Date of source: Tuesday, September 11, 2012
An initiative for peace was lunched between Dr. 'Ilwī Amīn, Professor at the Azhar University and Archpriest Būlus 'Uwaydah and Bishop Bisantī. One meeting was at the 'Amr Ibn al-'As mosque and the other was at the Hanging Church.
This initiative was to reinforce religious tolerance between...
Date of source: Monday, November 14, 2011
This is the very question many people are asking about the Muslim Brotherhood following the Egyptian Revolution of January 25, 2011. While the world was enthralled by a peaceful youth movement to overthrow a corrupt regime, many feared then, and more fear now, that the aftermath will result in...
Date of source: Friday, November 4, 2011
Contents I. Jansen’s argument: Copts are killed when they violate the Shari’a II. My comment: Jansen should have mentioned the general lack of security in Egypt III. Jansen does not know about the construction of new churches in recent years IV. Does the Shari’a prohibit the building of churches...
Date of source: Thursday, September 16, 2010
Ameera says that she finds it strange that two different groups of people praying at two different mosques would decide to perform demonstrations about a woman, whose conversion to Islam hasn't even been proven, at the exact same time. She also finds it strange that after the woman released a video...
Date of source: Friday, September 10, 2010
Local authorities struggled with demonstrators outside the Amr Ibn El-Aas mosque after the Eid prayers, protesting what they called the appearance of a Kamilia Shehata "look alike" in an online video denying her conversion to Islam. The protesters demanded international intervention in the case and...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 25, 2004
Dr. Mamdouh Al-Beltagui, the Minister of Tourism, stated that the ministry is currently sponsoring a policy for environmental and constructional development of sites on the route of the Holy Family that was adopted by the ministry six years ago. The project enhances the infrastructure and improves...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 20, 2000
The mosque of Amr Ibn Al-As, the synagogue of Ezra and the church of Abu Serga are located in one spot in Old Cairo. The mosque of Amr Ibn Al-As is the oldest mosque in Egypt and Africa and the fourth mosque built in Islam. The Abu Serga church is built over a cave where the Holy Family hid. The...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 11, 1998
A book on the nature of Muslim-Christian relations in Egypt is reviewed. The book points out the friendly nature of relationships between Muslims and Copts in Egypt throughout history. It concentrates mainly on the role of one priest in the 1919 revolution; Father Sergious preached against the...