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The churches of Kafr el-Sheikh [Kafr al-Shaykh] witnessed the New Year Mass attended by hundreds of Egypt’s Christians, the Copts. The boy scouts, deacons, servants, priests were also present inside and outside the churches to serve the eucharist to worshippers coming from neighboring villages and...
Two military students killed in explosion in Kafr El-Sheikh, North Egypt  Two military students and ten others have been killed in a bus explosion in the governorate of Kafr El-Sheikh, according to a police officer.  The governor of Kafr El-Sheikh, Osama Hamdī ʿAbd al- Wahīd, said ‘so far, two...
Egyptian Human Rights Organisation requests the recruitment of as many people as possible in order to combat terrorism  After the terrorist attacks in Kafr el-Sheikh, North Sinai, East Fayoum and Qalyubia, the Egyptian organisation for human rights have requested that every possible person is...
Thousands of copies of Saint Mark’s Book of Acts were distributed recently in the governorates and towns of the Middle Delta in Egypt. The incidents threatened to lead to a new spell of sectarian tension in the Muslim-Christians relations. Rumors also spread about the existence of dozens of...
This article sheds light on salafism in Egypt. It points out the areas in which salafis spread and shows how powerful they are in these areas.
Final results of the elections held on April 8 are pending announcement. The article discusses voter turnout, and the reactions of voters after the elections.
Three clergymen are according to the author the front runners to the papacy. The laymen also have their word.
al-Bannā discusses three issues in Egypt today; namely, torture, Fatwás, and the announcement of a nuclear project.
For the third consecutive week, Rose al-Yūsuf magazine discusses the thorny issue of the spread of Niqāb among different classes of the Egyptian society.
The head of the Egyptian Union of Human Rights Organization [EUHRO] Counsel Nagīb Jibrā’īl has lodged a complaint before the general prosecution against al-Hāmūl prosecutor for not following legal procedures in a case of a Christian-born girl who converted to Islam.
Middle East Christians Association issued statistics on the number of churches and mosques in Egypt.
In the article, the bishop of Samālūt, Bishop Paphnotius., responds to al-Maydān’s article, in which it claims that a book about raising the performance of the church has been banned following a papal order. The book is entitled, Hatmīyah al-Nuhūd bi-al-‘Amal al-Kanasī’ [the Necessity of Raising...
The newspaper presents a number of cases of errors on government issued identification cards. The article places blame on the Civil Register Authority for these errors and hopes that by publishing the cases that the people involved will obtain the necessary corrections.
A book published ten years ago has triggered a recent uproar. The book ?Mas?ouleyit fashal al-Dawlah al-Islāmīyah fil asr al-H...
Some thousand Copts from the southern city of Naj‘ Ḥammādī have demonstrated over a trial of their bishop based on a complaint signed by 11 of the city’s priests. Demonstrations have moved to the main Cathedral in Cairo, which convinced leaders of the church to send the bishop back to his diocese...
Bishop Baphnotious nominated himself for the position of secretary general of the Holy See of the Coptic Orthodox Church. The issue sparked conflict between him and Bishop Bīshūy, the present general secretary. Pope Shenouda and members of the Holy See are intending to hold a reconciliation session...
Different Christian newspapers try to garner Coptic readers. Most of the papers are not of a good quality and most adopt exaggerated expressions to attract as many readers as possible.
Bishop Bīshūy urged Christian girls not to marry but to lead a monastic life instead because monasticism is far better than marriage.
The Coptic Orthodox Church is experiencing an ongoing conflict between Christian clerics regarding the successor of Pope Shenouda.
Lutfī al-Numayrī criticizes the attitude of the Coptic Orthodox church towards other Christian denominations.
The following review presents three letters written by Dr. George Habīb Bibāwī to his friend Kamāl Zākhir, who is facing the Orthodox church’s wrath at the present time. Bibāwī is a former Orthodox Copt who was excommunicated by Pope Shenouda before joining the Protestant church in the United...
Many people attack Bishop Bīshūy’s severe attitude. However, other people put him in a supreme position as the guardian chosen by God to guard the true Christian faith.
Bishop Bīshūy is a controversial figure in the Coptic Orthodox church. He is known for his traditional stands, but also for his reforms and important achievements.
Nabīl Zakī analyses human rights violations committed by Egyptian police.
The author, the head of the Evangelical church in Ard Sharīf, Shubrā, replies to an article reviewing a book by Metropolitan Bīshouy in which the leading clergyman severely criticized the Protestants and accuses them of having destroyed Christianity.
The author reviews a book by Metropolitan Bīshouy, the Secretary of the Holy Synod, in which he criticizes the Protestants and their "devastating" effect on Orthodox Christians in Egypt and their attempts in Kafr al-Shaykh to lure Orthodox Christians to join Protestantism.
A celebration for the children of Muslim Brotherhood-owned nurseries in Kafr al-Shaykh and al-Bihīra governorates has provoked angry reactions from attendees.
Islamic movements, along with the climate of political and social tension, create extremism, violence and supporters of the Salafiya Jihadīya trends such as the Mansura, Tawhīd and Jihad groups.
