Date of source: Saturday, November 27, 2004 to Friday, December 3, 2004
US biologist Dean H. Hamer tries in his book The God Gene to focus on the issue of how faith is linked to our genes as he alleges that there are some genes responsible for man’s interest in spiritual aspects.
Date of source: Saturday, November 2, 2002 to Friday, November 8, 2002
The celebration of the 31st anniversary of Pope Shenouda on the Papal chair is expected to take place on November 14. It will be attended by the Eritrean President. The article gives an overview of how the celebration may be. It also gives an outline of the pope´s life before and after...
Date of source: Saturday, October 26, 2002 to Friday, November 1, 2002
Rose El-Youssef´s special file for this week tackles the conflict erupted between the governor of Al-Gharbia and the Muslim Brotherhood because of Al-Geel Al-Muslim schools. It comments on a recent study by Specialized National Councils that calls for deepening religious beliefs in the minds...
Date of source: Saturday, September 28, 2002 to Friday, October 4, 2002
Excommunication is the capital punishment that can be handed down to a clergyman, if he committed an irrecoverable mistake. A priest said that there is no written ecclesiastical law for excommunication, which means that it is a punishment that is left to the judgment of the bishops.
Date of source: Saturday, September 21, 2002 to Friday, September 27, 2002
Youssef Nada´s relationship with the Brotherhood started more than half a decade ago. He left Egypt for Libya and went to Europe to start his business there. He established Al-Takwa Bank, naming other members of the Brotherhood as investors in the bank so they share in the profits
Date of source: Saturday, August 17, 2002 to Friday, August 23, 2002
Despite the fact that the Ethiopian Church follows the beliefs of the Coptic Orthodox Church and has been under its spiritual control till 1959, the relationship between the two churches has gone through times of conflicts, influenced by the political relationships between Egypt and Ethiopia.
Date of source: Saturday, June 29, 2002 to Friday, July 5, 2002
Pope Shenouda consecrated Egyptian archpriest Miti´awes Al-Antoni as bishop Daniel Al-Antoni for Sidney, Australia. His consecration raised the number of Egyptian bishops serving Coptic churches abroad to 23. Bishop Daniel´s consecration was attended by the Australian ambassador to Egypt, which...
Date of source: Saturday, April 20, 2002
Osama Salama´s words are sharp, full of anger about Coptic emigrants. People in Egypt, other Arab countries, Europe, the US and Israel itself protest against the Israeli atrocities against the Palestinians. But where are the voices of the emigrant Copts and Arab Christians? We checked the Copts...
Date of source: Saturday, April 6, 2002 to Friday, April 12, 2002
The author criticizes the attitude of emigrant Copts towards what is happening in Palestine. He expressed the opinion that whenever there is something related to Copts in Egypt, they ask for the intervention of the USA. However, they did nothing when Israel killed their fellow Christians in...
Date of source: Saturday, March 23, 2002 to Friday, March 29, 2002
Pope Shenouda´s approval of applying khula´ on Copts caused frenzied reactions and much controversy. Apart from khula´, there are many similarities between Islam and Christianity regarding issues of personal status. The article touches upon these similarities, such as, the law...