Date of source: Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Dr. Andrea Zakī, Vice President of Egypt's Evangelical denomination, states that one of the objectives of the January 25 Revolution is making Egypt a civil state, one that respects all religions in an atmosphere of equality and justice.
He added that Egypt will not be a civil state unless civilians...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Islamists could play a key role in Egypt's near future. They are well organized and popular.
But the Islamists don't belong to a single, homogeneous group. They constitute of different groups, which are in the process of change, in order to cope with the new reality.
What is totally new is their...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Why has the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces resorted to salafī shaykhs in reconciliation drives between Copts and Muslims, following sectarian clashes against a background of social disputes?
The Council was rather expected to seek the assistance of the Azhar, which advocates moderate Islam as...
Date of source: Thursday, March 24, 2011
Many Coptic activists agreed on Facebook that they would protest again in Maspero on April 25, 2011.
Date of source: Monday, April 11, 2011
A conference was held in Cairo on 10 April 2011 by the Coalition of Women's Organizations, a non-governmental group.
The purpose was to stress the importance of the role of women in democracy building.
At the conference Bothaina Kamel, a well-known TV host, stressed that a woman is capable of being...
Date of source: Thursday, March 31, 2011
Bishop Marqus of Shubrā al-Khaymah and the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church's Media Center, said that Kāmīliyā Shihātah has never declared she has converted to Islam.
Bishop Marqus added that all Muslim scholars who appeared on satellite channels asserted that Kāmīliyā did not convert to Islam.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 24, 2010
In a press conference after the national unity meeting in al-Minya, Governor Ahmad Diyā’ al-Dīn stated that his meeting with Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III was personal and that they did not discuss Maghāghah Bishopric crisis.
He said that the meeting has foiled plans by Metropolitan Aghathon of...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 25, 2010
In this article, the author highlights a voice recording published at al-Marsad al-Islāmī Limuqāwmat al-Tansīr (Islamic Observatory for the Resistance to Christianization) website http://www.tanseerel.com by a Muslim who alleged that he hosted Kamīliyā after she declared her desire to convert to...
Date of source: Sunday, August 22, 2010
The security apparatus rejects the allegations that it has been involved in kidnapping Kāmīliyā, a security source said.
The interior ministry source affirmed that the state security agency was not involve in the kidnapping of Kāmīliyā, the priest’s wife, who reportedly converted to Islam.
The...
Date of source: Saturday, August 21, 2010
The story of Kāmīliyā Shihātah, the Dayr Mawās priest’s wife, who converted to Islam as Shaykh Abū Yahyá states.
In the article, Shaykh Abū Yahyá said that Kāmīliyā resorted to him to help her officially declare and register her conversion to Islam officially.
He tells the full story of this...