The author says that chaos, nepotism and favoritism have become a sad feature of daily life in the Azhar’s religious institutes sector in Kafr al-Sheikh. The under-secretary in Kafr al-Sheikh [Reviewer: No name or ministry mentioned. Most probably of the Ministry of Awqāf (Endowments)] uses...
Evā Roumānī presents a study on the life of an Egyptian Copt who devoted himself to creating a better legal, intellectual, patriotic, social and political system in his homeland. Dr. William Sulaymān Qilāda was also a Coptic thinker who tried to establish complete citizenship for Copts.
The Head of the Department of Transport and Bridges Equipment in Cairo was arrested together with his wife for forming a group promoting ideas against Islam. He issued a fatwa to his followers that they were not obliged to pray in the direction of the Kiblah while performing prayers. He also denied...
The problem of the unrestricted power of those high up in the Egyptian Church resurfaces once in a while. A situation in which a bishop has the power to dictate his orders at will, cause trouble for many people and still keep his position can have disastrous consequences for the church.
Hundreds of Copts from al-Mahalla have demonstrated in front of the Saint Mark Cathedral in Cairo.
Former president of Indonesia, ‘Abd al-Rahmān Wahīd writes about the Wahābī ideology, propagated by some Gulf countries and its role in supporting terrorist groups.
The author discusses the Coptic revolutions against the Muslims in the 8th and 9th centuries.
The Egyptian Federation for Human Rights has petitioned the pope to extenuate the ruling against Father Filopātīr Jamīl, a priest suspended for two years on charges of betraying the church.
A group of Copts headed by the Bishop of Samāllout is calling for the dismissal of Bishop Bīshouy, who they say has assaulted the dignity of the church and has abused his power.
A large number of continuities can be found in beliefs and traditions in Egypt dating back to Pharaonic times, and to understand Sufism, Jamāl al-Ghitānī argues that one must understand Egypt’s past.
A press review of articles concerning the allegedly anti-Islamic play performed in the Mar Girgis Church in Alexandria, which prompted angry demonstrations from Muslims.
The Egyptian church issued statements stressing that it has nothing to do with archpriest Zakariya Botros, whose name became associated with a series of problems he caused through discussing faith-related matters. In spite of this, books authored by Archpriest Botros are sold in Christian bookshops...
The article written about Bishop Bishoi proves beyond doubt that the religious knowledge of its author is very limited. It seems that there is a personal dispute [between the article’s author and Bishop Bishoi]. Christianity teaches us not to judge in order not to be judged but the words of Samir...
The late Dr. William Soliman Qilada has contributed a lot to the national dialogue by holding symposiums, conferences, studies and research projects. In all of his books and studies, his main concern was the idea or the principle of citizenship.
Three runaway suspects turned themselves in to the Egyptian authorities, increasing the number of arrested Muslim Brotherhood members to fifty-eight. One Muslim Brotherhood member, Muhammad Ibrahim, has yet to be arrested. The prosecution for Higher State Security sentenced the three suspects to...
The Islamic Research Institute issued a decision to ban the book “The responsibility for the failure of the Islamic State in the modern era,” written by Gamal Al-Banna. The book was published ten years ago but was recently sent by the police station of Kafr Al-Sheikh to the institute to review...
A book written by Gamal Al-Banna, the brother of Hassan Al-Banna, founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, was banned. The book is titled Mas’ouleyit fashal al-dawla al-Islamiya fil asr Al-hadith [The responsibility for the failure of the Islamic State in the modern era]. The book discusses the issue...
The Egyptian authorities accused the Muslim Brotherhood of sending some members to receive training on arms in the framework of the group’s effort to overthrow the government by force. The authorities closed down 20 commercial and economic enterprises owned by the group, after they [the authorities...
Last week’s editorial referred to President Mubarak’s words that “ As Egyptian Muslims and Copts, we should allow nothing to come between us”. The words, intended to condemn discrimination between Muslims and Copts, actually served as a strong reminder of it. This discrimination is especially...
Asmā’ was a happy 11-year-old girl whose childish innocent laughs used to fill every nook and cranny in the house. Even when her daddy tied her legs, she never stopped laughing. She believed that he was kidding with her. That was until she suddenly felt terrible pain in her neck.
What the Brotherhood achieved in these elections arouses many questions. How were they able to win these 15 seats? How will they act in the parliament? Are they going to cause a clash in the parliament which they entered after exerting such a great effort? Will they exert an effort to issue a law...
The extremist groups are trying everyday to break the blockade that was imposed by the government and the people after they had suffered from their actions. In each new attempt to break this blockade they now try to use a new method. The members of the new kind of extremism are calling themselves...
[Note: The same news was published in all Egyptian newspapers of that day.] On the morning of June 3, President Mohammed Hosni Mubarak received the Grand Imam Dr. Mohammed Sayyed Tantawi the Sheikh Al-Azhar, and 19 prominent muslim clerics at the Presidential Palace in Heliopolis yesterday morning...
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