Date of source: Sunday, June 11, 2006
Youssuf Sidhom presents the case of a Copt who was accused of forgery when he attempted to gain a national identity card stating that he was Christian.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 11, 2006
The Supreme Council for Culture organizes a symposium on
‘Religion
and Nationalism’
Date of source: Sunday, June 4, 2006
Youssef Sidhom presents the main points which came into focus during a discussion on “Patriarchal Authority and Democratic Practice in Egypt and the Arab World”
Date of source: Friday, June 2, 2006
Kamāl Zākhir Mousa draws a comparison between the theoretical or historical meaning of the word "Father" in churches and its real meaning nowadays.
Date of source: Sunday, June 4, 2006
A controversial article on the growing Islamization of Egypt and the effect this has on the Coptic community.
Date of source: Monday, May 29, 2006
The article deals with the controversial statements made by Prime
Minister Ahmad Nazīf in
which he described Egypt as a "secular state" amidst outcries protesting that
the premier’s statements clashed
with the constitution.
Date of source: Friday, May 26, 2006
Kamāl Zākhir Mousa traces the
development of
papal authority inside the Egyptian Coptic Church.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 24, 2006
The ordination of a priest in
‘Udaysāt might open the door to a new wave of sectarianism. Hanī al-A‘sar
investigates the surrounding circumstances.
Date of source: Sunday, May 28, 2006
Youssef Sidhom calls for greater communication to bridge the gap between Muslims and Christians in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, May 28, 2006
Ministry of Interior has refused to allow 150 Christian converts to Islam, who later returned to Christianity, to change the religious data on their identity cards back to Christianity. Kamal Zākhir Mousa argues that an extremist wing of the political elite is trying to link citizenship to...
Date of source: Sunday, May 28, 2006
Ashley Makar discusses the paranoia surrounding the issue of conversion, the Alexandria incidents and the words of hatred spouted by both some Muslims and Christians, calling for dialogue and openness.
Date of source: Sunday, May 21, 2006
The article summarizes the opinions of a number of experts concerning
the way of fighting extremism
and other destructive thoughts in society.
Date of source: Saturday, May 20, 2006
Egyptians
are no longer
peaceful people, is the idea that Ramzī Zaqlama is explaining in his column in Al-
Wafd. He attended a
lecture at the cathedral were it was discussed along with Copts problems.
Date of source: Sunday, May 21, 2006
The author criticizes a book review of Nabīl Louqa Bibāwī’s book, The Problems of Copts in Egypt and their Solutions, written by Al-Ahrām columnist Mahmoud Muntasir and warns against the idea of appeasing those who have returned from the Gulf with fundamentalist ideologies.
Date of source: Friday, May 12, 2006
Kamāl Zākhir, the author,
argues that the church became involved in politics and ’the
world’ to serve some worldly interests that have
nothing to do with its spiritual mission.
Date of source: Friday, May 5, 2006
Pamphlets printed in Saudi Arabia appeared hours before the Shamm al-
Nasīm feast in Egypt
calling for preserving the Islamic identity and prohibiting Muslims from
celebrating others’ feasts.
Date of source: Sunday, April 23, 2006
Milād Hannā, a prominent Coptic
figure, protests about the condition of the
Copts in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, April 16, 2006
An obituary of Dr. Maurice As‘ad, one of the most prominent
scholars of Christianity in the
Coptic church in the 20th century, who has passed away at the age of
close to 76
Date of source: Sunday, April 16, 2006
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.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 4, 2006
Several Christian laymen are protesting the prerequisites for running and voting in the elections of the Majlis al-Mīllī, the Coptic Orthodox Denominational Council and have submitted a lawsuit to the Administrative Judiciary Court to reconsider the legal and constitutional aspects of the elections...