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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: Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Al-Shurūq al-Jadīd reports on the church’s opinion in al-Barādi‘ī attending the Resurrection Day prayers.
Date of source: Thursday, April 1, 2010
The author sheds light on the Gnostic Gospel of Judas; its history and the official Christian denunciation of the gospel.
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The security forces in Upper Egyptian governorate of Luxor suddenly executed a municipal council’s decision to demolish buildings related to the Evangelical Church in a historical tourist area. When the pastor of the church objected to the sudden execution of the decision, he was reportedly...
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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: Thursday, March 25, 2010
The article highlights the hearing of the case of the young Christian manwho is accused of raping a Muslim girl.
Date of source: Thursday, March 25, 2010
Civil society organizations in Egypt contest the amendments suggested to the Civil Society Organizations Law, which imposes restrictions on their establishment and work.
Date of source: Monday, March 22, 2010
The article deals with the position of religion in Egyptian society. The author argues that the three recent incidents of the appointment of the new Grand Imām of al-Azhar, the crisis of “Islamonline,” and the sectarian tension in Matrūh, reflect the importance of religion.
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...