Date of source: Thursday, May 6, 2004
A police officer arrested five Christians in the early hours of Sunday 2 May in the village of Taha Al-‘Amada, El Minia. Father Ibrahim Mikhail and four others were charged with the unlawful construction of a church fence. The arrested men were bound and placed in the back of a rented vehicle....
Date of source: Thursday, May 13, 2004
The National Coptic Organization submitted a leaflet to Pope Shenouda with the title "Autonomy for the Copts of Egypt." A communiqué released by the organization referred to secret negotiations between what it called ”active parties in the new global order” on the one side and a delegation of...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 12, 2004
The Internet site of Michael Mounir reported about the incident at Taha Al-’Ameda in a way that makes it seem that there is sectarian strife in Egypt. The US Copts claimed that the government gives security officers free reign increases the brutal attacks against Copts.
Date of source: Saturday, May 22, 2004
Just by coincidence, it was discovered that Stephen Glass, a journalist at the New Republic, used to fabricate stories that never took place. Actually, Glass is not the only case. Journalists these days are trying to cope with the highly competitive environment because of communication and...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 19, 2004
Adel Hammouda [the editor-in-chief of Sawt El-Umma] wrote about Sayyed Qutb saying that his followers forgot “the days when Qutb wrote about women, love, and Jazz music. They wish that history might forget those days of his life and start his story from the moment of his change to faith. Qutb...
Date of source: Saturday, May 22, 2004
Those who seek to defend Islam should not brand anyone who tries to practice self-criticism or studying Islam in a way that suits our time a kafir [unbeliever]. They should stop claiming that there is a global conspiracy against Islam led by the devil and his party. They should stop accusing...
Date of source: Monday, May 24, 2004
A few days ago, I witnessed a highly sophisticated intellectual discussion at a lecture in Paris given by Gamal Al-Banna. In his lecture, he outlined the main points of his project: To purify the heritage of all the deposits that separate us from the Holy Qur’an. He said that we live in a confused...
Date of source: Monday, May 24, 2004
The balance between Egypt’s Coptic minority and its Muslim majority is an ancient and sensitive one. According to Bishop Boutros, who is responsible for the Coptic Orthodox Church’s publications, "spirits are full of hatred. Muslims and Christians are not good to each other - and it’s hard to...
Date of source: Friday, May 21, 2004
The movement of Zionist Christianity has always been one of the pillars on which Zionism is based in its attempt to realize its objectives and forming lobbies that serve the interests of Israel. Zionist Christianity emerges today as a motivator of an American policy that takes a hostile attitude...
Date of source: Thursday, May 27, 2004
The TV Channel of Al-Hayat, broadcast on the European Satellite, claims to be calling for Christianity and at the same time it is quite far from Christian morals that urge tolerance and respect to the faiths of others. A large number of Coptic intellectuals became aware of the threats posed by the...