Date of source: Monday, February 26, 2007
The author pays tribute to Pope Shenouda whose devotion and commitment to Egypt is a well-acknowledged fact.
Date of source: Saturday, February 24, 2007
The article argues against the excommunication of George Ḥabīb Bibāwī, stating that affronts and libels are civil crimes that do not warrant excommunication from the church.
Date of source: Saturday, February 24, 2007
Metropolitan Munīr Ḥannā Anīs of the Episcopal Church is the second Egyptian to be assigned archbishop of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East.
Date of source: Thursday, February 22, 2007
Article two of the Egyptian Constitution is not subject to the proposed constitutional amendments. It is, however, the main subject of heated arguments and discussions in Egyptian society. A debate was held at The American University in Cairo [AUC] about the proposed amendments.
Date of source: Monday, February 26, 2007
In the article, security forces continue their drive against senior leaders of the banned Muslim Brotherhood group after some of its affiliated students displayed a parade in the Azhar University’s campus a few months ago. Police are also targeting the group’s secret financial system in order to...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Jamāl al-Bannā cites efforts of the Azhar to curb the phenomenon of the increasing number of Fatwás on media. However, he criticizes the Azhar’s attempts to monopolize Islām.
Date of source: Monday, February 26, 2007
In the interview, Nawāl al-Sa‘dawī denies that she escaped from Egypt to Belgium and sought asylum in the U.S. out of fear. She expresses her contempt about the situation of men and women of letters in Egypt for they can not freely express their opinions.
Date of source: Thursday, February 15, 2007
The spokesman of the Coptic Orthodox Church declares that the Coptic problem does not lie in article two of the Constitution, but in the manner in which this article can be applied or interpreted. Justice implies specifying Islamic Sharī‘ah as “a” main source of legislation rather than “the” main...
Date of source: Friday, February 16, 2007
In a controversial study presented by the dean of the Institute of Theological Studies at the University of Indiana in the U.S, Dr. George Ḥabīb Bibāwī accuses Pope Shenouda III of contradicting inherited Orthodox beliefs and denying fundamentals of Christianity. The study has resulted in a...
Date of source: Sunday, February 18, 2007
Some thousand Copts from the southern city of Naj‘ Ḥammādī have demonstrated over a trial of their bishop based on a complaint signed by 11 of the city’s priests. Demonstrations have moved to the main Cathedral in Cairo, which convinced leaders of the church to send the bishop back to his diocese...