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The real turning point in Coptic political activity was initiated by Sadat. who made Pope Shenouda III a hero, establishing him as the political representative of the Coptic community.A Coptic movement emerged that called for a political role of the church. The church should care solely about...
Religious obsession is sweeping through Egyptians’ minds. Muslims are obsessed with having full control while Christians are obsessed with withdrawing from social activities to look for the traits and strengths of closed communities. Such a tense atmosphere serves as a rich soil for the growth of...
Bishop Musa was asked if there is extremism among Copts, and in his answer affirmed that there is merely strictness among them. He further explained that religious extremism goes against Biblical teachings and those of the Coptic Church.
Coptic sources expected Pope Shenouda would change his stance and agree to meet with members of the committee. Dr. Mustafa Al-Fiqi, head of the Foreign Affairs Committee at the People’s Assembly, stated that the [American] committee would not discuss issues related to Egyptian domestic affairs. Al-...
On February 8, the Administrative Causes Court will hear a lawsuit against the Minister of the Interior and the director of the Personal Status Agency over the cancellation of the religious category on identification cards.
I had decided not to deal with the incidents that followed the disappearance of Wafā’ Costantine, the matter that aroused sectarian strife in Egypt. Yet I found that despite many analyses and discussions on the topic, people are still convinced that there is no sectarian strife and extremism...
History proves that Jews initiated the collective suicide. This is part of the Jewish character. Researcher Samir Marcos said that there are many Christian American groups that resort to violence to keep America the sole greatest power in the world. The Islamic thinker Dr. Mustafa Al-Shoka’a...
In this article the author gives his own point of view about Christian fanaticism in Egypt. In the first half of the twentieth century, such fanaticism was reflected in two streams; a religious movement aiming to reform the church and another purely political one. In the second half of the...
Dr. Yohanna Qolta, the Deputy Patriarch of the Catholic Copts, spoke about his memories about the month of Ramadan and about the impact of Islam on his writings. He pointed out the reasons behind the appearance of the term "emigrant Copts" and the attitude of his church towards them. He also spoke...
Talking about the emigrant Copts is a very difficult subject because the newspapers have dealt with them from one point of view and they classified them with the extremists, and traitors against their country. They had also mentioned that they were agents [for foreign powers] and so on. The truth...

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