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The press reported on Easter celebrations. The annual Easter mass celebrated at the Cathedral was reported. Prominent governmental and Islamic figures attended the mass, in addition to the American ambassador to Cairo. Muhammd al-Barādi‘ī, former head of the International Agency for Nuclear Energy...
Date of source: Monday, March 29, 2010
Nādiyah al-Dakrūrī reports on al-Barādi‘ī meeting with celebrities and Christian figures.
Date of source: Sunday, March 28, 2010
This article deals with the request from Christian activist Na‘īm to bishop Kyrillos to refrain from politics, and focus on being a religious leader only.
Date of source: Thursday, April 1, 2010
The Administrative Court rejects a lawsuit filed by Mario and Andrew’s mother against the minister of the interior and the head of the Department of Civil Affairs.
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A comprehensive review of reactions to the Supreme Administrative Court ruling obliging the Coptic Orthodox Church to remarry divorcees under any circumstance. Copts have shown their support for Pope Shenouda’s stance against the ruling by signing numerous petitions and by demonstrating at the...
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The Chancellor of the Azhar University, Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyib, has been appointed assigned Grand Imām of the Azhar by a presidential ruling. As such, al-Tayyib has become the 48th Grand Imām in the history of the most prominent institution in Sunnī Islam. Al-Tayyib expressed his surprise at the...
Date of source: Sunday, November 4, 2012
Another session in the trial of the suspects in the case of the attacks in Naj‘ Hammādī was scheduled for April 18, 2010. The suspects’ defense refuted the decision to refer the case to the State Security court, asking instead to refer it to the Supreme Constitutional Court. One of the three...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 23, 2010
The author discusses a grievous play performed in one of Alexandria’s churches on the 40th day since the incident of Naj‘ Hammādī.
Date of source: Monday, March 22, 2010
This article reports on the statement issued by the journalists of “Islamonline” in which they declare they are not responsible for the material published on the website during the period of their sit-in, accusing the Qatarī administration of ruining the website.
Date of source: Monday, March 22, 2010
The Head of the Egyptian Union for Human Rights, Professor Najīb Jibrā'īl, denounces the continuation of the incidents of sectarian fitnah in Egyptian society. He suggests, during a conference held concerning the means to confront sectarian incidents, the importance of establishing a prosecution...