Date of source: Friday, February 12, 2010
The author examines the Coptic political movement in Egypt..
Date of source: Friday, February 12, 2010
The article deals with resolving sectarian tension.
Date of source: Friday, February 12, 2010
The article highlights the issue of marriage between Catholics and Orthodox, usually through legal loopholes.
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The court decided to postpone the trial of the three suspects in the Naj‘ Hamādī attacks to March 20, 2010. The suspects deny the charges.
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Is the Egyptian players’ prostrations for prayer on the football pitch a reflection of the religiousity of a whole society? The Egyptian team has been labeled the “team of the prostrators”. Some people criticized the religious practice on the football pitch, while head coach Hasan Shihātah stressed...
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Bishop Kyrillos of Naj‘ Hammādī has filed a claim against al-Anbā’ al-Dawlīyah newspaper, accusing it of offending him by publishing lies and tarnishing his image. The newspaper had published allegations about Bishop Kyrillos’ involvement in illegal trade with Hamām al-Kammūnī, the prime suspect in...
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Rose al-Yūsuf published a controversial article claiming that Pope Shenouda III had permitted Orthodox Copts’ marriage with followers of the Catholic Church. The article created much uproar in Christian circles. The Coptic Orthodox Church was swift to deny the news.
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The Shūrá Council in the Egyptian Parliament has made changes in the membership and leadership of the National Council for Human Rights. Muqbil Shākir has replaced Ahmad Kamāl Abū al-Majd in the position of the Council’s vice president. Eight other new members joined the Council and others left....
Date of source: Sunday, February 7, 2010
Hānī Labīb questions the limits of freedom of expression with regard to blasphemy.
Date of source: Monday, February 8, 2010
Ikrām Lam‘ī reflects on the idea that the nature of current religious discourse in Egypt absolutely rejects the existence of other subjects.