Date of source: Tuesday, October 24, 2017
As a follow-up to my interview with a Cairene Protestant pastor, I asked Cornelis Hulsman, Editor-in-Chief of Arab-West Report, for an interview on pious fraud. “I first learned about the term Pious Fraud from my long-time friend Dr. Otto Meinardus, German scholar and former pastor of the Maadi...
Date of source: Monday, February 20, 2017
Tomorrow (Tuesday) marks the first day of the Dutch Coptic Organization’s Annual Conference, in the Dutch capital of Amsterdam. The conference is titled “Modern Egypt Under the Shadow of the Contempt of Religions Law.” The conference will be attended by a selection of thinkers and...
Date of source: Sunday, January 15, 2017
Tomorrow (Monday), The Coptic Evangelical Commission for Social Services will organize a forum for cultural dialogue under the title “Together Against Violence” at the Commission’s headquarters in Arḍ al-Sulṭān in al-Minyā.
Date of source: Friday, January 13, 2017
Pastor Paul Ḥalīm, official spokesperson of the Coptic Orthodox Church, said that the Coptic community in England organized a Christmas celebration, attended by Ambassador Nāṣir Kāmil, Egyptian ambassador to the United Kingdom, and Dr. Jalāl Saʿīd, President of the Egyptian Community.
Date of source: Thursday, January 12, 2017
The Coptic Evangelical Commission for Social Services organizes a conference next Monday in the governorate of al-Minyā, titled “Together Against Violence.”
Date of source: Saturday, June 24, 2017
The Coptic Orthodox Church on Saturday commemorates the return of St. Mark the Apostle’s remains to Pope Cyril VI.
Date of source: Thursday, May 25, 2017
Dr. Andrea Zakī, head of the Evangelical community in Egypt, alongside a number of church leaders, will participate in the celebrations held by the German Church in Berlin on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the Movement for Religious Reformation in Europe, in the presence of a number of...
Date of source: Friday, May 19, 2017
As part of his pastoral visit to Ireland, Pope Tuwāḍrūs II met with Irish President Michael Higgins and met today with the Archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin.
Date of source: Thursday, March 9, 2017
The discussion surrounding Copts of the diaspora is back again, this time with negative connotations out of a fear of this community organizing demonstrations during President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī’s expected visit to the United States within the next few weeks. In fact, some media outlets have...
Date of source: Monday, May 15, 2017
I had the pleasure of meeting Brother Mathieu Grenier, a 31 year old French seminarian in Cairo, given that becoming more acquainted with Islam is part of his studies. He is a member of the Missionaries of Divine Mercy in the parish of Toulon, France. Toulon is a city with a very high percentage of...