Date of source: Saturday, September 26, 2020
Anglican Archbishop Mouneer proposed the title Comparing inclusive Citizenship in Egypt with Europe. The comparison with Europe was important to the Archbishop since it is not all rosy in Europe, yet Mr.Belder chose to focus on Egypt alone.
Mr.Bas Belder is a former journalist for the...
Date of source: Friday, August 12, 2022
The September 2020 Webinar “Comparing inclusive Citizenship in Egypt with Europe,” led to a discussion about the so-called Covenant of ʿUmar, also known as the Capitulations of ʿUmar, a 9th-century document prohibiting church building, the rebuilding of destroyed churches, and displaying a cross on...
Date of source: Thursday, August 25, 2022
Mr. Bas Belder was between 1999 and 2019 one of the very few members in the European Parliament showing an active interest in the position of Christians in the Middle East. He is to be complimented for his genuine interest in Christians in the Middle East but the sources he used in his paper for...
Date of source: Sunday, January 18, 2026
Bishop ʿAṭā Allāh Ḥannā, Archbishop of Sabastiya for the Greek Orthodox Jerusalem, spoke in an interview about how the city is being stolen, with people forced to leave and the identity of the land subjected to uprooting.
Date of source: Friday, January 16, 2026
The Center for Middle Eastern Christian Studies in the Evangelical Theological College in Cairo organized a seminar titled "Do the Evangelicals Support Israel?" on Friday evening, with the participation of the spokesperson, Dr. Rev. ʿĀṭif Mihanī, the former dean of the Evangelical Theological...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Bishop ʿAṭā Allāh Ḥannā, Archbishop of Sabasṭīya, called on all members of the parish to pray for the Church, the Palestinian people, Jerusalem, and its holy sites on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of his election to the episcopal rank.
Date of source: Friday, September 19, 2025
Bishop ʿAṭā Allāh Ḥannā, Archbishop of Sebastia, commended the priests who launched the "Priests Against Genocide" initiative in Italy, which brought together more than 200 priests and bishops from Italy and beyond. He described it as a collective conscience representing a historic stance, speaking...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 27, 2025
The community of monks at the Saint Catherine Monastery in Sinai is experiencing one of the most severe crises of recent decades after Archbishop of Sinai Metropolitan Damyānūs today expelled a group of rebellious monks from the monastery compound, wielding control over the monks’ synod along with...
Date of source: Friday, August 22, 2025
Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, General Secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), strongly condemned Israel’s announced large-scale assault on Gaza City.
He stated, "Striking a densely populated area already suffering from blockade and restrictions on humanitarian aid constitutes a grave violation...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 20, 2025
The Israeli apartheid state moved to freeze the funds of the Orthodox Church in Jerusalem and impose exorbitant taxes on its properties with the aim of besieging it and limiting its ability to carry out its spiritual and humanitarian missions, threatening its role towards its congregation from...