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Pope Shenouda is apt to crown his papal mandate with a real reform in the church. The church embodied in some of its clergymen is supporting laymen groups to fight the conference. Labīb reveals an example of a group from Alexandria.
The article presents a brief overview of the most important events that have happened in Egyptian churches during 2006.
In an interview with al- Ahrām, Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark congratulates Muslims on ‘Īd al-Adh? and wishes Egypt all prosperity and welfare.
A description of a visit to the Convent of St. Dimyānah on the Occasion of the festival of Saint Dimyānah whereby Metropolitan Bīshūy provided the delegation with a detailed explanation of Coptic traditions related to the convent. Dr. Picard noted differences between the way Metropolitan Bīshūy and...
Pope Shenouda has involved the church in a difficult crisis with his political stances. Three main groups are expected to compete for the position after Pope Shenouda. The following lines also outline the way in which the pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church is selected and ordained.
The problems of Copts revealed in the reform conference were not mainly related to the Coptic Orthodox Church; many of the church problems can be attributed to the political and social problems resulted from the duality between the stance of the law and the practices literally applied.
The author blames some Copts for the conference they held to discuss church’s private issues. He also disagrees with some of its key recommendations.
Many Christians are calling for an amendment to the regulations concerning the election of the Coptic Orthodox pope.
The article presents three important questions that deal with the sensitive relationship between Christians and Muslims in Egypt.
Coptic writer Jamāl As‘ad explains what he terms "totalitarianism in the name of religion." He provides two examples from both Muslim and Christian milieus: the Muslim Brotherhood’s reaction to Farūq Husnī’s anti-H...

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