Date of source: Sunday, April 9, 2006
A new Coptic Orthodox monastery in Texas, opened in August 2005 by Pope Shenouda, spreads monasticism and tranquility among Copts in the U.S.
Date of source: Sunday, April 9, 2006
Celebration of the festival of St. George at Bisari in the vicinity of Assiut on the fifth Sunday of Lent.
Date of source: Sunday, April 9, 2006
Holy lights reported in the sanctuary of St Michael’s cathedral in Assiut, Upper Egypt draw thousands of Christians.
Date of source: Sunday, April 9, 2006
Sidhom continues his series of articles about the recent problems in implementing the new computerized identity card scheme in Egypt, which is to be completed by 2007. He offers the stories of several Christians who have had problems gaining the correct identity cards.
Date of source: Sunday, October 7, 2001
The author made a comparison between Egypt’s October 6 and America’s September 11. October 6 is a day of national pride and celebration in Egypt. At the same time it was the day when President Sadat was assassinated by the same terrorist party that he released from prison. September 11 is the feast...
Date of source: Sunday, October 7, 2001
A professor from the Faculty of Economics and Political Sciences, Cairo University, sent the author a message to the effect that he agrees with the opinion he expressed in his article "Dual nationality: right or vice?" He wrote in his message about another kind of duality that has started to...
Date of source: Sunday, September 30, 2001
The head of the Supreme Constitutional Court explained the role of that court, especially regarding the rulings that some laws are unconstitutional. He explained the legal provisions that allowed for this apparent conflict between the legislator’s reasoning and that of the Constitutional Court. The...
Date of source: Saturday, September 29, 2001
The imam of the Grand Mosque in Makkah (Mecca) called upon world leaders not to resort to violence in response to the terror attacks against the United States on Sept. 11. He also urged Muslims to differentiate between terrorism and legitimate holy struggle. He rejected terrorism as totally un-...
Date of source: Sunday, September 30, 2001
An international festival for Coptic music and melodies, entitled "The Eternal Nile" was held in Paris. It was organized jointly by the Coptic Association in France and the Syndicate du Personnel de l’ UNESCO."
Date of source: Sunday, September 30, 2001
"Coptic Egypt, The Christians of the Nile" by Professor Christian Cannuyer fills in five chapters and an appendix of important documents. It deals with the early history of the Copts, Coptic Christology, Coptic art, Christian conversions to Islam and Copts in the Modern Era.