Date of source: Monday, April 7, 2008
The article reports on Egyptians’ outrage – at both the diplomatic and public levels – at the bad treatment Pope Shenouda received at London’s Heathrow Airport. The pope was forced to pass through a metal detector, even though it violates protocols.
Date of source: Saturday, April 12, 2008
The Egyptian press relentlessly covers the national and international reactions to Geert Widers’ film ’Fitna’. A young man in Saudi Arabia has made a movie to respond to ’Fitna’. He used shots that showed British solders filming Iraqis being tortured and simultaneously displayed Biblical texts that...
Date of source: Monday, April 14, 2008
The Egyptian Shūrá Council and Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed their discontentment with British officers’ way of dealing with Pope Shenouda III at Heathrow Airport and announced that Egypt will treat British diplomats in its airports in the same way. Dr. Abū al-Ghayt, Egypt’s minister of...
Date of source: Saturday, April 19, 2008
The Archbishop of Canterbury has claimed that Christians in the Middle East are suffering as a result of being associated with British and U.S foreign policy.
Date of source: Saturday, April 19, 2008 to Friday, April 25, 2008
In a seminar on Egyptian-German relations, the German ambassador to Cairo has been obliged to carry out the necessary preparations for Pope Shenouda’s visit to Germany to ensure that the pope is warmly welcomed.
Date of source: Monday, March 17, 2008
Pastor Ikrām Lam‘ī discusses the rules of marriage and divorce in the church. He argues that Jesus Christ did not establish a system of legislations but had general principles that was in the favor of Man. He cites the Biblical texts in this response distinguished different classes of Christians...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Al-Sayyid discussed the decline of Christianity in Arab countries and the Middle East. Emigration, foreign invasions, and internal conflicts are highlighted in the text as the main reason for the decline in Christianity in those countries.
Date of source: Friday, February 29, 2008
Dr. ‘Abd al-Mu‘tī Bayyūmī states that religion has become an essential factor in political power and decisions all over the world.
Date of source: Friday, February 29, 2008
Zākhir Mūsá calls to regain the real values of monastic life as a means of bringing about development to the church and Egypt in general. He criticizes the present ruling principles in Egypt’s monasteries and calls for change.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 20, 2008
The People’s Assembly approved the draft law banning demonstrations in Egyptian houses of worship. The Muslim Brotherhood boycotted the vote and withdrew from the session, and the Minister of Endowments asserted that houses of worship are inviolable.