Date of source: Wednesday, April 12, 2006
The author, in this introduction to a few articles dealing with Egyptian
Jews, reviews the
influence practiced by the Israeli lobby in the United States on American policymakers,
namely through the US
Religious Freedoms Committee.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 30, 2001
The
war in Afghanistan led to a division within an Egyptian family, Some of them live in Cairo and others live in New
Jersey. The family members living in Egypt are against America’s war on Afghanistan and the members living in
America support the war as one of them was working in the WTC and...
Date of source: Sunday, October 7, 2001
The Taliban made the halting of American military threats a condition for releasing the eight aid workers accused of carrying out Christian missionary activities in Afghanistan. According to the Afghan Islamic News Agency, the Taliban would be ready to take any procedures regarding the release of...
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: Monday, May 12, 2003
The author discusses the relations between the Muslim Brotherhood and the US throughout its history. He points out a recent study conducted by the political section of the group on the necessity of building bridges of communication between the group and the US. He comments on the meeting held...
Date of source:
Investigations with members of Gund Allah [Soldiers of God] group showed that they were planning to bomb the American and Israeli embassies in Cairo. Some of them were able to enter the US embassy more than once with the claim of requesting entry visas to the US.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 10, 2002
Al-Ahram interviewed Pope Shenouda in Canada. He spoke about the issue of building churches after the instructions made by President Mubarak and the suspended cases of Coptic personal status. He also spoke about the objectives of his visits to the USA and Canada as well as the relation between the...
Date of source: Sunday, January 1, 2006
The article deals with the issue of Zakarīyā Butrus, a defrocked Coptic priest who attacks Islam on the satellite channel al-Hayāt, a matter which Bishop Bīshouy, the secretary of the Coptic Holy Synod, said runs counter to Christianity.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 30, 2005
Members of the Egyptian community denounced the use of any organization or country to interfere in the nation’s domestic affairs, affirming or Christians.
Date of source:
Meunir claims that he speaks on behalf of 700,000 Copts in the United States although recent official statistics assert that there are less than 150,000 Americans of Egyptian origin. Supported by Senator Brownback, he urged the Egyptian government to make the Coptic language, along with Arabic, an...