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17. "Ahmadinejad" angry with the Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar after his statements about the Shī'ah tide
Date of source: Thursday, February 7, 2013
Hundreds of Syrians living in Egypt held demonstrations yesterday outside the Fairmont Hotel to protest the visit of Iranian President Ahmadinejad, whom they describe as responsible for the murder of Syrian youth. Syrian activists and members of political Islamic movements also organized two...
Date of source: Thursday, February 7, 2013
A source close to Coptic Orthodox Bishop Mūsá of Youth confirmed that he had turned down the post of official spokesman for the Coptic Church. The source indicated that Pope Tawadros had asked Bishop Mūsá to take on responsibility for media relations as he is one of the most diplomatic Bishops;...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 6, 2013
On Tuesday, February 5, President Muhammad Mursī met Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The President remained for several hours at the private lounge at Cairo Airport to discuss presidential matters with President Mursī. Amid tight security measures, the President...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Pope Tawadros spoke at the official opening for the 6th Conference for Coptology at the Clerical College at Virgin Mary Monastery in al Qūssīyah, Asyut Governorate. Pope Tawadros encouraged tourists to come and visit this Monastery, which is the oldest Monastery in the Christian world. The Orthodox...
Date of source: Saturday, February 2, 2013
A wildfire broken out in the late evening hours on Friday, February 1, 2013 at the 'Abd al-Latīf Prep School for girls located next to Qasr al-Dubārah Evangelical Church on Simon Bolivar Square. Demonstrators and other people in the area tried to control the flames to prevent it from spreading to...
Date of source: Thursday, January 31, 2013
On Wednesday evening, January 30, 2013, Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II held his first weekly sermon at Saint Mark Cathedral in al-'Abāssīyah. Pope Tawadros will hold his weekly sermon on the same day that the late Pope Shenouda III held his weekly sermons throughout his years as Pope. Different...
Date of source: Monday, February 4, 2013
Al-Sabāh interviewed Father Dā’ūd al-Rayānī, the spokesman of the Monastery of Saint Macarius, after reported clashes between the bedouins and the monks living in the historic monastery have increased in the last two years. According to Father Dā’ūd, the repeated clashes seem to be more like “a...
Date of source: Monday, February 4, 2013
Member of the Senior Scholar Authority of the Azhar Dr. Ahmad ‘Umar Hāshim said that in accordance to the Azhar Bylaw No. 13 for the year 2012 , the candidates for the position of the future muftī are exclusively nominated by the Authority; he added that the nominees do not necessarily have to be...
Date of source: Sunday, February 3, 2013
In his first visit to Upper Egypt, Pope Tawadros II will participate in the opening session on Coptic Heritage meeting that will take place in al-Muharraq Monastery in Asyut tomorrow Monday.
Church sources revealed that the Holy Synod will study a proposal submitted by Bishop Bisantī of the...
Date of source: Sunday, February 3, 2013
“The Egyptian Christian would never leave his homeland, unless he has been deeply aggrieved by his homeland.”
“Expatriate Copts are claiming the full rights for their people in Egypt. Is this not evidence enough that the Government is failing to do so?”
Amid waves of violent clashes Egypt is...
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