Date of source: Saturday, July 1, 2006
The author advocates for a unified law for building places of worship in Egypt, citing problems in obtaining a license to erecting a house for aged care that was connected to the Holy Virgin Church in Assiut as one situation that would be solved by such a law.
Date of source: Sunday, July 2, 2006
The review deals with the angry Coptic reactions after the medical
commission entrusted
with examining the Alexandria churches assailant’s mental health said in its report that
Mahmūd
Salāh al-Dīn ‘Abd al-Rāziq is delusional and schizophrenic and not
responsible for
his actions.
Date of source: Sunday, June 25, 2006
A new book, The Secrets of Judas: The Story of the Misunderstood Disciple and His Gospel (Harper, San Francisco, 2006) examines the Judas event from biblical, historical and Gnostic perspectives and exposes the recent media hype about the betrayal story as altered in the Gnostic text known as “The...
Date of source: Sunday, June 25, 2006
The
Armenian community has had a long presence in Egypt which
dates back to the early thirteenth century. In an
attempt to escape the persecution of the Ottoman Empire,
Armenians left their homes in Aleppo and Jerusalem
and sought refuge in a number of countries including Egypt.
Metropolitan...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 21, 2006
The Evangelical
Church in Misr al-Jadīda has planned to screen the movie, ‘The Da Vinci Code,’
and to follow the
screening with a panel discussing the contents of the book, upon which the movie was
based.
Date of source: Sunday, June 18, 2006
Eulogy in memory of Father Matta El-Meskeen
Date of source: Sunday, June 18, 2006
In memory of Abouna Matta El Meskeen.
Date of source: Sunday, June 18, 2006
Two weeks ago, al-Fajr published a letter sent in by a Bahā’ī reader, who discussed in detail the principles of the Bahā’ī faith. In its issue of June 19, 2006, al-Fajr publishes two more letters sent in by Muslim readers responding to what they described as falsehoods contained in the...
Date of source: Sunday, June 18, 2006
An overview of the Baha’i faith and interview with two practicing Baha’is. They discuss the Baha’is relationship with the authorities and views on women and other religions.
Date of source: Sunday, June 11, 2006
John Watson writes about MECO (Middle East Christian Outreach) and MEET (the Middle East Experience Team) and their work in the Middle East.