Date of source: Tuesday, February 12, 2002
The security authorities referred 47 Muslim and Christian defendants, who perpetrated the riots in the village of Beni Walmis, to the prosecution of Minya. The prosecution examined the location of the incident where it found damages in the church building. Also, six houses situated near the church...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 9, 2002
Visiting Holy Family locations in Upper Egypt; Minia, al-Qussia, Deir Rifa, Shutb.
Tensions in Beni Walmis.
Anglican Bishop Kenneth Cragg’s opinion on how to approach Muslims as a Christian.
Date of source: Monday, June 2, 2003
An invitation to participate in a new Holy Family celebration in Ishneen el-Nasara.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 20, 2004
The article is an
overview of a book titled “Christians versus Muslims in Modern Egypt: The Century-Long Struggle
for Coptic Equality” by S. S. Hasan describes herself as a nominal Muslim woman, and agnostic.
Date of source: Saturday, June 5, 2004
Bishop Aghathon speaking about restoring the church in Ishneen al-Nasara.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 12, 2001
The state considered that the problems of the Copts were a source of headaches, preferably to be avoided. Some people claim that the state relaxed after Pope Shenouda was returned to his seat by a new appointment decree. They considered the pope, to be the representative of the Copts in all...
Date of source: Monday, April 2, 2001
Kamal Zakher Musa said that Pope Shenouda’s lecture, to a group of , was disjointed and lacked brightness and passion. He said he did not understand the need for lectures and thought the written word was more powerful. A student gave him two tapes of an earlier lecture one of which had incomplete...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 10, 2001
At Pope Shenouda’s weekly Wednesday meeting someone asked him to forgive Father Aghathon, which provoked an angry reaction and various accusations. This article gives Father Aghathon’s response and explains the background to this dispute. Kamal Zakher Musa, a researcher in Coptic affairs also...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 28, 2001
Pope Shenouda doesn’t forgive easily those who wrong him, although he often speaks about forgiveness. He didn’t allow anyone to pray over Ibrahim Abdel-Said his aggressive opponent after his death. He refused to forgive Father Aghathon, the monk of Misr Al-Kadima, with whom he had a conflict seven...
Date of source: Thursday, September 9, 1999
Bishop Bishoi is the head of the church court and he is the secretary of the Holy Synod. He answered all questions which have been raised because of the story of the body of father Abdel Sayed and why it was forbidden to pray over the body of father Abdel Sayed.