Date of source: Sunday, August 19, 2007
The re-allocation by the local governorate of a parcel of land purchased by the St. Marina Church has caused much controversy. This article discusses the details of the reallocation, as well as efforts by Coptic protesters to stop government construction of a road on this piece of land.
Date of source: Monday, June 28, 2004
Watson, who knows Pope Shenouda and many of the Bishops mentioned in the book well, closes his review with Hasan’s words: “It is doubtful that the Copts have made much headway, in their century-long tortuously slow trajectory toward citizenship with equal rights. This statement becomes truer if one...
Date of source: Thursday, July 29, 2004
PhD student Fiona McCallum concludes that by focusing on the bishops of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Hasan provides a clear and original study of the impact of the reform movement, illustrating that the use of traditions such as Coptic martyrology combined with modernization of the administration...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 5, 2005
Most of the Egyptian papers and magazines devoted full pages to congratulate Christians on Christmas. Christian and Muslim writers believe that January 7 is considered a vivid example of Egyptian national unity.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 29, 2007
The following article lists examples of Muslim-Christian incidents since 1996 with an analysis of the different causes leading to such unfortunate incidents. This report was presented to the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and National Council for Human Rights.
Date of source: Sunday, April 8, 2007
This article is a description of the international growth of the Coptic Orthodox Church over the course of history.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 20, 2002
The prosecution department of Minya investigated the priest of the Holy Virgin
church in Beni Walmis. The priest said that he could not identify the persons who attacked the church because he is
a new comer to the village. He denied that one of the Christians shot bullets as a celebration of the...
Date of source: Saturday, February 23, 2002
In the night of the Greater Bairam, a
reconciliation meeting was held among the residents of Beni Walmis village, which witnessed the recent riot events
between Muslims and Christians. Residents of the village said that the aim of the meeting was to condemn the riots
and to prove that Muslims...
Date of source: Sunday, January 7, 2001
The number of articles published about Christmas reflects the attention the Egyptian press paid to celebrations of it. The article gives a list of the articles published in five newspapers.
Date of source:
In the past some Copts have
been complaining that the Egyptian press has not given
(enough) attention to Christian religious feasts. This is why we have
listed the articles related to
Easter.