Date of source: Friday, October 5, 2007
Farīdah Muhammad reports on the statements of both Rev. Dr. Sa03fwat al-Bayyāḍī, head of the Evangelical Church in Egypt, and Shaykh Dr. Muḥammad Sayyid Ṭanṭāwī, grand Imām of the Azhar, who attacked what they called ’voices that fan the flames of sectarian strife.’
Date of source: Tuesday, October 9, 2007
‘Amr Bayyūmī reports on the statements of Archpriest Bīshūy
Nārūz, deputy-secretary of the Bishopric of Qinā, who affirmed that
the bishopric decided to cancel its annual Iftār celebration in protest
to the governorate’s frequent disregard of the church’s demands to build or
restore houses...
Date of source: Friday, October 5, 2007
Michael ‘Ādil reports on the statements of participants of an Iftār celebration organized by the Rotary Club of Cairo.
Date of source: Sunday, October 7, 2007
Hanān Fikrī reports on the decision of the prosecution in Ṭanṭā to close the investigation in the case of the Coptic minor Marian Kamāl Labīb whose father accused a Muslim citizen of kidnapping her.
Date of source: Monday, October 8, 2007
The American Coptic Union issues a statement expressing its regret with the continuing phenomenon of the disappearance of Christian girls, and claims that half a million girls were kidnapped in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, October 7, 2007
The article reports on the decision of the State Security Prosecution to extend the detention of two members of the Middle East Christians Association for another 30 days pending investigation.
Date of source: Sunday, October 7, 2007
Ḥanān al-Miṣrī gauges the opinions of Muslim and Christian citizens about the sectarian tensions storming Alexandrian society.
Date of source: Sunday, October 7, 2007
The repeated sectarian incidents in Egypt have prompted families to ask their children to be cautious when dealing with their colleagues of a different religion.
Date of source: Thursday, October 4, 2007
The author hails Bishop Marqus of Shubrā al-Khaymah as being an open-minded clergyman who has taken a decisive stance with key problems that the Coptic Orthodox Church has recently faced.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 3, 2007
The author attributes the uproar concerning the second marriage of a Coptic actress to the lack of details regarding the case. He calls on both religious and civil law provisions to be analyzed.