Date of source: Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Saint Pākhūm’s church in Qina
is under threat.
Date of source: Saturday, September 30, 2006 to Sunday, October 1, 2006
Mustafa
Bayyūmī analyses the images of God’s prophets used in the novels of Najīb Mahfūz.
Date of source: Monday, August 21, 2006
Nearly 100 Copts from one
extended family were displaced from
their homes in the Upper Egyptian village of Hijāzah, Qinā
governorate, after a fight with a
neighboring Muslim family, Shīrīn Rabī‘ says.
Date of source: Monday, August 7, 2006
The author reports that for the first time in Egypt a Christian cleric is facing Qur’ān accusation that
could send him to prison. The matter involved a dispute between two businessmen which Bishop Kyrillos intervened
in. However he is now facing accusations of breach of trust over the matter.
Date of source: Monday, August 7, 2006
Families of eight Christian girls, who disappeared suddenly, talked to Sawt al-Umah, saying that their daughters might have converted to Islām and married Muslims.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 12, 2006
The author reports on the latest incident of
arresting a citizen on allegations of breaking
into a church in Qena.
Date of source: Sunday, May 7, 2006
The
author spoke about Qinā governor Majdī Ayoub Iskandar, who
is the third Christian governor in the
history of Egypt, the reasons for his appointment and his view of Muslim-
Christian relations in Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, April 10, 2006
Sectarian sedition has ripped through al-Fāw village, al-Qinā governorate,
after news spread that Coptic villagers were on their way to reestablish the Virgin Mary Charity, affiliated
to the
Ministry of Social Solidarity.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 5, 2006
Two reportedly missing Coptic girls,
Mary As‘ad Jirjis and Marcelle Samou’īl Qiddīs of Naj‘ Hammādī
have been recently found at the house of Karīma al-Sayyid Muhammad who informed the police of the girls’
presence after reading about their disappearance in the newspapers.
Date of source: Saturday, October 13, 2001 to Friday, October 19, 2001
Bin Laden and his terrorist followers, who escaped from Egypt, imagined that Egypt could be a stage for their malicious operations. Their first target was to strike the symbols of the state, the cultured and the intellectuals, and to create a moral dread within Egyptians. Their second target was...
Date of source: Monday, March 27, 2006
Sawt al-Umma presents a special report on the economic and social conditions of Upper Egyptians. The report clearly accuses the Egyptian regime of neglecting the grievances of these people and of being unjust in dealing with Upper Egypt’s governorates.
Date of source: Saturday, December 31, 2005
CSI’s focus on defending the religious freedom of persecuted Christians seems to lead them to very quickly interpret any incident, or rumor of an incident, as persecution. As a response, the author suggests that, rather than sending protest letters to the respective governments, international...
Date of source: Sunday, March 12, 2006
The author discusses the ongoing problems concerning national identity cards, which are now being computerized, and the difficulty of rectifying minor mistakes.
Date of source: Thursday, March 9, 2006
The prosecution of Qinā has renewed the detention of 12 defendants accused of involvement in the sectarian strife that took place in the village of al-‘Udaysāt, south of Luxor.
Date of source: Monday, December 29, 2003
The Supreme State Security Court started hearing the lawsuit in which Anwar Hamid Abbas, an Egyptian fundamentalist who was extradited by America, is the defendant. Egyptian authorities took strict security measures to secure the court session.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 23, 2003
Qena Criminal Court is hearing the case of an archeological dispute between the Supreme Council of Antiquities and Father Sarabamoun, the abbot of Al-Fakhouri Monastery and the secretary of the Coptic Orthodox Metropolitan of Esna. Father Sarabamoun is accused of damaging the archeological features...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 4, 2003
The article is about a research made by Dr. Aishaa, Mahmoud Abdel Aal, Egyptian archeology professor at the Kulayet Al-Banat [faculty of young women] of Ain Shams University on the authenticity of footprints attributed to Prophet Muhammad and Jesus Christ found in Egyptian churches and mosques. The...
Date of source: Monday, November 3, 2003
A delegation of the Norwegian churches paid tribute to religious co-existence in Egypt, saying that Egyptians have managed to create an umbrella under which Muslims and Christian can live. They added that they saw examples of coexistence in markets and in the streets.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 24, 2006
In a statement sent to al-Sharq al-Awsat, former head of the London-based al-Mujāhidoun Movement, Anjem Choudary has announced that a conference on jihād in Palestine is scheduled for February 19. According to Choudary, the conference is also due to discuss the new anti-terrorism law, which will...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 24, 2006
AWR’s American intern writes about 220 years of religious freedom in the U.S., arguing that one standard must be applied to all.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 18, 2006
Fahmī Huwaydī examines the issue of the "offensive” newspaper cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad and the newspaper’s reluctance to apologize.
