Date of source: Saturday, December 18, 2004
President Mubārak believes in one nation. He has nominated Copts in high positions [examples given in the article]. The demonstration in the cathedral was chaotic and aggressive. It was blackmailing both Pope Shenouda and the Egyptian state. The Copts have the right to be angry about issues...
Date of source: Monday, March 15, 2004
The Foreign Press Association in Cairo (FPA) is witnessing a serious crisis due to the
increasing accusations directed to the association from inside, that it turned into a propaganda
tool for the American policy in Egypt, which contradicts with its [the FPA’s] independence.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 14, 2004
The ongoing process of obtaining NGO status.
Dr. Meinardus visits Cairo and recommends writing a book for the understanding of contemporary concepts of martyrdom and persecution in the Coptic Orthodox Church.
Dutch businessman Frans Derksen of Fayoum Oases development consulted AWR for advice when...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 26, 2005
Muslims should be allowed to visit Jerusalem as an Islamic ritual, which Muslims have been deprived of ever since the Israeli occupation in 1967. This embargo paved the way for Jews to attempt to destroy the Holy Mosque of al-Aqsa and the Dome of the Rock in order to construct their Third Temple....
Date of source: Monday, March 14, 2005
Copt lodges complaint against Pope Shenouda
The personal status prosecution is considering a complaint lodged by a Christian woman against the Coptic Orthodox Church and its Representative Pope Shenouda III, the Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark, over a canon law pertaining to marriage. This law...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 15, 2005
The situation became very complicated for Christians who are either seeking divorce or are getting married again after they have secured a court ruling for obtaining a divorce. Now there are about 160,000 cases attempting to deal with this complicated issue.
Date of source: Sunday, March 13, 2005
Cairo is hosting the first world conference on Muslim-Christian dialogue between the International Islamic Forum for Dialogue (IIFD) and the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC).
Date of source: Sunday, March 6, 2005
The Church is celebrating every March 9 the anniversary of the departure of Pope Kirollos VI and the virtuous heritage he left in the Church.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 1, 2005
All problems that Copts face pertain to the sovereignty over personal status laws. Are personal status laws within the jurisdiction of the State or the Church? The Church deems that it has the absolute right to manage the lives of its followers and the State believes that the Law should take...
Date of source: Monday, February 28, 2005
The North Cairo Court is now considering a dispute about a trade transaction viewed by many as strange because one of the parties to the legal dispute is Pope Shenouda III, the Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark. Clergy are not supposed to conduct such translations.