Date of source: Sunday, July 9, 2006
In the same week as the pope’s return to Cairo after a medical trip abroad, many have spoken out about the controversial Archbishop Maximus I, or Max Michel. This article notes some of the key points of Michel’s life and discusses whether his controversial church has links with the US.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 6, 2006
Nine members of the Muslim Brotherhood’s political office were
imprisoned for 15 days pending investigations on charges of joining an illegal group, which aims to hamper
the
implementation of the constitution and the law and possessing leaflets, which call for hatred for the
regime and
which...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 10, 2006
The article discusses the weekly Friday sermon and the
poor
performance of the preachers, whom many view as insufficient to stand on the minbar [a pulpit inside
the mosque] and deliver sermons to Muslim worshippers.
Date of source: Thursday, May 4, 2006
A historian who dedicated his works
to
writing the history of the Muslim Brotherhoods refutes statements made by their supreme guide in a
television
interview.
Date of source: Friday, April 21, 2006
Iran has requested that
six Muslim Brotherhood parliamentary members travel to Iran to attend a conference on solidarity with the
Palestinian people.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 8, 2006
The author argues that Pope Shenouda can do nothing more to stop Father Zakarīya Butrus attacking Islam, since Butrus is no longer part of the Coptic Orthodox church, and therefore does not fall under the pope’s authority.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 4, 2003
Well-informed Egyptian sources stated that 43 fundamentalists belonging to the banned group of Al-Jihad will appear before a military court in the coming few days. The charges directed to the defenders are related to a plan prepared by the group for attacking American and Israeli facilities among...
Date of source: Sunday, February 2, 2003
Muslim Brotherhood members who attended a conference held by the Bar Association on the Iraqi issue focused on criticizing the policies of the government. They asked the government to stop enforcing the Emergency law and to make a comprehensive political reform that allows Islamists to practice...
Date of source: Sunday, June 19, 2005
Public Prosecutor Māhir ‘Abd al-Wāhid ordered the release of 463 persons suspected of belonging to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, but retained the custody of 37 others on charges of staging unlicensed marches in several areas in Egypt on May 3, 6 and 14, 2005.
Date of source: Monday, November 22, 2004
In his prime he joined the Orthodox Clerical College graduated in 1972. During his final year in college, Max Michel found out that the studies he received from the clergy have not satiated him. He went to the church of Al-Gharbiya and became a servant there until 1976, the year that saw his...