Date of source: Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Bishop Max Michel Maximus issued a statement criticizing Bishop Bīshūy’s recent controversial statements. He said that Bīshūy’s views on Islam are merely his own and not the Bible’s because only those who act like Christ can talk on behalf of Christianity. Najīb Jabrā‘īl announced a conference to...
Date of source: Monday, September 27, 2010
As‘ad compares Bīshūy’s comments about Egypt being originally Coptic to Zionism, and his comments about the Qur'ān’s distortion to the American Pastor’s mass Qur'ān burning. He says that Bīshūy’s comments are not only offensive to Muslims, but to anyone who believes in freedom of religious belief....
Date of source: Sunday, September 26, 2010
A campaign improving Bīshūy’s public image started yesterday with a television program presented by Bishop Armiyā on the Church’s Aghābī Satellite Channel. The program received phone calls from various Bishops all claiming Bīshūy to be misquoted and that he meant no disrespect to the Qur'ān. Kamāl...
Date of source: Saturday, September 25, 2010
The Islamic Research Academy holds an urgent meeting today to discuss Bishop Bīshūy’s offensive statements about the Qur'ān and Islamic faith. The group says that Azhar Grand Shaykh Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyib is outraged by the statements. Dr. Muhammad Ra‘fat ‘Uthmān claims the reason behind the current...
Date of source: Friday, September 24, 2010
Various Islamic scholars responded to Bishop Bīshūy’s statements regarding a verse about Jesus Christ in the Qur'ān that he claims might have been added after Prophet Muhammad’s death. Dr. ‘Āminah Nusayr and Dr. Ahmad al-Sāyih said that the Qur'ān clearly states in more than one verse that Christ...
Date of source: Friday, September 24, 2010
Bishop Bīshūy said that reports of him attacking Islam and the Qur'ān at a Coptic seminar last Wednesday are false. In an interview with Al-Dustūr, he said that his words were taken out of context and misunderstood. He says that his intentions were not to criticize but to inquire.
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Date of source: Sunday, October 31, 2010
In a celebration representing Egyptian national unity, the Protestant Church in Cairo launched a campaign to rehabilitate the disabled to use electric wheelchairs. Organizer Yvette al-Bayādī said that the campaign was for disabled people of all colors and religions in the spirit of true Egyptian...
Date of source: Sunday, October 31, 2010
This year’s parliamentary elections are seeing a fair amount of religious currents as the Muslim Brotherhood attempts to reclaim its eighty-eight seats, and sūfīs and sharīfs decide to participate for the first time. The article talks about the districts for which each has chosen to compete, as...
Date of source: Saturday, October 30, 2010
A group of Islamic activists organized a huge protest after yesterday’s Friday prayers demanding the release of Kāmīliyā Shihātah, who has allegedly been detained by the church for converting to Islam. The protesters called for the trial of church leaders and the removal of Pope Shenouda III. They...
Date of source: Saturday, October 30, 2010
The Egypt Lovers and Peace foundation’s General Secretary, Hānī ‘Azīz, told Al-Dustūr that Pope Shenouda III will be arriving in Cairo on Monday morning. He said that the reason the pope used businessman Najīb Sawīrus’ private jet is that there were no available seats on commercial flights. Bishop...