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The Azhar Grand Imām and the Minister of Endowments headed to Naj‘ Hammādī for the Friday prayers and to offer their condolences to Bishop Kyrillos and the victims' families. They both stated that Islam is innocent of such crime and stressed the significance of preserving the national unity. In Naj...
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Newspapers reported on official and governmental figueres’ greetings to Pope Shenouda on Christmas in spite of the negative feelings Naj‘ Hammādī’s attacks have left in the atmosphere.
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Besides the intensive news reports on the incidents in Naj‘ Hammādī, the press also published many articles discussing the possible reasons behind sectarian tensions and the possible solutions. Three main domains have been mainly principally highlighted to end sectarianism in Egypt; passing a...
Date of source: Thursday, January 14, 2010
The National Council for Human Rights will reword its report on the incidents of Naj‘ Hammādī due to the strong language of primary report drafted by Georgette Qillīnī. The press also highlighted tensions between Qillīnī and Bishop Kyrillos. Pope Shenouda’s Wednesday sermon witnessed angry Coptic...
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Updates, comments and press releases are still being published in the Egyptian press on the incidents of the drive-by shooting in Naj‘ Hammādī on Coptic Christmas Eve. The following lines shed lights on the press reports published on the seventh and eighth of January.
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The following is a review of the Egyptian press coverage of the Christmas attacks in Najc Hammādī’s, from January 9, 2010 until the present
Date of source: Tuesday, January 12, 2010
The People’s Assembly yesterday held a session to discuss the Christmas criminal attacks in Naj‘ Hammādī. MP Georgette Qillīnī led a heated argument and criticized the governor of Qena for ignoring Copts’ welfare and for his reluctance to defend Copts. Bishop Kyrillos does not seem optimistic about...
Date of source: Monday, September 7, 2009
A Coptic organization called on Copts inside Egypt and abroad to organize a strike on September 11 in memory of the Coptic victims of sectarian attacks over the past 28 years. The call created controversy. While many supported it as a protest against the hardship of Copts’ reality in Egypt, others...
Date of source: Sunday, September 6, 2009
The author reports some opinions around the issue of establishing a unified law of houses of worship.
Date of source: Sunday, August 30, 2009
Some newspapers are still reflecting on the recent rumor about the death of Pope Shenouda III and an alleged prophecy that his secretary Bishop Yu’annis will succeed him to the See of Saint Mark.