Date of source: Saturday, September 6, 2008
Rānyā Badawī interviews Dr. ‘Abd al-Sabūr Shāhīn on his opinion regarding religious, social, and political issues in Egypt.
Date of source: Saturday, December 20, 2008
Sāmih Fawzī discusses Egypt’s emigration problem, the need for greater transparency and Coptic expatriates. He also calls on Christians to be active players in Egyptian society andbelieves that in the modern age socio-economic factors are more of a uniting force than religion.
Date of source: Saturday, December 20, 2008
Dr. Philippe Fargues is a researcher and professor at the American University of Cairo who has investigated the complicated issue of Christian statistics in Egypt. While Pope Shenouda states that around 12 percent of the Egyptian population is Christian, CAPMAS estimates that the figure is actually...
Date of source: Saturday, December 29, 2007
The different days of celebrating Christmas are related to anthropological considerations rather than doctrinal disagreement.
Date of source: Sunday, December 30, 2007
The Evangelical Church devoted special attention to the role of women in the church in addition to different social and development activities that took place in the church.
Date of source: Saturday, December 29, 2007
Bishop Yūhannā Qultah, deputy of the Patriarch of the Coptic Catholic Church in Cairo points out the significance of inter-religious dialogue as a divine issue that leads to a better reality.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 26, 2007
A number of Coptic men have signed an announcement calling to cancel any Christmas celebrations in Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, December 31, 2007
A Christian born woman is accused of distorting official documents. Both Shādyā al-Sīsī and her mother did not know about her father’s accidental conversion. Shādyā is accused of changing her religion on official papers.
Date of source: Sunday, December 30, 2007
‘Abd al-Rūsūl highlights the positive changes achieved in Egypt regarding the Islamic groups. He points out the recent efforts to achieve a compromise between the Egyptian government on one hand and al-Jihād organization and al-Jamā‘ah al-Islāmīyah on the other.
Date of source: Saturday, December 29, 2007 to Friday, January 4, 2008
Tony Blair’s conversion to Catholicism should set the example for conversion in Egypt. Blair’s conversion took place after a long period of preparation and catechism. In spite of the bloody history of the relations between the Anglican Church and the Catholic Church, neither of the churches have...