Date of source: Wednesday, September 20, 2006
The expected conference for Coptic Orthodox youth on the ‘Da Vinci Code’ novel and discord between Pope Shenounda and Father Mattá al- Maskīn and Max Michel has already sparked controversy.
Date of source: Thursday, September 14, 2006
‘Abd
al-Jawwād Harbī interviews Jamāl As‘ad, an eminent Christian figure
who is known
for his opposing stands against church involvement in politics.
Date of source: Monday, November 13, 2006
The author discusses the two day conference organized by Coptic author Kamāl Zākhir Mūsa about reform that is needed in the Coptic Orthodox Church. The Coptic Orthodox Church has been trying to prevent this conference from taking place but it will start on the same day that Pope Shenouda celebrates...
Date of source: Monday, September 4, 2006
Dr.
Ikrām Lam‘ī examines the similarities between Father
Matta al-Maskīn and Nagīb
Mahfūz.
Date of source: Monday, August 28, 2006
A student at the Institute of Coptic Studies denies that
Orthodox Copts are
fundamentalists and asserts that they simply have an implicit faith while a Catholic writer
calls for the
Orthodox Church to renounce its fundamentalist language and to open to all other denominations.
Date of source: Sunday, August 20, 2006
As a way of honoring the deceased archpriest
Father Matta al-
Maskīn, the Margus Magazine, a publication of Saint Makarius Monastery, issued a
book containing his
diaries which he wrote in 1978 and which he ordered not to be published until after his
death.
Date of source: Saturday, August 19, 2006
The article reviews the autobiography of Father Matta al-
Maskīn, one of the founders of modern monasticism in the Coptic Christian faith, in which he mentioned
his
intervention to reconcile late President Anwar al-Sadāt and Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria in their
crisis.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Christians making claims without any evidence about Muslims ‘Abducting Christian girls for conversion.
Critique on an Al-Ahrār article for the way it expresses anger for Israeli violence.
Date of source: Sunday, July 30, 2006
This article was written
by Father Mattá al-Maskīn and published in Marqus Magazine in 1987. He asserted that President
Mubārak was the right choice for the people of Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, July 30, 2006
The author states that Father Mattá al-Maskīn’s contributions to the Coptic Orthodox church are represented in his legacy of books and interpretations.