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Date of source: Sunday, December 26, 2010
Public prosecutor ‘Abd al-Majīd Mahmūd has released nineteen suspects in the ‘Umrāniyyah church incident. Mahmūd cites their social status as the reason for the release.
Twenty-three christians still are still in custody; 135 have been released so far.
A cathedral source says that Pope Shenouda...
Date of source: Sunday, December 26, 2010
The Coptic Orthodox has begun sending Christmas mass invitations, personally signed by Pope Shenouda III.
Pope Shenouda announced that he will soon return to Ohio for a doctor-recommended health checkup. He is expected to return to preside over the Christmas mass and give his usual sermon.
Church...
Date of source: Sunday, December 26, 2010
Headline: Pope Shenouda Visits Catholic Church for Congratulations Source: al-Ahrām Page: 1 Author: Not mentioned Keywords: Pope Shenouda III, Coptic Catholic Church
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Headline: First Conference for Opposing Brotherhood Next Week: A Stream to Restrict General...
Date of source: Thursday, December 23, 2010
Headline: Fatwá Shedding al-Barād‘ī’s Blood: Egypt is under the Rule of Law, and We are Not in the Jāhilīyah Age
Source: Rose al-Yūsuf
Pages: 20
Author: Karam Jabr
Keywords: al-Barād‘ī
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Headline: Economic Relations between the Islamic World and the West [in the...
Date of source: Sunday, December 19, 2010
Pope Shenouda III went into voluntary seclusion for a whole week at the Bishop Bīshūy Monastery in Wādī al-Natrūn allegedly in protest of the state security’s method of dealing with the ‘Umrāniyyah riots.
Amīn says that for the first time ever, the Pope “threatened” that the Coptic blood shed in...
Date of source: Thursday, December 23, 2010
Egyptian President Husnī Mubārak has met with Pope Shenouda III ahead of Christmas celebrations. The two met at the Presidential Palace in Cairo late last month.
The meeting came in light of the Pope’s perceived disappointment at the government’s actions in the ‘Umrāniyyah church construction...
Date of source: Thursday, December 23, 2010
Egyptian President Husnī Mubārak yesterday received Pope Shenouds in a meeting that had not previously been announced.
Church sources, which asked not to be identified, said the meeting dealt with anumber of recent problems involving Christian parties.
The sources refused to say which party had...
Date of source: Thursday, December 23, 2010
This article reviews the history of Coptic political participation in Egypt. After stating that the period of the Ottoman Caliphate was "among the worst historical periods for Egypt's Copts," Lam‘ī comments that subsequent Coptic political history can be divided into four epochs.
These are the "...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 22, 2010
This article is critical of the attitude of the Coptic Orthodox Church and Pope Shenouda III regarding various issues.
"Until ten years ago, the church was stable and able to create equilibrium in the arena of events, whether these were between the Church and the state or between Christians and...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Politicians and experts agree that President Husnī Mubārak's appointment of seven Copts among the ten appointees to the People's Assembly represents an attempt to compensate the Copts for their lack of success in the recent elections, which saw only three Coptic candidates elected.
Kamāl Zākhir,...
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