Date of source: Saturday, March 15, 2014
Al- Da’wah al- Salafiya has denounced the fatwá of Shaykh Muhammad Abd al- Maqsūd (possibly affiliated to the Muslim Brotherhood) calling for burning police cars and attacking policemen’s houses.
Date of source: Saturday, March 15, 2014
Pope Tawāḍrūs II has inaugurated the Care and Education Institute after it has been renovated.
Date of source: Friday, March 14, 2014
Al- Shārqah (Sharjah) city in the UAE was chosen by the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) as the Capital of Islamic Culture for the year
Date of source: Wednesday, March 12, 2014
In a historic visit, Pope Tawadros visited the Monastery of Anba Makar [Also known as St. Macarios].
Date of source: Thursday, January 2, 2014
The Churches and dioceses in Egypt have witnessed intensified security measures by the armed forces and police.
Date of source: Sunday, August 5, 2012
Dozens of Copts staged protests outside the Assiut Security Department after a Christian bride disappeared on her wedding night.
The department had received a report on Thursday (Aug. 1) from Haddāth Kāmil, who lives in the village of 'Arab al-Qadādīh, Abnūb township, that his daughter Dīnā was...
Date of source: Saturday, August 4, 2012
Meanwhile, Bishop Pachomius said he would not congratulate the new prime minister, Hishām Qandīl, over formation of his government that was sworn in before the president on Thursday (Aug. 2) because “the lineup was unfair”.
“This cabinet lineup was unfair to Copts, now that we have expected more...
Date of source: Thursday, July 26, 2012
Meanwhile, sources in al-Nūr Party said a new round of negotiations with the Azhar will start next week on the text of Article II of the Constitution as the top establishment in the Sunni Muslim world insisted keeping the article without any omissions or additions.
Several meetings were held...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Controversy marred the constituent assembly’s meeting on Tuesday (July 24) after a decision to postpone the election of five substitutes for five main members of the panel who withdrew amidst the Azhar’s insistence on keeping Article II as stated in the 1971 constitution unchanged. [Muhammad Abū...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 25, 2012
The committee on registration of voters to elect a new pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church in succession of Pope Shenouda III, who passed away in March, were placed on notice boards in the Saint Mark Cathedral headquarters in both Cairo’s al-‘Abbāssīyah district and Alexandria. [Ahmad al-Sa’dāwī, al...