Date of source: Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Ākhir Sā‘ah interviewed Fāyiz Ghālī the script writer of a new movie depicting Jesus’ childhood during the Holy Family’s journey to Egypt. Ghālī announced that Pope Shenouda has approved the idea of the film being made, provided that he watches it before it is screened.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Fāyiz Ghālī is an Egyptian script writer who has finished his script that depicts the life of Jesus Christ through the Holy Family’s trip to Egypt. In spite of what he considered positive signs from the church about the movie, he announced that he will seek foreign funding if the church rejects the...
Date of source: Monday, February 2, 2009
The author reflects on the recently published book ’al-Masīhīyah fī al-Islām’ [Christianity in Islam] by Munīr Ghabbūr and Ahmad ‘Uthmān. The main aim of the book is said to be the correction of the image of Islam that has been tarnished by a small group of fundamentalists. The book is also meant...
Date of source: Saturday, January 31, 2009
The article sheds light on the preparations underway to celebrate the Holy Family festivity. The U.S ambassador and thousands of Copts accompanied by some shaykhs and imāms are said to be on spot.
Date of source: Sunday, February 8, 2009
Coptic clergyman, government officials and the American Ambassador gathered in Minya to celebrate one of the spots on the Holy family route in Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, January 19, 2009
The Coptic Orthodox Church welcomes the screenplay of the movie ’Christ in Egypt’ on the basis that it is written from a Christian point of view.
Date of source: Saturday, December 27, 2008
Amānī Zahrān writes about the Tree of Mary and the journey of the Holy Family.
Date of source: Saturday, November 15, 2008
In recent years the tensions between Christians and Muslims in Egypt have increased. In many cases Christians have been victims of violence. Is there any chance that religions can live together peacefully in the land of Nile? This is the question that Cornelis Hulsman sought to answer in his paper...
Date of source: Sunday, December 28, 2008
In Egypt a popular level of religion exists whereby celebrations of the Virgin Mary have had both Muslim and Christian participants.
Date of source: Sunday, July 20, 2008
Watanī newspaper published Assiut Metropolitan Mīkhā’īl’s thanks to Jesus Christ for keeping the land adjacent to Holy Virgin Monastery. He also thanked Assiut governor Nabīl al-‘Izabī who did justice to the monastery. He thanked all those who worked to preserve the monastery’s heritage.