Date of source: Thursday, May 14, 2020
“It is forbidden to give zakāt to non-Muslims.” The Egyptian Dār al-Iftāʾ released a fatwa [fatwā] a few days ago that caused controversy between Muslims and Copts in Egypt. Egyptians were divided on social media with some rejecting and some supporting the fatwā. The controversy about the fatwā...
Date of source: Monday, March 23, 2020
Humanity is the enemy of what it does not know, and ignorance is the father of evil. Does Islam call for the killing of people and does Christianity welcome the drinking of alcohol? Seven out of every ten non-Muslims will answer the first question with a yes, and a similar percentage of non-...
Date of source: Saturday, December 12, 2020
Public Prosecution issued a decision regarding the attack on three Coptic shops in al-Wardiyān, Alexandria, which resulted in the death of Ramsīs Būlus Hirmīnā (47 years old) and the stabbing of his brother ʿĀdil Būlus Hirmīnā (60 years old). Tāriq Fawzī Shinūda and his clothing store were also...
Date of source: Friday, December 11, 2020
Members of the Egyptian House of Representatives and Senate expressed their condolences to Bishop Ilarion [Iylāriyūn], general bishop of the churches of West Alexandria, for the death of Ramsīs Būlus Hirmīnā. a Copt who was the victim of a hate crime that took place in al-Wardiyān, Alexandria. The...
Date of source: Saturday, September 26, 2020
Program Webinar: Comparing inclusive Citizenship in Egypt with Europe
Sept. 26th, 2020
Program title: Comparing inclusive Citizenship in Egypt with Europe
Period: Saturday September 26, 2020.
Organized by: the Center for Arab-West Understanding (Egypt), the Institute of Missiology at Missio-...
Date of source: Monday, December 7, 2020
Parliamentarian Ṣābir ʿAbd al-Ḥakīm said that the reconciliation session in the village of al-Barshā in Mallawī has come to an end, averting sectarian strife. The session was attended by several clergymen, parliamentarians, and politicians in al-Minyā.
Date of source: Monday, December 7, 2020
Dr. Munīr Ḥannā, bishop of the Episcopal Church for the Alexandria region, condemned the Zionist, terrorist attempt to burn down the Church of All Nations [Church of Gethsemane] in Jerusalem.
Date of source: Saturday, December 5, 2020
Today, a delegation of Sudanese media professionals visited a region of Old Cairo where Islam, Christianity, and Judaism meet together in one place in order to get to know Egyptian culture and civilization throughout the ages. The trip came as part of a course called “Sudan without borders”...
Date of source: Saturday, November 28, 2020
The Coptic Orthodox Church called on people to not get involved or get carried away with Egypt’s enemies both at home and abroad, who want to cause sectarian strife and division and harm the country’s peace and security.
Date of source: Sunday, November 22, 2020
Dr. Munīr Ḥannā, bishop of the Episcopal-Anglican Church for the Alexandria region, participated in a mass commemorating the anniversary of the Armenian genocide. The mass was headed by Rev. Krikor-Okosdinos Coussa, bishop for the Armenian Catholic Church, at the Armenian Catholic Church of St....