Date of source: Friday, April 8, 2016
Egypt's minister of antiquities, Dr. Khāled al-`Anānī inaugurated the reopening of Al-Zāher Baibārs Mosque after the rehabilitation works who had started in 2007, but were stopped in 2010 when the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) archaeological committee supervising the work realized that the...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Assistant to Social Solidarity Minister, Nevīn al-Qabbāj, said that the Ministry has established eight centers to host and guide women, and to protect them from violence, in partnership with relevant NGOs.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 27, 2016
The UAE Office for Social Development and Infrastructure Projects in Egypt organizes a conference tomorrow, Thursday, to announce the launch of integral projects aimed at providing social, cultural and medical assistance to members of the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church.
Date of source: Friday, February 12, 2016
Nearly two thousand years ago, a woman and a man escaped with their child into Egypt for fear of murder. They lived their days in terror and anxiety for fear of being caught by ruthless men, ignoring the threat they faced by predators hounding their modest caravan, and hunger and cold swiping them...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Heading a delegation from Egypt's Coptic Church, Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the Holy See of Saint Mark, paid a visit on Wednesday, August 31 to the headquarters of Al-Azhar Al-Sharīf to extend good wishes to Grand Imam Dr. Ahmad al-Tayeb for the Feast of the Sacrifice. Dr...
Date of source: Monday, October 3, 2016
In a press statement delivered yesterday, the minister of religious affairs, Dr. Muhammad Mūkhtār Jum`a, said that in the light of following the example of Prophet Muhammad, the ministry strives to revive the role of the early congregational mosque, since it was the first structure built by the...
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Interviewers: Cornelis Hulsman, Eline Kasanwidjojo, Quinta Smit
Language of interview: English (original interview), English (presented transcript)
Transcript: Quinta Smit
Approval: Approved by interviewee
The interview with Jerome Drevon, a French PhD student, focuses on the Islamic...
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Interviewer: Quinta Smit
Language of interview: Arabic (original interview; translator unkown); English (presented transcript)
Transcript: Quinta Smit
Approval: Requested and no objection received
Hānī Fawzī is responsible for social media and news at the Aṣāla Party, he talks about daily...
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Interviewer: Quinta Smit
Language of interview: English (original interview), English (presented transcript)
Transcript: Quinta Smit
Approval: Approved by interviewee
The interview was conducted with a member of the Waṭan Party, just after he had left politics. He was never involved in politics...
Date of source: Thursday, March 1, 2007
Father Mattah al-Māskīn, before his consecration he was called Yūsuf Iskandar, was born on September 20, 1919 in Banhā, Cairo. al-Māskīn participated in the Sunday School Movement and became a monk in 1948 knowing that the church could only be reformed from within. Students from the Sunday School...