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Date of source: Tuesday, November 25, 1997
Discussion about the issue of divorce in the Coptic church, the ten conditions under which divorce was allowed in the 1938 law, and Pope Shenouda’s rejection of these conditions.
Date of source: Monday, October 20, 1997
At the Ibn Khaldoun Research center, Mr. Magdi Khaliel, an emigrant Copt, gave a lecture trying to justify
the
attempts of some emigrant Copts and even those of some foreign countries to intervene in Egyptian
affairs under the
pretext of protecting Copts from what they claim is persecution in...
Date of source: Thursday, July 31, 1997
[The
author is the priest of the Church of Saint George in El-Ma’adi]Concerning old age, Solomon said in
his proverbs "the pride of sons [is], their fathers, the crown of old age, white hair". This is why old men
are
called Shaykhs, the title of the teachers, prominent leaders and wise men in...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 29, 1997
Subtitles: Prominent Copts refuse the American interference in their affairsGeorge Isaac; Take care, some secularist Copts are taking advantage of these reports. Dr. Rafik Habib: America is the last to talk about the human rights in the world. Bishop Aghathon: America is not a country of religions...
Date of source: Monday, September 18, 2006
The Coptic writer
Jamāl
As‘ad criticizes the church’s creed affirmation conference and accuses it of being an
attempt to
affirm itself as a state.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 6, 2006
In this article the author talks
about the Pope Shenouda’s medical
problems and his disagreement with Father Ibrahīm
‘Abd al-Sayd.
Date of source: Monday, November 13, 2006
The author discusses the two day conference organized by Coptic author Kamāl Zākhir Mūsa about reform that is needed in the Coptic Orthodox Church. The Coptic Orthodox Church has been trying to prevent this conference from taking place but it will start on the same day that Pope Shenouda celebrates...
Date of source: Friday, May 19, 2006
The article deals with the issue of the defrocking of priests and monks as 50 clergymen
have been
defrocked during the past five years, the most recent of whom were two priests in al-Jīza
parish who were
defrocked for committing financial excesses and violating canon laws.
Date of source: Friday, October 10, 2003
The article is an interview with Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III. He comments on the relation between the church and the state, opposition within the church, divorce among Copts, homosexuality, his relations with former president Sadāt and his relation with Archpriest Mattá al-Maskīn [Yūsuf...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 5, 2003
In light of the latest reports about Islamic religious institutions and its authority to ban religious books, the author comments on the freedom of expression within the church and the role Christian religious institutions play in that respect.
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