Date of source: Wednesday, May 16, 2001
The election of the new patriarch of Jerusalem is facing problems due to the Israeli intervention in the elections. The power of the position has a direct relationship with the interests of Israel, especially those related to the church’s property. Israel has once deceived the late patriarch and...
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The writer expressed his displeasure about the fact that the Pope of the Vatican, on his visit to Damascus, ignored apologizing to the Muslims about the terrible things the Crusaders did to them. What makes the matter worse is that he apologized to the Orthodox [Christians]in Athens one day before...
Date of source: Friday, April 27, 2001
Dr. Abdel-Mo’ti Bayoumi and Bishop Bissenti differ concerning Eve’s creation from Adam’s rib. The former rejected the idea, arguing that it would belittle women’s position and stressed that it was not mentioned in Islam. Bishop Bissenti said that this fact is assured in the three heavenly religions...
Date of source: Saturday, April 21, 2001 to Friday, April 27, 2001
When the Ottoman Empire became a major world-power, controlling the East and the holy places, a number of Italian monks, fearing that the Empire would prevent them visiting the holy places in Palestine, decided to build a new Jerusalem on top of an Italian mountain to be used for pilgrimages.
Date of source: Saturday, March 31, 2001 to Friday, April 6, 2001
An emigrant Copt claimed that Bishop Yo’annis was detained by some Muslim terrorists during the riots in Al-Khosheh for some hours during which time he was forced to say the Shahada [This is the Muslim declaration of faith: There is no God but God and Mohammed is His prophet]. He did say it and...
Date of source: Saturday, March 10, 2001 to Friday, March 16, 2001
A Coptic Egyptian citizen sent the American President, George Bush, a letter. He asked Bush to make his era one of justice and peace. He wrote that Copts are living in peace in the era of President Mubarak and refused the guardianship of the Congress’ committee of freedoms. He asked Bush to help...
Date of source: Friday, March 2, 2001
The Catholic Patriarch of Egypt pointed out that there is a difference between the Catholic Church and the Orthodox one concerning dealing with the issue of Al-Quds [Jerusalem]; the Orthodox Church rejects visits to Jerusalem considering it as a kind of normalization [of relations with Israel]....
Date of source: Wednesday, February 28, 2001
Pope Shenouda exalted the climate of freedom and democracy; all Egyptians live in, in the shade of the leadership of President Mubarak. He said that the idea that Jews are God’s chosen people is wrong. He criticized the Vatican for discharging Jews from wronging Jesus Christ and shedding his blood.
Date of source: Saturday, February 24, 2001
Palestinian President, Yasser Arafat is expected to meet with the Prime Minister of Greece in Athens to discuss the issue of the Arab-Greek conflict inside the Orthodox Church in Palestine and Jordan; amidst news regarding the Russian mafia entering the conflict arena among the candidates to win...
Date of source: Friday, February 9, 2001
The author said that he was depressed when the Grand Imam called Egyptians to visit occupied Jerusalem and issued his fatwa, which considers that marriage between Egyptian men and Israeli woman is halal. He was cured from his depression by reading in Al-Watan Saudi paper that the Sheikh of the...