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: Sunday, April 20, 2025
President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī on Sunday (April 20) congratulated Coptic Christians on the occasion of Easter.
Date of source: Sunday, April 20, 2025
On a Sunday morning, the Resurrection of Jesus was a new proclamation of God's vision for humanity: life, not death; hope, not despair; reconciliation, not estrangement.
Date of source: Saturday, April 19, 2025
Dr. Andrea Zakī, Head of the Evangelical Community in Egypt, said the call made by Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church to unify festivities was a good step for closer ties between Eastern and Western churches.
Date of source: Saturday, April 19, 2025
On 19th April 2025, Christians around the world celebrated Easter Saturday (al-Sabt al-Nūr), one of the most sacred days of the Coptic calendar, which precedes Easter Day.
Date of source: Saturday, April 12, 2025
Christian denominations around the world will celebrate Palm Sunday tomorrow, April 13. This day marks the seventh Sunday of Great Lent, a 55-day fasting period that concludes with the celebration of Easter Sunday on April 20, 2025.
Date of source: Thursday, April 3, 2025
Adīb Jūda al-Ḥusaynī, the holder of the key to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, said the Arab Orthodox Christians had a well-established role in protecting their spiritual heritage and the service of the holiest Christian shrine all over the world.
Date of source: Sunday, April 13, 2025
Israeli occupation authorities denied Christians from the West Bank access to the occupied city of Jerusalem to attend the Palm Sunday celebrations, according to the Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA).