Date of source: Tuesday, March 12, 2013
The Grand Shaykh of the Azhar Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyīb, has recommended a delegation of the Anglican Church from the United States to speak of the return to good morals during their sermons.
The Grand Shaykh discussed the Azhar’s rejection of imposing a certain doctrine through power or through...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Coptic children continue to be kidnapped in Al-Minya Governorate. Barely a week has passed since the last kidnapping and the township of Mallawī has already witnessed the kidnapping of another Coptic child. Security director of al-Minya, Ahmad Sulaymān, received a notification of the kidnapping of...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Massive Christian protests broke out in a number of Pakistani villages after extremist Muslims burned down more than 100 Christian homes. This was in response to an accusation against a Christian for offending the Prophet Muhammad. Christian protesters destroyed the windows of buses and clashed...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 12, 2013
On Sunday Mar. 10, the Coptic Orthodox Church announced the death of ‘Izzat Hakīm ‘Atallah one of the Christians detained in Libya on charges of proselytisation. Dr. Najīb Jubrā’īl, president of the Egyptian Union for Human Rights, confirmed that ‘Atallah along with the rest of the detainees, had...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 12, 2013
On Sunday Mar. 10, the Coptic Orthodox Church announced the death of ‘Izzat Hakīm ‘Atallah one of the Christians detained in Libya on charges of proselytisation. Dr. Najīb Jubrā’īl, president of the Egyptian Union for Human Rights, confirmed that ‘Atallah along with the rest of the detainees, had...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Diplomatic officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have said that they are still waiting on the Libyan authorities to send the medical report of the deceased Egyptian citizen ‘Izzat Hakīm ‘Atallah who was detained in Libya on charges of proselytisation. The Egyptian ambassador and the wife of...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Egypt’s Human Rights Council listened to ‘Ātif Nādī Habīb, one of the Christians who was detained in Libya, along with 36 other former detainees. Habīb said they were accused of proselytisation and subjected to torture after they were seen with their bibles (Walā’ Ni'matallah, Hibah Amīn and...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Najīb Jubrā’īl, head of the Egyptian Union for Human Rights, said that the five Coptic detainees are: ‘Izat Hakīm, ‘Isá Ibrāhīm, ‘Adil Shākir, Shirīf Ramsīs, and ‘Imād Sidīq. He added that the detainees are being tortured by the Libyan Preventive Security Unit and have to be released immediately. ...
Date of source: Sunday, February 24, 2013
The Islamic Research Academy has denied accusing writer and novelist Dr. Yūsuf Zīdān of defaming Christianity in his novel “Arab Theology”. Shaykh ‘Alī ‘Abd al-Bāqī, Secretary General of the Islamic Research Academy, confirmed that Zīdān’s novel had not been submitted to the members of the academy...
Date of source: Sunday, February 24, 2013
In an interview with al-Tahrīr, Tāriq al-Zumur speaks about the current situation in Egypt. al-Zumur spent nearly 30 years in prison for taking part in the assassination of former Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat in 1981. al-Zumur is a famous leader of the al-Jamā’ah al-Islāmīyyah and founder of...