Date of source: Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Reviewer: Nuhayr ‘IsmatMājid ‘Atīyah gives a brief history of eminent Christian figures whose villages are named after them.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Mājid ‘Atiyah wonders why a village with a Christian name had its name changed.
Date of source: Friday, November 6, 2009
Many church-related articles have been published in the Egyptian press on the occasion of the 38th anniversary of Pope Shenouda being the patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church. In a related topic Pope Shenouda denied reported news about the amendments to the Coptic Orthodox set of regulations for...
Date of source: Sunday, July 12, 2009
Egypt resorts to religion in order to confront sexual harassment.
Date of source: Saturday, October 3, 2009
Although he is a former official in the Ministry of the Interior, General Ahmad Diyā’ al-Dīn the governor of Minya has failed to put an end to the sectarian incidents taking place among Copts and Muslims through wisdom. Instead he uses violence and suppression to deal with such crises.
Date of source: Thursday, November 5, 2009
The European Court of Human Rights has banned crucifixes in Italian schools.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 7, 2009
The Grand Imām Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī severely criticized a preparatory school student for wearing the niqāb in class. The shaykh was accused of offending the girl and violating personal freedoms. The incident brought about heated discussions about the niqāb in public places. While some newspapers...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Copts celebrate the saints’ feasts despite the decision forbidding the celebration of mawalid.
Date of source: Sunday, July 12, 2009
In an interview with him, Yūsuf Zaydānspeaks out.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 15, 2009
A new stage inside the Orthodox Church in which Copts have started to disobey Pope Shenouda and organize demonstrations to express their demands.