Date of source: Monday, October 24, 2011
Counselor Muhammad 'Atīyah, minister of local development, said that the Legislative committee in the Cabinet would discuss the comments and objections to the unified law for building houses of worship.
The Azhar and the Church had objected to the current draft of the law; the Azhar called for...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Rev. Dr. Andrea Zakī, vice-president of the Coptic Evangelical Church, and General Director of the Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services (CEOSS), denied that Copts are persecuted in Egypt and added that the ousted president's regime ignited sectarian tension.
Furthermore, he believes...
Date of source: Monday, October 17, 2011
The Adminstrative Court yesterday (October 16, 2011) transferred the case of Kāmilīyā Shihātah to the Board of State Commissioners.
Hāmid Sidīq Mikī had filed a lawsuit against Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III to release Shihātah who was reportedly detained by the Church.
Shihātah's location has...
Date of source: Monday, October 17, 2011
Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Aswan Statement [October 15, 2011]
A number of visual and written media recently covered the issue of Saint George's Church in Marīnāb of Idfū city in Aswan governorate inaccurately and gave wrong information, which resulted in the confusion in the opinions and emotions...
Date of source: Thursday, October 13, 2011
Clashes erupted between the military and the Copts during the latters' protests off the state TV building in Maspero, on October 9, 2011, leaving nearly 24 Copts dead and 212 others injured. Some reports mentioned the death of three army soldiers and 100 others injured.
Date of source: Thursday, October 13, 2011
The Central Cairo Prosecution resumed investigating the incidents of the Coptic demonstration on Sunday (Oct. 9) in front of the state TV building in Maspero area, which left 26 killed and 229 others wounded. (al-Ahrām, Oct. 13, p. 5).
Date of source: Thursday, October 6, 2011
Al-Akhbār, October 5, 2011 (p. 4) – Army, police forces disperse protesters, open Kurnīsh road
Army and anti-riot police personnel dispersed Coptic protesters who had staged a sit-in in the area of Maspero by force during the early hours of October 5. The protesters escaped in all directions and...
Date of source: Sunday, October 9, 2011
A number of founders of Civil Society and Human Rights organizations in al-Minya announced staging a rally under the slogan "No for fitnah tā'ifīyah" in the aftermath of the Aswan church attack. The rally was intended to refuse any attempts to ignite fitnah.
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Date of source: Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Astonished the protests, Aswan Governor Major General Mustafá al-Sayīd said that there are foreign hands attempting to disturb national security.
The April 6 Movement and Egyptian Movement for Change [Kifāyah] as well as Coptic youths had protested off Aswan governorate offices on October 3, 2011,...
Date of source: Sunday, October 2, 2011
The military establishment is a "patriotic one and wants to return to its barracks," said 'Abd al-Mun'im Abū al-Futūh, a presidential hopeful and former member of the Muslim Brotherhood, terming the transitional government as "frail".
Abū al-Futūh called on Egyptians to keep "the wheel of...