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18. Both people and the church refuse reform!
Date of source: Friday, January 18, 2008
Hānī Labīb comments on the Rose al-Yūsuf file that was published on the occasion of the Coptic Christmas. The file was devoted to Coptic issues and contained interviews with clergymen and Coptic figures. Labīb hails the file as a valuable document.
34. Coptic Christmas 2008
Date of source: Sunday, January 13, 2008
January 7 is the day when Copts, in accordance with the Coptic calendar, celebrate Christmas. The occasion received a significant amount of attention in the Egyptian press that published a considerable number of articles about Coptic issues in general and the Christmas celebrations in particular....
37. Bishop Kyrillos sent a falsified response and withdrew his stance... ’Fear God, O father’
Date of source: Thursday, December 13, 2007
Yāsir al-Shūrī has accused Bishop Kyrillos of changing his stance and withdrawing his statements against Maj. General Majdī Ayyūb Iskandar, governor of Qena. al-Shūrī claims that there was a strongly-worded message from Pope Shenouda’s secretary.
42. Even the Coptic lawyer!
Date of source: Thursday, December 6, 2007
An anonymous author alleged that there is a state of conflict between the church represented in the bishop of Naj‘ Ḥammādī and the governor of Qinā, the Upper Egyptian governorate. The following day al-Wafd published a response from the bishop in which he denied any conflict and describes the...
39. An interview with Bishop Bishuy, general secretary of the Holy Synod [2]
Date of source: Friday, November 2, 2007 to Saturday, November 3, 2007
The following presents the continuation of a lengthy interview with Bishop Bīshūy in which he expresses his opinions on different issues.
22. Bishop Bishuy and Bishop Kyrillos shake hands in public at the door of the papal residence in Luxor. Businessman Mamduh&#803 Philip did not invite Bishop Amonius’ advocates
Date of source: Friday, October 12, 2007
Pope Shenouda inaugurated al-Malāk Church and held a press conference in Luxor.
32. Bishop Kyrillos, adjournment of the trial upon Pope Shenouda’s order
Date of source: Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Bishop Kyrillos’ absence for the second time, during the reception of Pope Shenouda upon his return from abroad, raised questions and revealed that their relationship may have reached an impasse.
56. Bishop Bishuy, the strong man in the Coptic Orthodox Church
Date of source: Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Sharīf al-Dawākhilī discusses Bishop Bīshūy, who in his opinion is a remarkable personality in the Coptic Orthodox Church. Despite the bishop’s increasing number of opponents, he is still seen as the enduring the strong man who has made a difference in theCoptic Orthodox Church.
46. Are Coptic clergymen politically active?
Date of source: Sunday, July 29, 2007
Majdī Khalīl sheds light on the difference between citizenship rights and the political activity of clergymen, and highlights the rarity of clergymen who are politically active.
37. Issues from the annual meeting of the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church
Date of source: Friday, May 25, 2007
The Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church held its annual meeting. Contrary to all expectations, the Holy Synod did not decide on any punishment in the trial against clergymen who had made allegations against Bishop Bīshūy and the Holy Synod. Rumors have spread about the church’s boycott of...

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