Date of source: Monday, December 19, 2011
A number of Coptic movements condemned the "bloody" incidents that took place on al-Qasr al-'Aynī street and mourned the killing of Shaykh 'Imād 'Ifat as young Copts placed a photo of the late cleric instead of photos of killed Coptic activist Mīnā Danyāl and their own on their social networking...
Date of source: Saturday, December 24, 2011
His Eminence the Murshid said he is constant contact with Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III to enquire after his health.
“Our Christian brothers will not see in this religion anything but freedom and justice we have all been denied for long,” said Badī’ during his press conference in the Upper...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 18, 2012
On June 6, 2010, during the Vatican Pope's visit to the Middle East, Pope Benedict XVI introduced a work flow entitled "Synod of Bishops for the Middle East" Conference that was conducted from October 10-24, 2010 at the Vatican headquarters, Rome.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 11, 2012
A number of pages and accounts on the the social networking websites Facebook and Twitter lashed out at the film offending the Prophet Muhammad that was produced by a number of expatriate Copts, namely: Maurice Sādiq.
Nādir Bakār, member of the Constituent Assembly, published on his Facebook page...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Eng. Sa'd al-Husaynī, Governor of Kafr al-Shaykh, visited on September 8, 2012 a church in Kafr al-Shaykh. Secretary-General of Freedom and Justice Party accompanied the Governor. Bishop Bīshūy of Kafr al-Shaykh and Damietta welcomed the Governor.
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Date of source: Monday, March 26, 2012
Church and Coptic figures lashed out at the Constitution panel and the percentage of Copts in it, considering the constituent assembly as “shameful” and stressing that they will not accept discrimination against Copts. [‘Imād Khalīl, al-Misrī al-Yawm, March 26, 2012, p. 4] Read original text in...
Date of source: Thursday, March 22, 2012
The U.S. State Department’s International Religious Freedoms report grilled the ruling authorities in Egypt, which, it said, caused religious freedom violations, adding Egypt, the heart of the Arab Spring, has seen hope turning into panic after human rights deteriorations under the Supreme Council...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians on Tuesday (March 20) attended the funeral of Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III that started at Saint Mark Cathedral in the Cairo district of al-‘Abbāssīyah amidst unprecedented security measures to control the pope-loving masses who tried to enter the cathedral...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Field Marshal Muhammad Husayn Tantāwī, Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) endorsed an announcement of public morning in Egypt over the death of Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III, who passed away this week at the age of 89. [Walā’ Wahīd, al-Wafd, March 20, 2012] Read text in...
Date of source: Friday, March 9, 2012
Bishop Yu'annis, Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III's secretary, said the visit by Dr. Muhammad Badī', the Murshid (Guide) of the Muslim Brotherhood, to the pope after the weekly sermon on Wednesday (March 7) at St. Mark Cathedral was one paid by a "venerated personality we highly respect and...