Date of source: Monday, December 5, 2005
Khālid Muntasir states that the Iqrā’ [read] satellite channel is propagating hatred against Jews, and that Egyptians have failed to distinguish between Judaism, a religion that should be respected, and Zionism, a racist policy that should be resisted.
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It is not easy to admit that the Coptic issue has become increasingly complicated since the emergence of political Islam and that relations between Muslims and Copts have deteriorated in recent years.
The recommendations of the Washington conference are similar to those of the previous conference...
Date of source: Monday, November 28, 2005
Father Filopātīr calls for lawyers and priests attending his trial to view him as a victim of repressed freedom of expression, but no one in the history of church trials has been acquitted.
Date of source: Monday, November 14, 2005
Father Marqus ‘Azīz has recently joined the Shurafā’ al-Ghad Party, a dissident of the Ghad Party, to play a prominent role on the Egyptian political scene. Father ‘Azīz expressed his deep shock at the policies of the National Democratic Party (NDP), which are, according to him, contrary to Mubārak...
Date of source: Monday, November 14, 2005
The Copts in Egypt are used by the authorities as a scapegoat to keep the government in office.
Date of source: Monday, November 14, 2005
Bishop Matiās, the bishop of al-Mahallah al-Kubra, resigned months ago and left for the United States and refused to return to Egypt until his mother began a hunger strike, Bishop Paphnotius’ message to Pope Shenouda read.
Date of source: Monday, November 14, 2005
The author argues that Egyptians Copts are more important that Afghan Muslims, disputes claims that the Virgin Mary healed a man of a brain tumor and criticizes the pyramidal structure of power in Egypt.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 9, 2005
The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) has presented its report on the recent sectarian incidents in Alexandria, making several proposals that it hopes will help avoid future sectarian violence.
Date of source: Friday, November 4, 2005
A discussion of the reaction of the Egyptian press to the events in Alexandria, where Muslims demonstrated against a play, produced by the Mar Girgis Church, that they considered offensive to Islam.
Date of source: Monday, October 31, 2005
The author blames Mar Girgis Church officials for the incidents and the violence that harmed both Muslims and Christians, and argues that the Pope should apologize for the play that allegedly insulted Islam.