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After Dale Gavlak and Cornelis Hulsman interviewed the governor of Qalyubiya they interviewed H.G. Bishop Marcos and asked him to respond to all the issues raised by the governor.
Translation of an official document provided by H.E. Adli Hussein, the governor of Qalyubiya on March 20, 2001. The document lists the permits given by the governor to repair churches in his governorate. The now disputed church of Sandabis is also listed on this document. The governor approved "...
Translation of an official document provided by H.E. Adli Hussein, the governor of Qalyubiya on March 20, 2001.
The governor gave his point of view on the problems with the church service building in Shubra el-Kheima. He beliefs the problems lies primarily with the lack of required licenses. The destroyed building will, however, be rebuild because " That is the order of the President." The governor also...
The article listed the ten conditions prerequisite to obtaining a building permit for a church and commented on them. Enlightened Egyptians have repeatedly criticized the ten conditions and called for their abolition.
The Bishop of Tanta stressed that there was no difference between the children of Egypt [Muslims and Christians], pointing out the support the state gives to the building and restoration of churches.
President Mubarak issued a decree abolishing the Hamayouni Law governing the building and restoration of churches in Egypt. Still, many prefer to go ahead with building their churches without obtaining licenses, and then apply pressure on the government to legalize them. The Bishop of Shoubra Al-...
Watani commented on the TV program "The third opinion," which debated the status of Copts in Egypt and the repercussions of the US committee’s visit, writing that it is "the drummer to whose beat the debate is run." The presenter of the program replied to the comment saying that such a program,...
The Egyptian TV showed a program entitled "The third opinion." The participants debated the status of Copts in Egypt and the repercussions of the U.S. committee’s visit, as well as the matter of foreign intervention in Egypt’s domestic affairs. They also looked at the stance of expatriate Egyptians...
The writer believes that human rights, part of which is religious freedom, cannot be achieved by investigating or writing reports. Human rights does not mean distributing humanitarian aid. She wonders why, if the US Commission on International Religious Freedom is concerned with the conditions of...

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