Date of source: Monday, November 2, 1998
The last Thursday and Friday have witnessed an intensive communications between the responsible governmental officials and Pope Shenouda in order to close the file of the incidents of Al-Koshh country that is located in Dar Al-Salaam headquarters In Sohag. These communications concentrated on the...
Date of source: Sunday, November 1, 1998
The American Congress has lately approved the Freedom from Religious Persecution Act following talks paving the way to consider Egypt one of the countries subjected to this law. Although Egypt has not been clearly mentioned in the final version of the law, there is an indication which hurts...
Date of source: Saturday, October 31, 1998
Zaqlama describes how the issue of el-Koshh was blown up into unbelievable proportions.
Date of source: Thursday, October 29, 1998
Al-Wafd paper spent 15 hours in Al-Kushh village accompanied by Bishop Wissa. In an interview with the bishop, he answered a number of inquiries about the village’s events.
Date of source: Monday, October 12, 1998
The new US Religious Oppression Law that is in the last stages of approval will allow the US to punish countries that it sees as violating religious freedoms. This law is seen by politicians and analysts as an attempt by the US to intervene in the domestic affairs of sovereign countries and a way...
Date of source: Sunday, October 11, 1998
Pope Shenouda dismissed Israeli and Us allegations the Egypt’s Copts are persecuted. "They are not our guardians," Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria said.
Date of source: Sunday, October 11, 1998
Pope Shenouda III affirmed his rejection of statements made by some US and Israeli bodies on the oppression of Egyptian Copts in Egypt. "These people are not responsible for us, for we are responsible for ourselves," said Pope Shenouda. He also rejected comparisons made between the situation of...
Date of source: Monday, October 5, 1998
The issue of the divorce of Copts has become a problem with no solution. There are at least 144,000 pending cases waiting for approval.
Date of source: Monday, September 14, 1998
A Coptic researcher said he read the lectures and sayings of Pope Shenouda and confirms that Pope Shenouda is against the illusion of the Coptic nationality.
Date of source: Monday, September 7, 1998
Many Copts divorced in a civil court which is not accepted by the Coptic Orthodox Church who in turn refused to give people a remarriage permit which is needed to marry again. Because these permits are rarely given many people try to escape this Orthodox regulation and become members of other...