Date of source: Wednesday, August 1, 2007
‘Alā’ al-Ghudayrīfī interviews Usāmah Rushdī, a former leader of al-Jamā‘ah al-Islāmīyah, on his experience with political Islam groups and his current role as a founding member of the U.K.-based ‘Save Egypt Front.’
Date of source: Friday, July 27, 2007
Muslim figures and intellectuals reject the American denunciation of the Egyptian stance on the Qur’anis and stress the group’s opposition to Islam and Sharī‘ah.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 25, 2007
An article, written by the Muftī of Egypt, Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘ah, was published on the Muslims Speak Out on-line forum and affirmed that unless they disturb public order, those who revert from Islam face no worldly punishment.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Kamīl Ḥalīm, head of the Coptic Community in the United States, denies that the system governing the distribution of U.S. aid and funding has been directed at the Coptic community in Egypt.
Date of source: Friday, July 20, 2007
Michael Munīr will meet with a leading NDP member, during his visit to Cairo, to discuss with him issues of concern to the Copts and believes that the laymens’ demands are legitimate.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Pope Shenouda ignored all questions about his illness during his sermon at St. Mark’s Church in Alexandria
Date of source: Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Although Coptic lawyer Mamdūḥ Naklah is apparently concerned with Coptic issues, he has been accused of trading on Copts’ problems and of inciting the U.S. against the Egyptian regime.
Date of source: Sunday, July 15, 2007
Munīr Bishāy discusses the impact of the activities of Coptic emigrants in the U.S. on Muslim-Christian relations in Egypt.
Date of source: Saturday, July 14, 2007
The board of the Baptist denomination in Egypt released a statement in response to what was published by al-Usbū‘ about Rev. Butrus Faltā’ūs. The board disavowed the decisions of Rev. Faltā’ūs, claiming that he currently has no relation whatsoever with the Baptist Church.
Date of source: Friday, July 13, 2007
The article discusses the repercussions to the recent statements of Bishop Bisantī about the number of Copts living in Egypt. The bishop’s unofficial estimation raised the old, unanswered question about the reasons behind the government’s continuous refusal to declare the real number of the Coptic...