Date of source: Monday, January 10, 2005
The phenomenon of giving religious names increases during times of crises, which consequently increases the sectarian gap between Egyptians.
Date of source: Monday, January 10, 2005
When Mukhtār Nouh was released in 2002, he carried a reconciliation initiative between the government and the Muslim Brotherhood. Yet, his initiative was rejected by the elders of the Brotherhood who distrust a government that arrests and tortures its members and aims at eradicating the group.
Date of source: Monday, January 3, 2005
In the wake of Wafā’ Costantine, Muhammad al-Bāz discusses the reasons why Christian girls convert to Islam. Al-Bāz mentions divorce in Christianity as one of the main factors behind the phenomenon.
Date of source: Monday, January 3, 2005
Human Rights Watch issued a document entitled: “Divorced from justice: Women’s unequal access to divorce in Egypt,” documenting serious human rights violations in biased Family Laws against women in Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, January 3, 2005
Sawt al-Umma publishes the full text of an email sent to the editor commenting on Muhammad al-Bāz’s article last week on Pope Shenouda’s handling of the most recent incidents of sectarian violence.
Date of source: Monday, January 3, 2005
Initiators of sectarian strife are still active after failing to achieve their goal by spreading several rumors. Their efforts have now moved to Mīnyā, specifically to the village of Damshāw Hāshim. A rumor that a citizen by the name of cAdil Sacīd Rizq built a church on the ruins of his house...
Date of source: Monday, January 3, 2005
We [Egyptians] have faced Islamic extremism for many years. People attempting to face Islamic extremism, were accused of takfīr [unbelief] by a myriad of lawyers who
were filing lawsuits before different courts against any opinion, headline or personality they may not like.
Date of source: Monday, January 3, 2005
I received an email from Dr. Joseph Yousuf Ghubriyāl entitled “Have mercy on the Copts of the nation.” The next day Dr. Joseph came to my office to discuss many issues. I told him that we should not solve national problems in the church. I then asked him: “Why did the church insist that Wafā’...
Date of source: Monday, January 3, 2005
Pope Shenouda asked married priests whose wives work in governmental organizations or private sector companies to prevent their wives from working and to limit their movement outside the home.
Date of source: Monday, January 3, 2005
A group of prominent Coptic figures mediated between Sawt al-Umma and the group that filed a complaint with the Prosecutor General. The complaint accused editor-in-chief ‘Ādil Hammoudah and Muhammad al-Bāz of instigating sectarian strife and cursing Pope Shenouda.