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Date of source: Wednesday, August 3, 2011
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The Azhar and the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church have rejected the idea of the post of a U.S. special envoy to the Middle East and Central Asia for the affairs of religious minorities.
Date of source: Friday, July 22, 2011
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It has been reported that Rev. Ikrām Lam'ī, Director of the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Cairo, may be purchasing the foundation of St. Athanasius Church, started by Father Max Michel Hannā (Maximus).
Date of source: Friday, July 15, 2011
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Maurice Sādiq's comments about creating a Coptic state within Egypt have been called "ridiculous" by members of the Egyptian Coptic church in a meeting in New York.
Bishop Mūsá, Coptic Orthodox Bishop of Youth Affairs, remarked that he could not, in any way, accept a religious division of...
Date of source: Friday, July 15, 2011
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Priest Philopater Jamīl, a member of the Maspero Youth Union, has said that the Union has participated in the Tahrīr Square protests and had two tents set up: one for members to congregate in; and one in case of medical emergency.
Date of source: Friday, July 8, 2011
In a move contrary to laws of the Coptic Orthodox Church regarding personal status, a number of Copts staged a protest July 7 in front of the Ministry of Justice to claim the eligibility from the church for divorce and civil marriage.
Previously divorce and civil marriage have not been allowed...
Date of source: Friday, July 8, 2011
The Islamic Research Academy, headed by Dr. Ahmed al-Tayeb, stressed that al-Azhar is the sole academic authority in the Islamic world, and that no one from any other body, or even those from within al-Azhar, have a right to offer themselves as an alternative, or to speak on behalf of, the affairs...
Date of source: Friday, July 1, 2011
People who get killed in fights are not necessarily martyrs, the head of Egypt's Coptic Church, Pope Shenouda III, has stated.
Shenouda did not clarify what he meant by "fights."
On Tuesday night, clashes broke out between police forces and protesters at Cairo's Tahrir Square, leaving hundreds...
Date of source: Saturday, July 2, 2011
Ahmad Bāshā writes in his opinion article that he needs a strong explanation from the Coptic Orthodoc Church about Archpriest Marqus 'Azīz's actions.
According to the writer, Archpriest 'Azīz is one of the Copts that were asking for international protection for Copts in Egypt.
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Date of source: Thursday, June 30, 2011
Field Marshal Husayn Tantāwī, the Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), received on Wednesday (June 29, 2011) Ambassador William Burns, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, and his accompanying delegation, currently on a visit to Egypt.
The meeting took up recent developments in...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Counselor Muhammad al-Bastāwī, Public Attorney for Shubrā al-Khaymah prosecution, arrested four suspects in the incidents of Shubrā al-Khaymah which resulted in two deaths and other injuries.
In Rose al-Yūsuf, page 3, June 29, 2011, seven suspects, Muslims and Copts, arrested in the incidents [...
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