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An article in the English The Telegraph on Jan. 13 said that the number of Coptic Churches in the United States has grown from four churches to 200 in 40 years. There are so many Coptic refugees from Egypt fleeing, if they can, to the United States that some Coptic Churches have had to be extended...
Counselor and member of the National Justice Committee Amīr Ramzī rejected the claim raised for drafting a law that places the Church's endowments under state financial control. “The church will not accept the monitoring of its money or donations by any entity, and should not pay taxes to the state...
Al-Misrīyūn reports that a new Coptic party may be a faction in the next parliamentary elections in Egypt. The aim of the party will be to represent the demands of the sectors of society that supported the January 25 Revolution but now feel marginalized by the new political leadership of the...
In a statement delivered to Rose al-Yūsuf, Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II said: “I was keen to reassure the Copts feeling anxious for their future. The occasion of Christmas, a joyful day that carries a message of love and peace, was the ideal occasion to do so” (Michael ‘Adil, Rose al-Yūsuf, Jan...
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is due to arrive in Cairo to attend the summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). Heading a political delegation, Ahmadinejad is scheduled to arrive in Cairo on Tuesday, February 5 (Ahmad al-Bihayrī and Khalīfah Jāballah, al-Shurūq al-Jadīd, Feb...
It is with great sadness that a number of venerate Muslim scholars see the retirement date of the Grand Shaykh of Dār al-Iftāꞌ comes closer. Having his term office extended in February 2011 for one more year, many of his students and colleagues had asked for a further extension taking into account...
Yesterday, February 2, in Alexandria, the general union for Copts for the nation movement signed a declaration urging all political forces, authorities, and opposition, as well as all youth movements, to support the latest Azhar Document denouncing violence, calling for peaceful protests, and...
An article in the English The Telegraph on Jan. 13 said that the number of Coptic Churches in the United States has grown from four churches to 200 in 40 years. There are so many Coptic refugees from Egypt fleeing, if they can, to the United States that some Coptic Churches have had to be extended...
Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II conducted the first Christmas holy mass since his ordination in November 2012 following the death of former Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III in March 2011. Around five thousand Muslims and Christians beside several official and public figures attended the holy mass...

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