Date of source: Sunday, January 17, 2010
Watani International reporter Nader Shukry heads to Naj‘ Hammādī and gets caught up in the rioting which followed the shooting of six Copts. Shukry includes the change in the tone of Bishop Kyrillos statements which followed the visit to the bisphoric by Qena governor Magdi Ayyub, and also suggests...
Date of source: Sunday, June 28, 2009
Pope Shenouda is back in Alexandria after a 12-week absence.
Date of source: Monday, June 15, 2009
Pope Shenouda defrocks his deputy in Alexandria. The community council refuses the term “defrock” and calls the decision a “normal procedure.”
Date of source: Thursday, June 11, 2009
The author reports on resolving a sectarian crisis resulted from a conflict over land in a village in Upper Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, June 1, 2009
Pope Shenouda is still absent from Alexandria and the governor denies any conflicts with him.
Date of source: Thursday, May 28, 2009
Pope Shenouda has different ways of reacting to conflicts. However, the author claims that he can always get what he wants.
Date of source: Monday, May 25, 2009
For the seventh time in a row, Pope Shenouda III was absent from his weekly sermon in Alexandria. Tense relationships with the governor are said to be behind the absence.
Date of source: Thursday, May 14, 2009
Rumors spread attributing Pope Shenouda’s repeated absence from his weekly sermons in Alexandria to alleged conflicts with the governor. Church sources deny the rumor and announce the pope will recommence his sermons soon.
Date of source: Sunday, April 12, 2009
Shukrī reports on three different issues related to Muslim-Christian relations. First he comments on the ruling regarding Christians who converted to Islam and now want to re-embrace Christianity. Secondly he comments on a Muslim that was killed by a Copt in Alexandria and finally he mentions the...