Date of source: Monday, August 24, 2020
Bishop Dūmādiyyūs, bishop of Giza and Ūsīm, revealed that he visited Wāʾil Saʿad Tawāḍrūs, formerly Monk Ashʿiyāʾ, who was sentenced to death for killing Bishop Epiphanius [Epīphaniyyūs], head of St. Macarius Monastery (dayr Abū Maqār) in Wādī al-Naṭrūn.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 23, 2014
At the religious seminar organized by the Center for Innovation in the city of Damanhūr, Dr. Shawqī ‘Allām, the Mufti of Egypt, declared that the Media Center of the National Fatwá-issuing Authority has annulled 155 extremist fatwás that called for terrorism, murder, and destruction
Date of source: Sunday, December 15, 2013
In December of each year the villages of Damietta in Beheira keep an eye on the preparations for Abū Hasīrah feast in the village. Jews from all over the world attend this feast to drink and practice rites alien to those of the Egyptian people, according to the paper. The celebration starts with an...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 17, 2018
Under the slogan of ‘thinking outside the box’, president of the Damanhūr University, Dr. ʿUbayd Ṣāliḥ, inaugurated on Tuesday, the first workshop on training needs for churches and monasteries in al- Biḥīra Governorate.
Held at the university-based Faculty and Leadership Center, the inauguration...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 2, 2013
A diplomatic source confirmed to Rose al-Yūsuf magazine, that the Israeli Embassy in Egypt has been informed that no tourist visas will be issued to Jews who intend to enter the country to celebrate the annual pilgrimage to Rabbi Abu Hasira, the Jewish rabbi, whose tomb is located in the village of...
Date of source: Saturday, February 3, 2018 to Monday, February 5, 2018
Doctor Muḥammad Mukhtār Jumaʿa, the Minister of Endowments, has affirmed the ministry’s interest in raising the level of education for imams and their scientific, intellectual and distinctive cultural preparation.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 28, 2017
MEMRI TV Clip No. 6274 highlighted the November 5 interview with firebrand lawyer Nabīh al-Waḥsh, who stated on Egyptian TV, “I'm proud to be anti-Semitic,” and “if I see any Israeli, I will kill him.”
Date of source: Tuesday, November 28, 2017
MEMRI TV Clip No. 6274 highlighted the November 5 interview with firebrand lawyer Nabīḥ al-Waḥsh, who stated on Egyptian TV, “I'm proud to be anti-Semitic,” and “if I see any Israeli, I will kill him.”
Date of source: Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Egypt's Ministry of [religious] Endowments found a Qūr'ān manuscript that dates back to the 10th century in the Sīdī `Ateya Abu al-Rīsh Mosque in Damanhūr, Beheira Governorate, north of Egypt.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Security forces in Beheira arrested six suspects in cases of inciting demonstrations and violence. On Tuesday, a security statement said that a security crackdown under the command of Brigadier General Khalid 'Abd al-Hamīd, head of the Beheira Security Directorate, arrested a number of Brotherhood...