Date of source: Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Midh...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Pope Shenouda issued a document in which he called for innovation in the clerical discourse in the Coptic Orthodox Church. While the document could gain the appreciation of the Coptic Orthodox clergymen and a considerable number of activist laymen, another group of the laymen considers it both a...
Date of source: Sunday, August 5, 2007
Each time the reform issue is raised, clergymen announce their rejection and accuse advocates of reform of abusing the fundamentals of belief. They do not try to understand what the desired reform is and why it is being urged on them.
Date of source: Sunday, July 15, 2007
The author criticizes the sad reality of the church and calls for more simplicity, realism, and positivism.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 4, 2007
The author talks about Muslims and Christians’ alms money and about what he called the "phenomenon of begging" in Egypt.
Date of source: Thursday, June 21, 2007
As sectarian clashes have increasingly been erupting, some have called for a unified law to arrange the construction and renovation processes of houses of worship whether mosques or churches. Some human rights activists and members of the People’s Assembly have proposed drafts to the parliament,...
Date of source: Sunday, June 17, 2007
Midḥat Bishāy responds to an article by Coptic researcher Sāmiḥ Fawzī about the
social seclusion of Copts inside church walls.
Date of source: Sunday, May 20, 2007
A movement of laymen Copts calls for reform. Bishāī summarized circumstances that would allow the free exchange of thoughts and opinions Egypt. He praised Rose al-Yūsuf magazine for publishing all points of views to bring about useful and free interaction for the public good.
Date of source: Friday, May 11, 2007
The second session of the laymen’s conference was sequenced by a great uproar mainly caused by inaccurate media reporting. The laymen held what they called “a clarifying press conference” in which they tried to clarify the debatable issues reported by the press.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 11, 2007
The writer criticizes what is happing on satellites channels and
those who broadcast unreasonable religious opinions that mislead the youth.