Date of source: Thursday, October 16, 2008
In recent years Muslims and Islam have received a lot of negative press, Ibrāhīm Si‘dah suggests why this may be.
Date of source: Monday, June 30, 2008
The Abū Fānā ordeal is still stealing the limelight in the press. Some newspapers try to provide plans and documents related to the issue. From his residence in the United States, Pope Shenouda III called for postponing the negotiations until all culprits in the attacks against the monks are...
Date of source: Thursday, June 26, 2008
While monks resume their sit-in at the monastery of Abū Fānā, Coptic communities abroad are organizing demonstrations protesting the incidents. The following presents an up-to-date review of the aftermath of the Abū Fānā attacks.
Date of source: Monday, October 6, 2008
The Giza criminal court dismissed the charges against Hammūdah and Muhammad al-Bāz, Al-Dustūr's journalists. The two defendants were fined 80 thousand Egyptian pounds in addition to a compensation of 5,001 Egyptian pounds. Meanwhile, yesterday was an exceptional day in courts, as five journalists,...
Date of source: Thursday, October 9, 2008
The former chairman of Egypt’s Press Syndicate comments on Ibrāhīm ‘Isá’s presidential pardon, and uses it as a springboard to ask for the release of other detained journalists, as well as an overall increase in press freedoms.
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The press' interpretation of any incident defines the incident itself. A not unusual honor crime in Upper Egypt was reported by a newspaper as being a source of new sectarian strife, while such crimes usually take place based on cultural heritage that has nothing to do with religious identity.
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In the aftermath of the attacks against the Abū Fānā Monastery, the governor of Minya headed a committee that drafted decisions that do not appear favorable for the church. From his residency in Cleveland in the U.S., Pope Shenouda III declared the relations between the bishopric in Mallawī and the...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Dr. Nabīl Lūqā Bibāwī comments on the way Coptic Orthodox Church funds are spent.
Date of source: Thursday, June 19, 2008
Dr. Hasan Muhammad Wajīh writes about suggested solutions to educational problems in Egypt.
Date of source: Saturday, June 14, 2008
The Egyptian press has reported on Pope Shenouda’s medical trip to the U.S and brought to the surface again speculation about who will succeed the current patriarch.