Date of source: Monday, December 10, 2007
In the article, Max Michel Ḥannā, Archbishop Maximus, is still fighting to have his new St. Athanasius Church recognized by the court.
Date of source: Sunday, December 2, 2007
The article discusses the General Citizenship Conference, and the resulting Egyptian Declaration of Citizenship.
Date of source: Thursday, November 29, 2007
Samīr Marqus discusses the social reality in Egypt, the Coptic file, citizenship and the laws and rulings issued regarding building churches in Egypt at the present time.
Date of source: Sunday, November 18, 2007
The Supreme Administrative Court has extended procedures on the appeal lodged by a number of born-Christians who converted temporarily to Islam until January 12. They have appealed against a previous ruling that prohibited having Christianity listed in their official papers.
Date of source: Saturday, November 17, 2007 to Friday, November 23, 2007
The article discusses the controversy of issuing Max Michel Ḥannā an identity card listing him as a bishop.
Date of source: Saturday, November 10, 2007 to Friday, November 16, 2007
In the article, Bishop Maximus I, head of Saint
Athanasius Church’s Synod, responds to a previous article by the Copt journalist Hānī Labīb, in which
he had attacked Maximus.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Mājid Sam‘ān and Wā’il ‘Alī report on a press conference
organized by both Human Rights Watch and the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights [EIPR], in which they
announced the release of a new report entitled "Prohibited Identities" about the Egyptian Government’s stance
toward religious...
Date of source: Friday, October 26, 2007
The article reports on statements of Bishop Maximus, in which he said he would not return to the Coptic Orthodox Church even if he was not officially recognized as a bishop of the St. Athanasius Church. Maximus had earlier appealed against the Ministry of Interior to acknowledge his church as a new...
Date of source: Sunday, October 7, 2007
The article discusses the case of a church in Assuit, Upper Egypt, which was granted a license to renovate the church, but is encountering problems with security in implementing the approved renovations.
Date of source: Sunday, October 7, 2007
The article reports on the Judicial Administrative Court’s decision to adjourn the examination of the complaint filed by Muḥammad Ḥijāzī, a Muslim-born convert to Christianity who demanded that his new religion be registered on his official documents.