Date of source: Monday, May 7, 2012
Dūs said he believes in Abū al-Futūh’s political platform and that the presidential candidate is offering nothing to be afraid of, adding Abū al-Futūh represents the moderate Azharite Islam.
A person attending the conference asked Dūs about the “price Abū al-Futūh had to pay for Salafists to get...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Meanwhile, several Coptic intellectuals and politicians agreed that 'Umar Sulaymān's running in the presidential elections is a relapse to the former regime of overthrown president Husnī Mubārak.
"Sulaymān's return as a presidential candidate is a real challenge to the revolution and the Egyptian...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 10, 2012
A new trip by the Air Sinai carrier left for Tel Aviv with nearly 100 Coptic passengers on board to celebrate Easter, while the Coptic Orthodox Church said the Holy Synod will determine after Easter festivities the period of punishment to be imposed against pilgrims to Jerusalem, which includes...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 10, 2012
The session culminated in a decision to close down the Christian man's pharmacy and expel him and his family otherwise he will be assaulted and his store will be attacked after he was accused of slandering Islam and the Prophet Muhammad," Fādī Yūsuf, the head of the Egypt Copts Coalition, said.
He...
Date of source: Friday, April 22, 2016
The issue of the ban of the Egyptian Coptic Church on Coptic Christians visiting Jerusalem to perform the pilgrimage rituals was raised in the media and stirred a debate in the past week in concurrence with Easter celebrations.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Coptic thinker Jamal Asʿad said that the number of Copts who traveled to Israel doubled during the year 2015, pointing out that the exceptional visit of Pope Tawadros II to lead the funeral prayer for Bishop Abraham, the Metropolitan Archbishop of Jerusalem and the Near East played a role in this...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Yet another episode of attempts to bring Egypt in an awkwardly embarrassing situation is fostered by expatriate Copts to press the current regime that is only less than 100 days in power coupled with resounding tones about Copts’ rights to seek asylum to the Netherlands. [‘Abd al-Wahāb Sha’bān, al...
Date of source: Saturday, September 29, 2012
An Egyptian league comprising Sufi Orders and Copts accused the Muslim Brotherhood and Salafī movements of trying to spread sedition in Egypt and divide the nation through a Zionist scheme. [Sa’īd ‘Alī, al-Misrī al-Yawm, Sept. 29, p. 1] Read original text in Arabic
Date of source: Saturday, August 4, 2012
Security agencies in Giza identified 16 suspected perpetrators involved in the incidents in the troubled village of Dahshūr, where Copts’ stores and houses were pillaged and burnt during the past few days. [Muhammad Shūmān, al-Ahrām, Aug. 4, p. 4] Read original text in Arabic