Date of source: Saturday, April 7, 2007
Muhammad Shamrūkh reports on the increasing numbers of Christians converting to Islam and the reasons behind this phenomenon.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 21, 2007
In a meeting held by the Lions Clubs International in Egypt, Pope Shenouda adopted a softer stance toward Copts who travel to Jerusalem for personal interests.
Date of source: Monday, March 19, 2007
The Coptic Orthodox Church seems to be undergoing a difficult phase where Copts are distancing themselves from the church after the church’s failure to fulfill their spiritual needs. A considerable number of conversion cases were registered in the last few years.
Date of source: Monday, March 19, 2007
Pope Shenouda’s interview with Lamīs al-hadīdī on the ’Itkallim’ [Speak] television program was postponed for more than three months before it was finally performed.
Date of source: Friday, March 16, 2007
The excommunication of Father Ibrāhīm ‘Abd al-Sayyid violated the church’s laws and the teachings of the Apostles. Pope Shenouda’s decision to not pray over his body should have been made by the Holy Synod not by the pope.
Date of source: Friday, March 2, 2007
Wafā’ Wasfī reports on the different opinions of major Christian figures regarding constitutional reform in Egypt.
Date of source: Thursday, March 1, 2007
The author highlights the problem of Bishop Kyrillos, providing his view with regards to the issue of citizenship.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 28, 2007
In this article the author answers the question of whether he could accept a Christian reaching Egypt’s presidency, and tackles the issue of citizenship.
Date of source: Sunday, March 4, 2007
A review of Tahar Ben Jelloun’s novel ‘This Blinding Absence of Light.’ The author of the article stresses the book’s focus on faith and compares it to some of the other artistic works mentioned in the novel itself.
Date of source: Saturday, March 3, 2007
In a meeting held at the Orthodox Church in ‘Abbāsīyah, Muḥammad Kamāl expressed his disapproval of the idea of allocating a number of parliamentary seats for Copts.