Date of source: Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Mājid Sam‘ān and Wā’il ‘Alī report on a press conference
organized by both Human Rights Watch and the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights [EIPR], in which they
announced the release of a new report entitled "Prohibited Identities" about the Egyptian Government’s stance
toward religious...
Date of source: Thursday, October 4, 2007
A man who claimed to be an Evangelical pastor has been arrested on charges of forgery, which has reopened the file of Christian men of religion issuing forged marriage documents to Coptic divorcees.
Date of source: Friday, April 6, 2007
The article claims that the government did not declare the number of Copts in the most recent census, a statement that Copts found to be suspicious.
Date of source: Monday, April 2, 2007
The incident is another episode in the ongoing conflict between Bishop Kyrillos’ supporters and a number of priests who filed a complaint against him.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 21, 2007
In a meeting held by the Lions Clubs International in Egypt, Pope Shenouda adopted a softer stance toward Copts who travel to Jerusalem for personal interests.
Date of source: Saturday, March 3, 2007
The under-secretary of the Community Council of the Coptic Orthodox Church suggested including a text in the Constitution stating that the Egyptian people are composed of Muslims and Copts in order to emphasize that Copts are not absent from society, and to help address the abuses made against them...
Date of source: Saturday, February 24, 2007
A listing of articles that published articles on the decree taken by the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church to excommunicate George Ḥabīb Bibāwī, the dean of the Theological Studies Institute in Indiana, over accusing Pope Shenouda of Kufr [apostasy].
Date of source: Thursday, February 8, 2007
The The National Council for Human Rights holds a conference to discuss Coptic issues.
Date of source: Sunday, December 1, 2002
Muslim intellectual Sayyed Al-Qimni believes that considering Islam as the official religion of the State implies the existence of other informal religions, a situation which signifies the exclusion from all citizenship rights of holders of other religions. Whenever a sectarian problem arises,...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 25, 2004
Bishop Paphnotius responded to questions of readers of AWR. The interview gives an update about the developments following the tragic death of the priest and two Christians of Taha al-‘Ameda after our report of May 6 [AWR 2004, week 19, art. 30]