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Shiḥāta Hārūn (1920–16.3.2001), one of the founding members of Ḥizb al-Tajammuʿ (National Progressive Unionist Party) and former lawyer is an Egyptian Jew. He was also among the many Egyptians arrested in 1967. His Jewish identity is intertwined with Egypt’s history and he never left...
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Mūnīr Fakhrī ʿAbd al-Nūr was the Secretary-General of Ḥizb al-Wafd (al-Wafd party) and ran for elections in 1995 and again in 2000. Ḥizb al-Wafd is a national liberal political party in Egypt that tries to place itself at the ideological centre, in between the traditional ideologies of...
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The People’s Assembly and Shūrā Council (Senate) were elected through an electoral system of single member plurality under Ḥusnī Mubārak’s regime. The ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) always ensured a super-majority by means of fraud, ballot stuffing, intimidation, and lack of...
Date of source: Friday, April 29, 2016
Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the Diocese of St. Mark, will preside over the Mass of the Easter Feast tomorrow evening. The Pope will also welcome the guests congratulating his Holiness after tomorrow at the papal Seat of the Cathedral of St. Mark, al-ʿAbbasiyah.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Pope Tawadros II, the Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark, revealed the commencement of the procedures for the establishment of an Egyptian church in Bahrain to serve Coptic Egyptians there.
Date of source: Monday, January 6, 2014
Pope Tawadros, in his speech to mark the visit of President Adly Mansūr to the Cathedral, stressed that the visit would ‘send a beautiful message to the people’.
Date of source: Sunday, January 5, 2014
In an unprecedented way, the President himself visits the church to offer felicitations on Christmas.
Date of source: Saturday, January 4, 2014
His Holiness Pope Tawadros II will preside over prayers at the Christmas Mass in Saint Mark’s Cathedral in ‘Abbāsiyyah, Cairo, on Monday evening. According to the CBC satellite channel a representative of Egypt’s President is scheduled to attend, in addition to a number of leaders of political...
Date of source: Thursday, May 2, 2013
A Church source said that the Church does not expect President Mursī to come to Easter Mass at Saint Mark Cathedral. The source confirmed that the Pope will lead the prayer at the Cathedral next Friday and will lead Easter Mass. Archbishop Sergius Sergius, Deputy of the Patriarchate for...