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4. Upon her husband’s conversion to Maronism, a Coptic Orthodox wife asks for khul‘ and discovered that her marriage contract was invalid because it was signed by a defrocked priest
Date of source: Monday, July 16, 2007
A Christian woman, allegedly Coptic Orthodox, files a claim against the pastor who signed her marriage contract, accusing him of falsification.
16. Controversial, though not unprecedented
Date of source: Sunday, July 8, 2007
Another controversial statement from Pope Benedict XVI reads: “There is one Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church, and […] outside this church there is neither salvation nor remission of sins.” Reactions from churches in Egypt varied between denunciation and doubts about the authenticity of an alleged...
73. The Jihad Group’s “revisions;” are they marginalizing or integrating for cultural communities in Egypt?
Date of source: Thursday, June 28, 2007
al-Aḥrār published a file about the three minorities in Egypt: Copts, Shī‘ah and Nubians. The file sheds light on the historic backgrounds and the current situations of these minorities. Nāhid al-Nibrāwī, editor of the file presents an observation of reality and viewpoints of minorities leading...
57. Marqus Nakhlah, secretary of councils at the National Democratic Party: Pope Shenouda is sad and Copts are angry. Church leadership suggested Copts boycott the elections
Date of source: Monday, June 18, 2007
Coptic independent nominee to the Shūrá Council’s elections Marqus Nakhalah reveals incidents of falsification in the favor of the nominee of the ruling national Democratic Party.
45. New sedition threatens the Baptist Church in Minia
Date of source: Saturday, June 16, 2007
The Baptist Church is facing difficulties in obtaining authorization to establish houses of worship. The author attributes the difficulties to its split from the Community Council of the Evangelical Church, the only Protestant body recognized by the Egyptian government, and to its suspicious...
19. International Muslim-Christian dialogue conference held in Cairo
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The first international Muslim-Christian dialogue conference opened Tuesday in Cairo. The Grand Imam of the Azhar, Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī, and Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria opened the conference, organized by Saudi national Islamic institutions and the Middle East Council of Churches.
30. Merry Christmas
Date of source: Wednesday, January 5, 2005
Most of the Egyptian papers and magazines devoted full pages to congratulate Christians on Christmas. Christian and Muslim writers believe that January 7 is considered a vivid example of Egyptian national unity.
36. Al-Muqattam church…a US plot to undermine Pope Shenouda
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The reaction of Egypt’s Copts regarding the news of St. Athanasius Church was like an earthquake and its epicenter was in al-Muqattam. The three Egyptian Christian denominations refused to acknowledge the church, under the self-styled Orthodox Dr. Maximus Hannā.
38. Articles on Easter
Date of source: Tuesday, May 3, 2005
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2. The Copt who has embraced Islam and re-converted to Christianity is murtadd, the Judiciary Administrative Court says
Date of source: Thursday, April 26, 2007
The Judiciary Administrative Court has ruled that Christians who converted to Islam are not allowed to re-convert to Christianity. The court refuses to allow 45 Christians to change the entry of religion on their identity cards and other official documentary into Christianity, but to leave Islam as...

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