Date of source: Wednesday, May 9, 2007
The church appeals the Administrative Court’s ruling on converted Christians.
Date of source: Sunday, May 13, 2007
The author discusses issues of confrontation regarding legally changing ones religion in official documents.
Date of source: Sunday, May 6, 2007
The article discusses the Iraqi crisis, and the escalating terrorist attacks that are ripping the country apart.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 2, 2007
The Supreme Administrative Court has rejected requests of 45 Christians who temporarily converted to Islam and asked to return to Christianity. The court considered this a manipulation of both religions, differentiating between their cases and the religious freedom that is provided by the law and...
Date of source: Thursday, April 26, 2007
The Judiciary Administrative Court has ruled that Christians who converted to Islam are not allowed to re-convert to Christianity. The court refuses to allow 45 Christians to change the entry of religion on their identity cards and other official documentary into Christianity, but to leave Islam as...
Date of source: Thursday, April 26, 2007
The Administrative Court rejects the law-suit promoted by Yūsuf al-Badrī to have Wafā’ Constantine arraigning before the court to declare her religion. While Shaykh Yūsuf al-Badrī denounced the court’s rejection and claimed that Constantine was under forced residence in a Coptic monastery,...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 25, 2007
In the article, the bishop of Samālūt, Bishop Paphnotius., responds to al-Maydān’s article, in which it claims that a book about raising the performance of the church has been banned following a papal order. The book is entitled, Hatmīyah al-Nuhūd bi-al-‘Amal al-Kanasī’ [the Necessity of Raising...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 18, 2007
The second session of the laymen’s conference will be held on April 26-27, 2007. While laymen sent out personal invitations to Pope Shenouda III and all the members of the Holy Synod, the Coptic Orthodox Church still appears to be boycotting the conference. Pope Shenouda described the conference as...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Jibrā’īl tries to point out the troubles of the Coptic Orthodox Church. He highlights problematic aspects that he believes to be reasons for the “mess” in which the Coptic Orthodox Church seems to presently find itself.
Date of source: Sunday, April 22, 2007
Jundī denounces assumptions stating that conversion to Islam is witnessing its most fruitful phase in Egypt’s history. Jundī presents three arguments to refute the assumptions and calls for a credible documented survey that can come up with recommendations that can regulate conversion.