Date of source: Friday, August 3, 2007
In his weekly sermon, Pope Shenouda urged Copts not to eat pork for health reasons and said that banks paying interest to depositors is Ḥalāl.
Date of source: Saturday, August 4, 2007
The laymen’s front had intended to file a lawsuit against Father Marqus ‘Azīz and Father ‘Abd al-Masīḥ Basīṭ, but retreated for the sake of Coptic unity.
Date of source: Sunday, August 5, 2007
Each time the reform issue is raised, clergymen announce their rejection and accuse advocates of reform of abusing the fundamentals of belief. They do not try to understand what the desired reform is and why it is being urged on them.
Date of source: Monday, August 6, 2007
The article sheds light on the latest events concerning the destruction of the Middle East Christians Organization’s Web site.
Date of source: Sunday, August 5, 2007
Curricula contain subjects that entrench religious extremism and create intolerant terrorist groups that divide people into categories of believers and non-believers.
Date of source: Monday, August 6, 2007
Hānī Labīb believes that Father Marqus ‘Azīz and Shaykh Yūsuf al-Badrī are two sides of the same coin. He argues that the differences between them are only in religion and uniforms.
Date of source: Sunday, August 5, 2007
Seven Coptic employees at the Ministry of Interior are accused of bribery and of falsifying identity cards of a number of Coptic citizens who had converted to Islam and then reverted to Christianity.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Members of the National Council for Human Rights called to abolish article 1 of the unified law for the building of houses of worship.
Date of source: Sunday, August 5, 2007
The disappearance of minor Christian girls continues. More and more of these types of stories are circulating, characterized only by the differences in personalities and places.
Date of source: Sunday, August 5, 2007
The village of al-Qasr, located 15 km east of Naj‘ Ḥammādī, experienced unfortunate sectarian incidents during St. Abu Sayfayn Church’s celebration.