Date of source: Thursday, January 19, 2006
The Danish premier denounced any expression of opinion that is meant to distort the image of any group based on their religious or ethnic affiliations, adding these acts have no place in a society that is built on respect for the individual. He described cartoons published by newspapers in Denmark...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Ayman ‘Abd al-‘Azīz al-Bishbīshī believes that the Roman Empire was in decline at the time when Christianity was gaining ground. At that time, the West found its haven in Christianity, a religion that calls for peace and rejects violence.
Date of source: Saturday, January 15, 2005
The author encourages Egyptians to register for voting cards and to participate in the democratization of Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, December 25, 2005
Mājid ‘Atīya clarifies some points concerning the participation of Copts in the recent parliamentary elections.
Date of source: Sunday, December 18, 2005
Muhammad ‘Abd al-Quddous interviews Dr. Sa‘d al-Dīn Ibrāhīm over the U.S. Copts’ conference recently held in Washington.
Date of source: Thursday, November 10, 2005
The governate of Qinā declared a state of emergency in preparation for the celebrations of the anniversary of St. Mar Girgis, scheduled to start next Thursday and finish on December 17.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 21, 2004
Historically, in Al-Bahnasa alone, some twenty thousands nuns lived in convents. Many convents were also built in Fayoum, Cairo, Alexandria, and Lower Egypt in general during the fifth century. Most of these convents were destroyed during the Mamluk age In Cairo, four convents only survived.
Date of source: Friday, September 12, 2003
German expert Rudolph Sindler, who is working in an engineering project in Upper Egypt, converted to Islam and married an Egyptian. He said he converted to Islam because of its tolerance and mercy.
See also art. 27.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 1, 2004
The desert surrounding Naqada is home to seven monasteries that have been founded between the fourth and the seventh century AD. Rare monumental icons are hung on the walls of these monasteries.
The Higher Council for Antiquities cooperates with the owners of these monasteries in order to preserve...
Date of source: Thursday, December 23, 2004
This report explains the escalations following the alleged conversion of a priest’s wife to Islam. Much background is given to the cultural context that explain why such an issue is so sensitive in Egypt. The report also shows that several of the organizers of the demonstration in Cairo have done...
Date of source: Saturday, December 11, 2004
The historian Ibn Iyas described Egypt at Epiphany "thousand lights on shores, no market, alley or shop was closed at that night,” that is how Egyptian Muslims and Christians celebrated it along with many other Christian holidays.
- See art. 7: The Muslim Brotherhood's participation in political...
Date of source: Sunday, February 20, 2005
A symposium organized by Watanī newspaper, at the Qinā governorate city of Najc Hammādī, called for the reinforcement to the core of citizenship by encouraging co-existence, creation of common shared activities that would serve to bring together all Egyptians and requiring youth to practice their...
Date of source: Thursday, July 26, 2001
Ra’afat Al-Mehi’s film script "Hurghada...the Magic of Love" which deals with the issue of mixed marriages between Muslim men and Christian women is painful for Christians, not only because Christians oppose such mixed marriages but also because the location for Al-Mehi’s script is in Hurghada...
Date of source: Saturday, May 19, 2001 to Friday, May 25, 2001
Movie director Ra’fat Al-Meihi is thinking of turning his novel "Hurghada: Love Magic" into a film. The story is about a Christian girl who loves a Muslim police officer. Al-Meihi said that the meaning he wanted to deliver was that each one of us has the right to express his love in the way he...
Date of source: Sunday, November 14, 1999
Sidhom writes about a letter from Bishop Yo’anis Zakarya, the Catholic bishop of Luxor who wrote about the despair of Christians in a village near Luxor who are not allowed to rebuild their church after they had demolished it in order to rebuild it.
Date of source: Sunday, October 31, 1999
If permits for building churches are given are they carried out? The author gives one example where this was not the case.
Date of source: Thursday, September 6, 2012
Last Friday, Sheikh Abdel Karim Mustafa refused to preach to the people in a mosque in Qena because the Ministry of Religious Endowments refused to give him a reward. He asked those present to change the time of the prayers.
Date of source: Friday, August 20, 1999 to Friday, August 27, 1999
Historical facts and evidences prove that Egyptian monasteries and Coptic churches in the Christian era were a centre for study, copying and inscribing manuscripts and documents of the Coptic era. There was rarely a church that didn’t have a library. Monks were clever at inscribing and binding...
Date of source: Saturday, June 12, 1999 to Friday, June 18, 1999
Last week when I published the story about "The claims of raping the Egyptian Christian women and the season of blackmailing Egypt", The author is certain that these girls were the heroines of love affairs, and they were not forced to do something against their will, nor has any person raped them.