Date of source: Sunday, April 15, 2007
The new
appointments of women judges have angered Islamist activists and various male judges, while other have hailed it as a
much-needed step forward for Egypt’s legal system.
Date of source: Sunday, April 15, 2007
Robier al-Faris reports on Father ‘Abd al-Massīh Basīt’s book in which he refutes the claims of James Cameron concerning ‘The Lost Tomb of Jesus.’
Date of source: Monday, April 16, 2007
A 14 year old girl disappeared for five days when she went out with
her friends on Shamm al-nasīm, and her family creates a problem in the church in order to find her.
Date of source: Saturday, April 14, 2007
The writer expresses his fears that the Christians who want a
divorce could maneuver the church into announcing divorce by using a new verdict that those who converted to Islam the right
to return to Christianity.
Date of source: Monday, April 16, 2007
A
group called the ’Coptic Group for Church Reform has issued a statement accusing Pope Shenouda of helping to kidnap Pope
Yūsab, the 115th pope, through writing and planning.
Date of source: Monday, April 16, 2007
Archpriest Butrus Jayyid is a victim of the Coptic Orthodox Church’s
intransigence in applying the personal status law which forced Copts to harm the reputations of clergymen in order to be
granted a divorce.
Date of source: Friday, April 13, 2007
Bishop Kyrillos denied being subject to trial and asserted that the aim of his visit to Saint Mark’s
Cathedral in ‘Abbāsīyah is to congratulate Pope Shenouda on Easter as he used to do.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 11, 2007
The
article analyzes one of the seven sacraments of the Coptic Orthodox Church, namely “mayron” or holy oil.
Date of source: Monday, April 16, 2007
Nubians who were forced to migrate from their lands and settle in other areas after the Aswan Dam was built suffer from many
problems. These include a lack of enough land to cultivate, housing, unemployment, and the misdistribution of lands and
compensations.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Ayman Nūr writes a paper on how Egyptian constitutions and laws control the people’s freedom.