Date of source: Sunday, April 16, 2006
Evā Roumānī presents a study on the life of an Egyptian Copt who devoted
himself to creating a better legal, intellectual, patriotic, social and political system in his homeland.
Dr.
William Sulaymān Qilāda was also a Coptic thinker who tried to establish complete citizenship
for
Copts.
Date of source: Sunday, April 16, 2006
In this article, the
author tackles the approaches adopted by the most important
Coptic movement in history, as he describes it.
‘Abd al-‘Azīz, a New-York-resident
human rights activist, breaks down the Coptic
movement’s approaches into rights and political and religious
directions.
Date of source: Thursday, April 13, 2006
The author
investigates the apparitions of the Virgin Mary in Egypt throughout the
last 20 years. He interviews many priests
to report the reasons why the apparitions were all recorded in
Coptic Orthodox churches only.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 12, 2006
The author says the Egyptian church
did not deliberately reject the
court ruling allowing divorced Christians to get married for a second time, but did
so through its will to
observe Christian teachings.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 12, 2006
After reformers
withdraw from
the Coptic Orthodox Majlis al-Millī’s elections, there is only one candidate, Pope
Shenouda III the Patriarch of the See of St. Mark.
Date of source: Thursday, April 13, 2006
The
recently discovered Gospel of Judas has caused heated controversy in Christian circles. Despite
having been
rejected by the church, the Coptic manuscript is considered to be of considerable scientific and
historical
value.
Date of source: Sunday, April 16, 2006
Roumānī Michel Munīr demonstrates the difference between
the Christian holy
sacrament of marriage and the contract of civil marriage, rejecting the latter.
Date of source: Sunday, April 16, 2006
Archpriest Youhannā
Thābit criticizes
interference by the Administrative Court in Christian religious affairs and urges the
Ministry of Justice to
consider the Christian unified draft law on personal status.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 12, 2006
While Western countries do not fear the veil on television, Egyptian television still deals with the hijāb as it was shameful, according to the authors who believe that presenters should be chosen according to their capabilities not appearances.
Date of source: Sunday, April 16, 2006
The author discusses the problem of conveying the meaning of secularism and secular thought to the average Egyptian, who considers secularism synonymous with atheism.