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The Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Eastern Minya issued a statement in which its warning citizens on the case of collecting donations for the churches of Imbāba and Minyā.
The Monastery of St. Samuel the Confessor in Jabal al-Qalamūn in Minya, warned against any social media pages belonging to the monastery that speak in their name. They emphasized that they are not responsible for any accounts posting on social media with their name.
The defrocked monk Yaʿqūb al-Maqārī continues to exploit his monastic name and clothes on the social media platform Facebook, despite his divestment from the Coptic Orthodox Church in 2018. The Church does not recognize the place he lives in as a monastery (Monastery of the Virgin Mary and Saint...
The hitherto little-known village of Qufada [Qufāda] sadly became national news for a local pyramid scheme headed by Hussein Muhammad [Ḥussayn Muḥammad], a trader in tiles who is a member of a big local family. He was known for trading with China and speaks Chinese. Ḥussayn was successful in...
The Coptic Orthodox Church continues to issue warnings over people trying to steal donations from Copts under various pretenses.  The latest comes from the Diocese of Dayr Mawās and Diljā, which warned of the circulation of receipts stamped with a seal attributed to “Brothers of the Lord” in the...
Last Monday, the St. George Monastery for Nuns in Old Cairo warned that someone on social media was claiming to be tasked with gathering donations in Egypt and abroad for the monastery.  Following these events, Father Būlus Ḥalīm, spokesperson for the Coptic Orthodox Church, warned of dealing with...
“Benzion targets selling one million copies of the photo that catapulted its sales on the local market since it was first offered in April,” the company said in a statement on Thursday (May 10). It added that it will offer 4,000 copies soon at a rate of LE295 (roughly $50) per one copy as a first...
The monopolized religious authority is an echo of the political monopolized authority and the result of hard financial conditions and regressing social and educational values.
The controversial draft law banning demonstrations inside mosques, recently submitted by the Ministry of Endowments to the Council of State, was the main focus of al-Ahrām’s recent interview with Dr. Mahmūd Hamdī Zaqzūq, the minister of endowments.
The author focuses on vows and donations for Egyptian churches, how the financial yield from these funds is spent and the way these funds are managed.

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