Date of source: Sunday, June 18, 2006
In memory of Abouna Matta El Meskeen.
Date of source: Sunday, June 18, 2006
Reflections on the life of Abouna Matta El Meskeen and his influence on ecumenical monastic traditions.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 30, 2006
American stereotypical images about Islam.
Friction in U.S. Foreign Policy and a sharp rise in anti-Americanism in Arab world.
Book warning against religious leaders involving in the politics of the state.
Date of source: Sunday, June 11, 2006
An obituary of Father Matta al-Miskeen, the abbot of Anba Maqar Monastery in Wadi al-Natroun.
Date of source: Sunday, June 11, 2006
The author writes
a short biography of Father Matta al-Miskīn [Matthew the poor],
the spiritual father of the Monastery of St.
Makarios in Wādī al-Natroun.
Date of source: Saturday, June 10, 2006 to Friday, June 16, 2006
A review of the
death of Father Matta al-Maskīn, who led a mystical life at the desert and was an inspiration to many
young
monks, at the age of 87.
Date of source: Thursday, June 8, 2006
The author interviews two Christians, Dr.
Girgis Kāmil Yousif and Jamāl
As‘ad ‘Abd al-Malāk, on the phenomenon of
the banning of books inside the Orthodox
Church in Egypt.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 25, 2006
The report examines the definitions of polemics, the differing views of what constitutes polemics, including the Danish cartoons and the play in Alexandria which led to sectarian violence, Mīzān al-Haqq, a 19th century Christian polemical book against Islam and the Gospel of Barnabas, which is the...
Date of source: Sunday, December 7, 2003
Father Matta Al-Meskeen is the most controversial monk in the Coptic Orthodox Church. Despite the fact that he has become one of the symbols of Coptic thinking all over the world, his writings are attacked by some of the leaders of the Coptic Orthodox Church. Yet, many believe he is “God´s...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 28, 2003
The author comments on the ideas and writings of Father Matta Al-Miskeen, which he believes tries to consolidate a spiritual tendency that is away from fanaticism.