Date of source: Thursday, October 6, 2005
Former Member of Parliament, Jamāl As‘ad slated Pope Shenouda’s recent statement about the low representation of Copts in local councils.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 5, 2005
Pope Shenouda denied rumors that the Church would nominate a number of Copts for Parliament.
Date of source: Saturday, October 8, 2005 to Friday, October 14, 2005
Expatriate Copts living in the United States have been divided into two camps, the hawks and the doves.
Date of source: Monday, October 10, 2005
The church has freed itself from these mistakes and was confined to its spiritual and moral role, leaving science for scientists with their research, study and discoveries.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Controversy over the religion of a character depicted by Yousuf Shāhīn in a film about the Crusades.
Date of source: Monday, October 10, 2005
Pope Shenouda has always cited incidents of assaults on churches and Copts by some members of al-Jamā‘at al-Islāmīya, accusing the police of slackness in dealing with the assailants.
Date of source: Monday, October 10, 2005
Recent press reports held that a list containing the names of 30 Copts was forwarded to the National Democratic Party (NDP) leaders to enter the forthcoming parliamentary elections under the umbrella of the ruling party.
Date of source: Sunday, October 9, 2005
Youssef Sidhom discusses discrimination against the Copts in Egypt, and wonders why it is only in Washington that this issue is being discussed.
Date of source: Sunday, October 9, 2005
Recently a number of stickers have appeared on the metro, encouraging women to follow Islam. The author argues that a person should be evaluated according to their ethics and manners, and not their religious beliefs.
Date of source: Sunday, October 9, 2005
Sulaymān Shafīq argues that according to the 1995 statistics [Reviewer's note: The author perhaps was mistaken because the statistics were conducted in 1996, not 1995, as Christian surveys are usually made every 10 years and the last ones took place in 1986], Copts represent 22.5 percent of the...