Date of source: Friday, May 19, 2006
Pope Shenouda has forbidden Orthodox Copts from traveling to Jerusalem,
stressing that
those who violate the provisions of the Coptic Church will be severely punished.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 16, 2006
The author reviews on a full page three books by three different writers dealing with the Copts of Egypt and the history of their relations with Muslims.
Date of source: Friday, May 12, 2006
The author reports the repeated postponement of
Pope
Shenouda’s meeting with the new members of the al-Majlis al-Millī due to the top Coptic
prelate’s
busy schedule.
Date of source: Friday, May 19, 2006
The author
criticizes Pope Shenouda’s recent
contradictory decision regarding many important issues that concern Copts in
Egypt.
Date of source: Saturday, May 6, 2006 to Friday, May 12, 2006
Rose al-Yousuf publishes the full text of the appeal made by Pope Shenouda III against a court ruling obliging him to grant permission to divorced Copts to remarry.
Date of source: Monday, May 8, 2006
A discussion of the pope’s arguments concerning divorce in the Coptic Orthodox
Church, and the ways in which
Christian personal status issues have been handled in the past.
Date of source: Sunday, May 7, 2006
The patriarch of Jerusalem shows his disagreement with the prohibition on Copts from
visiting
Jerusalem but Pope Shenouda maintains his stance.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Rumors are going around concerning the links between Pope
Shenouda and the expatriate
Copts according to the author. He expresses his opinion on the matter and gives
evidence in support of his
belief.
Date of source: Monday, May 1, 2006
The attempt to produce a movie on Christ is a reflection of the culture of national
unity.
The opposition of Islamic institutions to the movie, according to the author, will stir up discord
instead of
promoting national unity.
Date of source: Sunday, April 30, 2006
The Coptic dossier has been the center of Egyptian media attention
for the past few
decades.