Date of source: Saturday, September 26, 2020
Anglican Archbishop Mouneer proposed the title Comparing inclusive Citizenship in Egypt with Europe. The comparison with Europe was important to the Archbishop since it is not all rosy in Europe, yet Mr.Belder chose to focus on Egypt alone.
Mr.Bas Belder is a former journalist for the...
Date of source: Friday, August 12, 2022
The September 2020 Webinar “Comparing inclusive Citizenship in Egypt with Europe,” led to a discussion about the so-called Covenant of ʿUmar, also known as the Capitulations of ʿUmar, a 9th-century document prohibiting church building, the rebuilding of destroyed churches, and displaying a cross on...
Date of source: Thursday, August 25, 2022
Mr. Bas Belder was between 1999 and 2019 one of the very few members in the European Parliament showing an active interest in the position of Christians in the Middle East. He is to be complimented for his genuine interest in Christians in the Middle East but the sources he used in his paper for...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Alexandrian Jesuits Fathers received Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church.
Date of source: Thursday, September 14, 2023
Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church expressed solidarity with and prayers for Morocco and Libya where devastating natural disasters have left people killed or wounded. He praised Egypt’s stance, which was supportive of “the brothers in this predicament.”
Date of source: Thursday, September 14, 2023
The Coptic Catholic Church shows great interest in the youth sector by holding courses on future leaders and the empowerment of young people of all segments of society through the teaching of certain handicrafts.
Date of source: Thursday, September 7, 2023
On September 3, 2013, Amman hosted dozens of guests from all over the world upon an invitation from King ʿAbdullāh II of Jordan to attend the conference on challenges facing Arab Christians, in which the monarch stressed that, “Defending the Arab Christian identity is not a luxury, but a duty.”
Date of source: Thursday, September 7, 2023
Secretary-general of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), Priest Rifʿat Fikrī, said that President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī was transparent in his words and actions before and after he began his term. He explained that this could be seen in his repeated interest in the construction of churches...
Date of source: Friday, September 8, 2023
Governor of Asyūṭ, Maj. General ʿIṣām Saʿd al-Dīn, ignored all the requests presented by the Dayrūṭ and Ṣinbū Parish to get a license to rejuvenate the Anbā Karās Church, which was burnt down in April when a fire consumed the entirety of the wooden building.
Date of source: Saturday, September 2, 2023
In Iraq, Christianity is the second largest religion in the number of followers after Islam and is followed by other religions like the Sabians, or Sabaeans, Shabaks, Yazidis, Kakais, Bahais, Shikhis, and Zoroastrians.