Date of source: Tuesday, May 8, 2007
The angry reaction of the Coptic Orthodox Church to the laymen’s conference made those announce their intention to file claims against two priests. While the laymen of the conference accused the church of corruption and tyranny, the latter accused them of apostasy, homosexuality, and compliance...
Date of source: Monday, May 7, 2007
Ihāb al-Zulāqī reports on the oldest version of the New Testament found at the Monastery of Saint Catherine.
Date of source: Monday, May 7, 2007
A Christian satellite channel will be launched on the European satellite channel ‘Hotbird.’
Date of source: Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Raising the limit of confrontation with the Muslim Brotherhood, security forces have arrested two of the group’s members who were also in the People’s Assembly, despite the parliamentary immunities they enjoy. They were accused of organizing a rally against the state. However, they were released...
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 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: Thursday, April 26, 2001
Although the recent amendments to the Egyptian Constitution ban any political participation that uses religious slogans or authorities, the Muslim Brotherhood has declared it would enter the coming elections of the Shūrá Council with their famous slogan, "Islam is the Solution."
Date of source: Thursday, April 26, 2007
Al-Jamā‘ah al-Islāmīyah has issued a statement announcing its support of the initiative for various factions of Jihād organizations to cease any use of violence.
Date of source: Thursday, April 26, 2007
Detainees of the Jihād organization have sent a message to al-Dustūr entitled, ‘Members of the Jihād Organization Deny the Allegations of the Ministry of Interior.’
Date of source: Sunday, April 29, 2007
During a conference of the Euro-Mosco Organization [Reviewer: translated directly from Arabic, name could not found be on the internet], Dr. Sa‘d al-Dīn Ibrāhīm has assured that the discrimination that Copts suffer from in Egypt is the reason behind their social and political isolation.