Date of source: Sunday, March 6, 2005
Earlier this month, writer and intellectual Tareq al-Bishri wrote in the Cairo weekly al – Osbou [al-Usbouc] that about a billion dollars find their way into the Coptic Church’s coffers every year. No one, he wrote, even remotely knows how these funds are spent, since the Church behaves as a...
Date of source: Monday, February 28, 2005
Judge Tāriq al-Bishrī wrote a number of articles on the issue of Coptic-Muslim relations in different newspapers and magazines including: al-Usbouc, Afāq ‘Arabīya and Al-Ahrām al-‘Arabī. In my article, I will comment on some points that Judge al-Bishrī raised previously.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 23, 2005
Following the recent events, many people called for the cancellation of the religion item from identity cards, on the grounds that affiliation to the homeland is essentially based on citizenship, not religion. They added that the statement of every citizen’s religion in identity cards is a kind of...
Date of source: Monday, February 21, 2005
My article mainly deals with two points raised in the two articles published by my dear friends: Bishop Mousa and counselor al-Bishrī. The first point is regarding Bishop Mousa’s answer to a question he asked and that is whether the Church works in politics. His answer was in the negative,...
Date of source: Monday, February 7, 2005
What authority does the Central Auditing Agency (CAA) have over the various ecclesiastical institutions? It is known that the Azhar as well as its faculties and institutes are placed under the supervision of the CAA. All professional syndicates, chambers of commerce and industry are also considered...
Date of source: Monday, January 31, 2005
In the article “The Unseen Facts,” published on January 10, 2005 in al-Usbou‘ newspaper, Anba Mousa replies to arguments raised by judge Tāriq al- Bishrī with regards to the Costantine issue.
Date of source: Saturday, June 4, 2005
Continuing discussions in Egyptian media about the alleged conversion of Wafā’ Costantin to Islam.
Date of source: Saturday, January 15, 2005
I reckon that the church administration has mishandled the Wafā’ Costantine issue and that its very policies have reflected on the Egyptian Copts themselves, said Judge Tāriq al-Bishrī, a veteran judge and a specialist researcher in minorities affairs, in an interview.
Date of source: Monday, December 10, 2001
The Mufti of Egypt affirmed that the Palestinians defence of themselves by any method is legal. Counselor Tareq Al-Bishri believed that the killing of the civilians is not wrong as a civilian is not related only to the uniform but is related to the attitude he adopts. Dr. Abdel-Sabour Shahin said...
Date of source: Friday, July 27, 2001
Tareq Al-Bishri’s "Muslims and Copts in the Frame of the Patriotic Group" touches upon the relationship between Muslims and Christians in the period from the beginnings of the 19th century until the July 23 Revolution, in 1952. He gave many examples on how this relation was a good one and how both...