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Following are the details for the story of the Holy Virgin’s church, awaited so eagerly by some 750 families – about 3500 individuals in the old and new towns of Burg al – Arab [Burj al-cArab] and some 40 villages in the vicinity. The projected church was effectively dropped after 16 years of...
Jews in Egypt are made up of two main ethnic groups, Ashkenazim, Eastern European Jews, and Sefardim, Jews who lived in the East. The latter group is less sympathetic toward the Zionist movement, and they do not differ from the rest of the Egyptians in terms of language, dialect, features or...
The Watanī Salon has invited a group of intellectuals and public activists to talk about a recent initiative called the Egyptian council for citizenship rights. Yousuf Sīdhum, the Editor-in-Chief of the Watanī newspaper, the mouthpiece of Egypt’s Copts was the first to suggest this idea.
I remember some happenings from my childhood. I remember that some of the neighbors I used to play with were Armenians and Levantine, but I also remember that the Copts we used to play with were our closest brothers as we were all the children of one nation, Egypt.
“I believe the first problem is the construction of churches. What I am saying is that there must be a unified law in which the mosque and the church are equal…We are focusing on this issue and the constitution guarantees the freedom of worship. If we really want to observe and respect the...
His Holiness Pope Shenouda III is an extremely wise and intellectual man, a unique person who knows and understands a lot. He has a long living memory that goes back in history.
The Egyptian Administrative Judiciary Court set the session of September 5 for giving their ruling regarding the lawsuit that was filed to cancel the celebration of the mulid of the Jewish rabbi, Abu Hasera, and for the removal of his mortal remains from the country.
The governor gave his point of view on the problems with the church service building in Shubra el-Kheima. He beliefs the problems lies primarily with the lack of required licenses. The destroyed building will, however, be rebuild because " That is the order of the President." The governor also...
The decision of the Higher Council for Antiquities to consider Abu Hasera’s tomb, in Demtawa, as a monument, was taken four months ago. Until now, however, it has not been published in the official newspaper-which means that it is not enforceable. The inhabitants of Demtawa were very angry and...
Locals of Demtawa, Beheira, are angry because of the decision of the Higher Council for Antiquities to consider Abu Hasera’s tomb and the attached shrines as monuments. They think it will allow Jews to celebrate Abu Hasera’s mulid more daringly, practicing rituals religions and common sense do not...

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