Date of source: Friday, October 8, 2010
The Azhar Scholars Front said they were happy with Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib’s decision to cancel his meeting with the Iranian Vice President, Hamid Baghai. Head of the Scholars Front, Dr. Muhammad Al-Barrī, requested there be no official meetings between the Azhar and Iran unless the ‘Umar Ibn al-...
Date of source: Thursday, June 24, 2010
This article deals with the statement of Su‘ād Sālih, that Christians should not be given governmental power, and the report made against her to the attorney general.
Date of source: Sunday, June 13, 2010
The article highlights the verdict by the Family Court repealing the presidential decree of appointing Shenouda as Pope of Alexandria.
Date of source: Thursday, September 23, 2010
The influence of Islamic architecture on Coptic art was discussed today at a conference on Egypt during the Coptic period held at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and organized by the Calligraphy Center, the Ministry of Culture and the Society for Coptic Archaeology. The conference also witnessed the...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 22, 2010
During the first conference on Coptic Studies held at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, researchers from around the world promoted the establishment of an institute specialized in Coptic heritage. The conference will be held for three days in total, and is the first of its kind not to be held inside a...
Date of source: Friday, June 11, 2010
Al-Ahrār writes concerning the request of NDP members of parliament to arrest members of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Date of source: Saturday, September 18, 2010
Shaykh Gamal Kotb and Dr. Amina Noseir requested the National Council for Human Rights protect all religious converts in Egypt. Dr. Noseir added that the Church's detention of converts to Islam should be challenged. She also said that apostasy in Islam is not punishable by death, while Abdel Moaty...
Date of source: Friday, September 17, 2010
Muslim organizations' attorney Mamdoud Ismail requested in a report to the Attorney General that Bishop Bīshūy, the rumored heir to the papal throne, be interrogated for hinting at sectarian war in an interview with Al-Miṣrī al-Yawm newspaper where he said that Muslims are guests in Egypt and that...
Date of source: Friday, May 28, 2010
Thanā’ al-Karās writes about the argument concerning visiting Jerusalem.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 8, 2010
One hundred and fifty-five of Egypt's top university professors, journalists, and lawyers signed a petition yesterday that urged President Mubārak to put an end to the Kamilia Shehata controversy as it is his "constitutional duty." As a solution, they proposed that the Church allow Kamilia to...