Date of source:
Magdy Khalil, a Coptic writer in the US, wrote a series of three articles in Watani
newspaper under a general title "A Returnee from Cairo." In this series, he comments on the conditions of Copts in
Egypt. al-Arabi, mouthpiece of the Nasserist Party, and Islamic independent Aqidati highly...
Date of source:
Akher Saa, al-
Arabi and al-Ahali approached Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant Christian clergymen, from Egypt and Palestine, and
asked them to comment on the crisis of the Church of the Nativity. They all criticized Sharon?s practices against the
birthplace of Jesus Christ and against the...
Date of source: Sunday, December 10, 2006
Dr. Mājid Subhī discovered a Coptic Orthodox Church on Rodos
Island in Greece that was
established by an Egyptian archpriest named Girgis Hakīm in the 16th
century. However,
the church was defaced and no remains could be found at the present time.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 6, 2006
Husām ‘Abdul Hakam and ‘Imād Basālī made an adventurous journey through Jewish synagogues in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, November 26, 2006
Egyptian Culture Minister Fārūq Husnī has been dismissed following his comments of disapproval about the hijāb and niqāb.
Date of source: Sunday, September 9, 2001
Nairouz
[Coptic new years’ day]
is originally a Persian word that means the new day. The Pharaohs were the first
ones to celebrate the Nayrūz. As
a Christian feast, it continued to be celebrated during the Islamic rule
of Egypt and Muslim rulers gave it special
attention.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Muslims and Christians shared brotherly celebrations of the martyr day of Mār Girgis [Saint George] in the village of al- Zurayqāt in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Qina.
Date of source:
Last Thursday, 10th of August,
the jailed professor of sociology and head of the Ibn Khaldoun center, Saad Eddin Ibrahim, was released on
bail of 10,000 L.E
(2,857 US dollars) following a decision made by the general attorney of the state
security department, Hisham Saraya.
Date of source:
The priest of the
Hanging Church, Morcos Aziz, and the Egyptian Minister of Culture, Farouq Hosni, exchanged
accusations on
the pages of two newspapers, following a deep disagreement regarding the restoration of the prominent church
and the introduction of an entrance fee for the monument.
Date of source: Saturday, November 11, 2006
The current
massive social, political and economical crises and attitudes of disrespect towards women in society have
led to recent
sexual assaults in Cairo.