Date of source: Thursday, August 28, 2008
The author praises Bishop Demetrius’ role in defusing the Abū Fānā Monastery crisis and emphasizes the bishop’s importance in the Coptic Orthodox Church.
Date of source: Monday, August 25, 2008
After months of conflicts, the Abū Fānā crisis has been put to an end. The decisions taken by the reconcilliation committee were approved by the governmental institutions concerned and the cornerstone was put in place in the fence around the monastery.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Jamāl As‘ad comments on Bishop Thomas’ lecture given at the Hudson Institute, stating that Bishop Thomas is an agent of the Zionist agenda.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 27, 2006
The recent intensive conference seminars, which were supposed to be on doctrine, attacked several Coptic figures and church symbols, including as Father Mattá al-Maskīn, father Ibrāhīm ‘Abd al-
Sayyid and Max Michel.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 4, 2006
Many religious pages, especially in national newspapers, suffer from repetition and boredom which has led to an absence of creativity. They have become mere clichés that rarely present something new to the contemporary man.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 4, 2006
A writer calls on grating more freedom to national
press so
that it would not collapse under competition from independent press and become like official
bulletins such as
Izvestia and Pravda during the Soviet era.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 27, 2006
A critique of the strict censoring of religious films maintained by the Azhar. The authors warn of similar rigidity by the church.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Egyptian newspapers present mixed reactions to Pope Benedict’s "apology" for comments he made earlier
this
month on Islam and the Prophet Muhammad. In light of the already tense atmosphere in the Muslim world,
a Berlin
opera company canceled Mozart’s ’Idomeneo’ for fear of protest over...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 4, 2006
This article discusses the manipulation of religious issues by some newspapers
in order to increase
their sales.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 4, 2006
This article discusses
the
sequestration of foreign newspapers in Egypt, in the light of the decision to ban three foreign newspapers
accused of offending Islam.