily Christian neighborhood of Shubra at 5pm, culminating...