Date of source: Monday, October 26, 2020
In a meeting led by Shaykh of al-Azhar Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib on Monday, the Muslim Council of Elders condemned the systematic campaign seeking to disparage the Prophet Muḥammad and mock Islam under the motto of “freedom of expression.” It also condemned the murder of French teacher Samuel Paty as...
Date of source: Friday, November 27, 2020
Eight human rights organizations repeated their demands for the immediate release of Coptic activist Rāmī Kāmil and the dropping of the trumped-up charges against him after an entire year since his arrest. They also called for the end of mistreating Egyptian human rights defenders and especially...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism participated in the first "Hemispheric Forum on Freedom of Religion or Belief" which was organized by the Colombian government [as part of the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance]. Al-Azhar was invited by Colombian Minister of Foreign...
Date of source: Monday, October 26, 2020
Metropolitan Sirābiyūn [Serapion], archbishop of Los Angeles and its subsidiaries, stressed that there are different explanations to the statements made by Pope Francis about gay rights with some saying that these statements were made at different times, or that they were grouped together by the...
Date of source: Monday, October 26, 2020
Efforts by the Coptic Orthodox Church to bring to life the path of the Holy Family have persisted in coordination with the relevant state authorities. The path is considered among the most well known and most important tourist attractions.
Date of source: Sunday, October 25, 2020
Since the beheading of a French history teacher by a religious extremist in France, French officials have been facing outcry on social media for their statements insisting the incident is linked to Islam.
Date of source: Friday, October 23, 2020
Copts from the village of al-Rahmāniyyah in Maghāghah, al-Minyā, said that their village was living in peace and harmony until a month ago when a young Coptic man did something wrong that everyone found unacceptable. He left the village for another home in Cairo. However, a week after the...
Date of source: Thursday, October 22, 2020
In this editorial, the author expresses his disapproval of Pope Francis’s recent comments on civil unions for gay people. He writes as follows:
Date of source: Thursday, October 22, 2020
The Coptic Orthodox Church announced that priests from its dioceses in al-Minyā, Abū Qurqāṣ, and Sharq al-Nīl held another meeting with members from the Azharian Zone and al-Azhar University in al-Minyā to promote peace and fight misconceptions among young people. The meeting was led by Bishop...
Date of source: Thursday, October 22, 2020
In unified statements circulated to churches, Bishop Murqus, archbishop of Shubrā al-Khayma, and Bishop Makarios [Mākariyūs], bishop of al-Minyā and Abū Qurqāṣ, called Copts to vote in the parliamentary elections. They said that the church calls on all of its people to go to the polls to cast...