Date of source: Friday, September 1, 2006
Max Michel, otherwise known as Bishop Maximus I of St.
Athanasius Orthodox Eparchy of Egypt and the Middle East, has given instructions to all workers at the
eparchy not
to make any statements to the press about recent developments in the lawsuit filed against him
by the Coptic
Orthodox Church...
Date of source: Friday, September 1, 2006
Sources within the Coptic Orthodox church recently announced Pope
Shenouda III of
Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark has decided to bring forward his arrival at Cairo
after
canceling his scheduled visit to England for security reasons.
Date of source: Sunday, August 27, 2006
Pope Shenouda will leave Cleveland Hospital today. His medical
conditions are
reported to be stable and responding to treatment.
Date of source: Friday, August 18, 2006
Pope Shenouda III and the Middle East Council of Churches
call upon
Christians to raise funds for the people of Lebanon.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 9, 2006
A recent statement by the Supreme Guide of the
Muslim
Brotherhood, Muhammad Mahdī ‘Ākif, in which he said that the Brotherhood was ready
to
send 10,000 troops to Lebanon, has raised the fears of the Egyptian government about the group’s military
expertise and capabilities.
Date of source: Sunday, August 7, 2005
In a statement published yesterday on al-Jamā‘ah al-
Islāmīyah’s website, the group denied any links to al-Qā‘idah¸ indicating that
Dr. Ayman al-Zawāhirī’s recent videotaped message about the alleged union between some members
of the group and al-Qā‘idah "contradicts reality."
Date of source: Thursday, July 27, 2006
In Qur’ān
interview with al-Wafd, Muslim dā‘īyah Dr. Yūsuf al-
Qaradāwī speaks out on the deteriorating situation in the Arab world and the role of the Palestinian
and Lebanese resistance in confronting what he describes as "Israeli aggression."
Date of source: Thursday, July 27, 2006
This review outlines
statements made about Max Michel, who has named himself Archbishop Maximus and claims to be the patriarch of the
Orthodox Copts.
Date of source: Friday, July 21, 2006
This
press review summarizes responses from a wide variety of persons, including Coptic
leaders, clergy, and
congregants to the controversial Max Michel, also known as Archbishop Maximus I.
Date of source: Thursday, July 13, 2006
This review deals with the controversy still blazing over the split of
clergyman Max Michel from the mother Coptic Orthodox Church, and his establishment of Qur’ān independent church and a
holy synod for Copts in Egypt and the Middle East.