Date of source: Tuesday, January 4, 2005
Recent incidents reveal that rumors fuel the sectarian sedition in Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, January 3, 2005
The issue of Wafā’ Costantine raised many questions in Muslims’ minds. Dr. Muhammad Ibrāhīm al-Fayoumī said that an equal attention must be given to the cases of christianizing Muslim girls.
Date of source: Monday, January 3, 2005
I received an email from Dr. Joseph Yousuf Ghubriyāl entitled “Have mercy on the Copts of the nation.” The next day Dr. Joseph came to my office to discuss many issues. I told him that we should not solve national problems in the church. I then asked him: “Why did the church insist that Wafā’...
Date of source: Monday, January 3, 2005
Pope Shenouda asked married priests whose wives work in governmental organizations or private sector companies to prevent their wives from working and to limit their movement outside the home.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 5, 2005
General Prosecutor Māhir ‘Abd al- Wāhid issued an order for the release of the 11 most recently accused in the incidents of the Cathedral on bail of EGP 300 each.
Date of source: Monday, January 3, 2005
Egyptian Prosecutor General Judge Māhir Abd al-Wāhid is due to order the release of 11 Copts held for investigation on the issue of Wafā’ Costantine’s.
Date of source: Sunday, January 2, 2005
The love that binds us Egyptians – both Muslims and Copts – should be exploited to achieve peaceful coexistence and to manage the crises which are bound to erupt every now and then.
Thus, as we stand on the threshold of a new year, and as our country proceeds toward economic reform and looks...
Date of source: Monday, January 3, 2005
The issue of Wafā’ Costantine could have passed unnoticed, but its lingering forces everyone to feel the fire of sectarianism beneath the ashes of the so called “national unity.”
Date of source: Saturday, January 1, 2005
I avoid discussing the Wafā’ Costantine issue because I believe in everyone’s right to choose his/her own religion and that nothing can probe into our minds to change our faith.
Date of source: Monday, January 3, 2005
Madīna al-Nour, situated in the district of al-Zāwiya al-Hamrā’, Cairo. It is one of the typical areas for rural immigration, where a rapid transition of lifestyles and values can be seen. Poverty excludes the inhabitants of Madīna al-Nour from the splendors of jet-set Cairo, but globalization also...