Date of source: Friday, May 26, 2017
The Church of Egypt issued a press release on Friday in the wake of the incident that killed at least 28 Copts and injured 24 [others] when a bus on its way to the Saint Samwell the Confessor Monastery was attacked.
Date of source: Sunday, March 12, 2017
Although the Egyptian church allows women access to a number of important positions, such as: nun, devotee, servant, and Guardian of Service and Hymns; there remain other domains that the Church completely prohibits women from accessing.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 31, 2017
I just returned from a visit to the UK where I attended a church service in Startfort, London. Stratfort is an area with a large percentage of Muslims living in it. They prayed for the victims of the Manchester bombing while simultaneously speaking with great love about their Muslim neighbours....
Date of source: Thursday, March 9, 2017
Tuesday, March 7th, 2017—major protests and demonstrations erupted in several cities across Egypt, including Alexandria, al-Minyā, Disūq, and Cairo’s own Imbāba in response to the government decision to stop accepting several types of the government issued ration cards for subsidized bread.
Date of source: Saturday, April 23, 2016
Veto Gate commemorated the Palm Sunday Observance in Egypt and shed light on the unity between Muslims and Christians. This unity was manifest in Muslims Joining forces with their Coptic brothers buying palms and take part in the celebration in Minya.
Date of source: Sunday, April 24, 2016
Dr. Wajdī al-Najdī, the owner of the mosque of the Virgin Mary in Minya, said that the works of construction in the mosque were completely finished. al-Najdī continued that some of the construction work for the hospital annexed to the mosque is still remaining, stressing that it will be concluded...
Date of source: Monday, April 18, 2016
The Military Court in the governorate of Asyūt on Monday adjourned the trial of 325 members of the Muslim Brotherhood accused of involvement in violent acts in the Mallawī and Dayr Mawās regions in Minya to the 23rd of April.
Date of source: Thursday, April 21, 2016
On Thursday, Minya Criminal Court, headed by Judge Ṭaha ‘Abd al-Wahhā, adjourned the trial of 21 persons accused of involvement in riots that broke out during a protest in Ābū Qurqāṣ at the Al- ḥaʾ mosque. The trial was adjourned to the 2nd of August. The adjourning came in light of the absence...
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Reverend Dr. Samuel Ḥabīb was an evangelical pastor and founder of the Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services (CEOSS). It was a very well planned organization, says Ḥabīb, and he employed a man from the United States to work with him on a plan for a special gathering. Most...
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This interview is with Raʾfat Saʾīd, a merchant, who was in a way or another was forced to leave his city due to constant terrorist threats by Al-Jamā'ah al-Islāmīyah to pay them money. He explains the incidents and the role of the police in fighting the escalating terrorism in the city...