Date of source: Tuesday, May 2, 2006
With the attendance of a large number of Egyptian religious and
political figures,
Bishop Antonius Najīb, 71, was ordained yesterday as the new patriarch of Coptic
Catholics in Egypt at
the Virgin Mary Cathedral in Nasr City, Cairo.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 23, 2006
The speech given by Lord Carey, former archbishop of Canterbury, at the opening of the second theological college in Alexandria.
Date of source: Monday, May 1, 2006
The Culture and Media Committee at the People’s Assembly has called for launching an Islamic satellite channel so as to defend Islam.
Date of source: Monday, May 1, 2006
The attempt to produce a movie on Christ is a reflection of the culture of national
unity.
The opposition of Islamic institutions to the movie, according to the author, will stir up discord
instead of
promoting national unity.
Date of source: Friday, April 28, 2006
A few days
ago, the Doha Fourth Interfaith Conference opened amidst increasing calls
to stress the role of religions in saving
humankind from evil.
Date of source: Friday, April 28, 2006
The sectarian incident in Alexandria has created uproar among
the Copts. Egyptian
intellectuals and clergy men have reacted to it. The reactions of expatriate Copts were
also observed.
Date of source: Monday, May 1, 2006
The minister of
Awqāf, Dr. Hamdī Zaqzuq said that the unification
of the call to prayers will return the
sanctity and spirituality to the call instead of allowing random and noisy
voices. He also tried to allay
public concern about a possible plan to standardize Friday sermons.
Date of source: Thursday, June 1, 2006
The Islamic calls to prayers will be unified in Egypt through radio receivers’ which will
transfer a mu’adhin’s voice from the Azhar mosque to the loudspeakers of thousands of minarets in
Cairo
and some adjacent suburbs
Date of source: Monday, May 1, 2006
Sawt al-Umma
interviews leader of the Qur’ānīyīn group,
Dr. Ahamd Subhī Mansour, over his
controversial views on the Sunna.
Date of source: Monday, May 1, 2006
Some people consider themselves as da‘iyas, although they are neither scholars of Qur’ān and Hadīth nor graduates of the Azhar. Such people are also being hosted on religion programs, on which they spread strange fatwas.