Date of source: Monday, May 11, 2009
In a statement before a delegation from the American University in Cairo, Minister of Endowments Dr. Zaqzūq stresses equality between Muslims and Christians in Egypt, renews his calls to visit Jerusalem and criticizes the Bahā’ī faith.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Minister Zaqzūq has called on Muslims to visit the al-Aqsá mosque while for the first time ever an Israeli musician has performed in Cairo. Both events have raised fears about the normalization of relations with Israel.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Jamāl As‘ad writes about the Muslim and Christian situation toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Date of source: Thursday, October 30, 2008
Sanā’ al-Sa‘īd interviews Pope Shenouda.
Date of source:
On the occasion of Christmas, His Beatitude Cardinal
Stephanos II, Patriarch of the Coptic Catholic Church in Egypt, wrote an article that was published in both al-Ahram
and al-Akhbar on "The Christmas of Love." Dr. Laila Takla and Zein al-Abeedin al-Rekabi wrote in al-Ahram and Asharq
Al-Awsat...
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The Israeli siege of
the Church of Nativity shows that Arab Christians stand alongside Muslims in the fight against Israel. The newly
founded Christian al-Mahd [al-Mahd = nativity, named after the Church of the Nativity] organization places martyrdom
operations on their priorities list. The...
Date of source: Saturday, December 30, 2006
The author calls on Arabs, whether Christians or Muslims, to work to solve the problem of Jerusalem through means of peaceful co-existence with Jews and constructive political and economical relations with Israel. He strongly rejects the policy of boycotting which clears the path for Israel to...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 13, 2007
The article discusses the obdurate Israeli authorities’ excavations underneath the Aqsá Mosque, the third Muslims’ Qiblah, and the third al-Ḥarām al-sharif [the Holy compound].
Date of source: Monday, January 8, 2007
A few days ago, The Independent published an article entitled, ‘What Would Happen if the Virgin Mary Came to Bethlehem Today?’ by Johann Hari. In an attempt to reveal the agony of Palestinian women under Israeli siege, Hari interviewed a number of women in Bethlehem, whom he said "have been giving...
Date of source: Saturday, January 6, 2007
Patriarch Gregorius III Lahhām, patriarch of Antioch and the orient of Alexandria and al-Quds for the Greek Catholic Church, stresses the necessity of establishing a secular state and gives his opinion on the current situation of Christians in the Arab world.