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The court’s decision that cancelled the celebration of the mulid of Abū Hasera, and annulled a decree from the Minister of Culture, which considered the tomb of Abū Hasera to be one of the Egyptian Coptic and Islamic monuments may be appealed against by legal experts from the Supreme Council...
Pope Shenouda issued a Papal decree to the effect that Christian clergy are not allowed to run in the elections of the People’s Assembly and the Shūrá Council. However, Archpriest Matta Sawerus stressed that the Pope did not issue such a decree as he had agreed to his nomination to represent...
Mahmoud al-Kurdi believed that "Awan al-Ward" highlighted the fact that building the civilization of Egypt would not be achieved except through the arms of both Muslims and Christians. Awdet Iskander wrote that Wahid Hamid was mistaken when he chose a mixed marital relationship as the plot of...
A Muslim Brotherhood’s representative made an inquiry questioning the Minister of Culture about the last three novels published by the General Authority for Cultural Palaces, claiming that they violate general decency. The Minister of Culture ordered an investigation into the matter, which ended...
The number of articles published about Christmas reflects the attention the Egyptian press paid to celebrations of it. The article gives a list of the articles published in five newspapers.
The issue of celebrating the mulid of Abū Hasera aroused the anger of the inhabitants of Demtawa, where his tomb is located. There are many conflicting stories about the reality of his character. Some stories say that he was one of the prophets that were sent to the Israelites in Egypt and...
Hani Labeeb wrote to al-Usboa criticizing the reaction of some Coptic religious men towards the serial "Awan al- Ward," as being extremist. Two articles in al-Ahram praised the series, confirming that there is love between Muslims and Christians. The writer of the serial told al-Raya al-Masri...
The Supreme Constitutional Court decided to abolish the decree of the Minister of Interior which made it necessary for the husband to agree to his wife traveling abroad as a prerequisite to issue her a passport. In addition, it canceled the Presidential decree which entitled the Minister of...
The Misdemeanors Court of Sayeda Zeinab brought down the curtains on the case of Shaykh Manal, who claims to be a prophetess, and her 15 followers. The court sentenced Manal to five years imprisonment with hard labor, which is considered to be an extreme penalty for cases of scorning religions...
The editorial of Watani and its fourth page were devoted to the occasion of the 30th papal anniversary of Pope Shenouda III. In addition, each of the three Egyptian official papers and the opposition Al-Usboa devoted an article to the occasion. All the articles speak about the achievements of...

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