Date of source: Monday, November 1, 2004
The national unity iftar [fast-breaking] banquet was first initiated by Pope Shenouda III some 20 years ago, followed by another sponsored by the Ministry of Awqaf [Religious Endowments.]
Date of source: Monday, November 1, 2004
Dr. Khaled Montasser has said in his article The Qur’an is a book of religion, not a book of Chemistry that scientific miracles in the Qur’an are a big lie and I really want to ask him what would be wrong if the Qur’an contained some scientific signals in the universe.
Date of source: Monday, November 1, 2004
The Qur’an’s so-called scientific miracle business has thrived at the hands of Dr. Zaghlul Al-Naggar, a phenomenon who introduced himself as an expounder of the geologist verses in the Qur’an on the grounds that geology is his specialization.
Date of source: Monday, October 25, 2004
Father Bulis Eweida was removed from his congregation in the Shubra al-Kheima diocese. Church members could not reach the pope or his secretariat, and before that Bishop Marcos of Shubra al-Kheima and his secretariat, so they resorted to human rights societies and newspaper ads so that they would...
Date of source: Monday, October 25, 2004
Here are two stories that show how some people have mutilated religion, and transformed it from a source of love and tolerance, to one of hatred and hostility. I do not claim that people involved represent all Muslims, but this manner of thinking does exist, and could cause problems in the future.
Date of source: Monday, October 25, 2004
The battles that Dr. Bint Al-Shate` waged against Dr. Mustafa Mahmoud in the late 1970’s were the fiercest ones fought over the issue of the scientific miracles of the Qur’an. This came at a time when this trend was in its infancy, and had not yet developed into the mega-industry that it has become...
Date of source: Monday, October 18, 2004
There has been a long-standing, highly ambiguous, relationship between the U.S. and Islamist groups. Under the Clinton administration, the American position was that these groups, as long as they did not resort to violence, have the right to exist and be lawfully presented. After the attacks of...
Date of source: Monday, October 18, 2004
Nazmi Luqa, a Copt, wrote many books, valiantly defending the Prophet Muhammad. His book ‘Muhammad; the Message and the Messenger’ especially was met by a huge outcry from people of both religions, who each saw him as part of some plot against their religion. Both Copts and some Muslims thought...
Date of source: Monday, October 18, 2004
The Supreme Administrative Court will give its verdict on a legal dispute between Pope Shenouda and the governor of Sohag over the Red Monastery in November.
After the court turned over the challenge pope Shenouda filed against the verdict ordering the removal of cultivated plants on 8 acres next...
Date of source: Monday, October 18, 2004
The Qur’an is a book of religion and guidance, not one of chemistry or physics. The denial of any so-called scientific miracles is not a blasphemy because the Qur’an is not required, nor should it be required, to function as a reference in medicine or a PhD in geology.