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Launching of the first women’s advocacy convoy for al-Azhar preachers to support the state’s strategy in building awareness
Date of source: 21 Oct 2021
By No Author Mentioned
Secretary General of the Islamic Research Academy, Dr Naẓīr ʿAyād, said that al-Azhar’s interest in launching such convoys stems from their strategic vision to include advocacy and awareness aspects of various segments of society in their work. This comes parallel with the state’s plan to build...
Reviewed by Luke Noble
Translator Luke Noble
Sūhāj Church holds a mass prayer for Copts detained in Libya
Date of source: 15 Oct 2021
By Nādir Shukrī
Dr Jirjis, priest of the al-Jazāzra Church in al-Marāgha, held a sermon for the families of the disappeared youth. Amidst a state of crying and screaming, prayers were raised for their release.  The priest stated that all concerned official and foreign authorities have been contacted, yet so far...
Reviewed by Luke Noble
Translator Luke Noble
The Skaykh of al-Azhar meets with international leaders during the World Religions Summit
Date of source: 10 Oct 2021
By No Author Mentioned
During this period, the Shaykh of al-Azhar held several international meetings to consolidate shared human values and spread those of dialogue and tolerance. A special meeting between the Grand Imam and the Pope of the Vatican: At the outset, his Eminence Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib and his holiness Pope...
Reviewed by Luke Noble
Translator Luke Noble
“The Cave” – a church that tells the memories of the Holy Family
Date of source: 28 Oct 2021
By No Author Mentioned
It is said that the Holy Family lived there for around three months, with their reason for choosing the area being that there were many Jews present.   The cave is around three metres below the floor of the church above, which has two entrances with steps; one from the south side next to a well...
Reviewed by Luke Noble
Translator Luke Noble
Libya… The Trial of 44 Egyptians facing charges of illegal immigration
Date of source: 28 Oct 2021
By ‘Ashraf ‘Abd al-Ḥamīd
It has been stated that these 44 illegal Egyptian immigrants were handed over to the Ṭarīq al-Sika Refugee Center in Tripoli, a section of the Anti-Illegal Immigration Authority.  It was revealed that the Egyptians gathered in a warehouse to immigrate to Europe and entered Libyan territories...
Reviewed by Luke Noble
Translator Luke Noble
Rapid response by state agencies to save the Church of the Virgin in Maadi
Date of source: 11 Sep 2021
By Nāsir Subhi
Engineer Aḥmad Saʿīd ʿAbd Allāh, Director General of the General Administration for the Protection of the Nile in Greater Cairo (affiliated with the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation) issued a statement due to this incidence which reads as follows: “Based on complaints received on social...
Reviewed by Luke Noble
Translator Luke Noble
Sudan – Popular demands call for the Muslim Brotherhood to be legally classified as a terrorist organization
Date of source: 1 Oct 2021
By No Author Mentioned
Thousands of jurists and activists described the Brotherhood’s actions as a criminal terrorist act, which almost claimed the lives of hundreds if it had not been for the vigilance of railway workers.   The call to classify the Brotherhood as a terrorist organisation received a wide response on...
Reviewed by Luke Noble
Translator Luke Noble
Amnesty International calls on Egypt to release Patrick George ‘unconditionally’
Date of source: 2 Oct 2021
By No Author Mentioned
The organisation said in a statement that: “We are in solidarity with the researcher and student Patrick George, who is appearing before an emergency court in Egypt on charges of spreading false news, merely for his work on human rights and his peaceful opinions.” The organisation’s Secretary-...
Reviewed by Luke Noble
Translator Luke Noble
Commemorating of the 10th anniversary of the Maspero Martyrs on Friday
Date of source: 2 Oct 2021
By Nādir Shukrī
A group of church priests and families of the martyrs will participate in the mass, while taking the necessary precautions against the Corona virus. It is noteworthy that the Church of the Archangel Michael in 6th October city held the bodies of the martyrs of Maspero and some of the bodies of the...
Reviewed by Luke Noble
Translator Luke Noble
The monastery of ‘St Dimiyyāna’ in Daqahlyia… a destination for both Muslims and Copts
Date of source: 11 Oct 2021
By No Author Mentioned
The monastery is one of the most distinguished religious building for Orthodox Copts, where the body of St Dimiyyāna and 40 virgins are found inside the tombs of the monastery. During the third century AD, St. Dimiyyāna lived as a virgin in her monastery, after she left the palace of her father,...
Reviewed by Luke Noble
Translator Luke Noble
The Libyan Embassy in Cairo reveals details of Copts arrested in Libya
Date of source: 16 Oct 2021
By Nādir Shukrī
Sources at the Libyan embassy in Cairo reassured that Copts will be united with their Egyptian families, noting that they are detained by Libyan authorities and not by any other unknown parties, and that the scenario of 2015 will not be repeated. They further noted that there are more than 4,000...
Reviewed by Luke Noble
Translator Luke Noble
Photos… The Monastery of Saint Samuel the Confessor looks to find solutions to allow visitors despite security measures preventing them entry
Date of source: 16 Oct 2021
By Nādir Shukrī
As a result of this, Copts have demanded that they be permitted entry to the monastery to pray. Some have asked about the reason for delays in developing plans for entry, especially that security promised to put in place following the completion of new paving in the monastery which was already...
Reviewed by Luke Noble
Translator Luke Noble
The waters of the Nile overwhelm the Church of the Virgin in Maadi … and calls for help to save it
Date of source: 5 Sep 2021
By Nādir Shukrī
The seriousness of the situation prompted some to post on social media, calling for help to stop the church from being submerged. However, a source from the Church said that they must wait for the level of the Nile to drop, before they can carry out the suction process, meaning the buildings are...
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Translator Frederick Boase
A Coptic child was kidnapped in Asyūṭ and his father was shot
Date of source: 5 Sep 2021
By Nādir Shukrī
The child is six years old, and the search is underway by the local police force. A number of people on social media have shared pictures of him, as a state of sadness has descended on Sāḥil Salīm. No contact has so far been had with the kidnappers, and the reason for the kidnapping remain unknown...
Reviewed by Frederick Boase
Translator Frederick Boase
Yūsuf al-Qaraḍāwī’s Tweets and the Contradiction of Moving Forward by Looking Backwards
Date of source: 13 Jan 2021
By Bābakir Fayṣal Bābakir
It’s well known that Islamic civilization reached its peak in the 9th Century CE during the period of the Abbasid Caliph al-Maʾmūn, who founded the “House of Wisdom” for translating and making accessible the sciences and knowledge of previous civilizations.    As for ijtihād [independent reasoning...
Reviewed by Dylan Schexnaydre
Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Governor of Asyūṭ meets with the Vatican's Ambassador to Egypt During his Visit to the Governorate
Date of source: 15 Nov 2021
By No Author Mentioned
The meeting was attended by Fr. Kīrillus William, Archbishop of Asyūṭ Coptic Catholic See, Shaykh ʿĀṣṣim Qubayṣī, Undersecretary of the Ministry of al-Awqāf in the governorate, and some fathers and priests of the Asyūṭ Archdiocese for the Coptic Catholic. The governor stressed that we are one...
Reviewed by Engy Rashdan
Translator Engy Rashdan
Sanā’ Seif has been sentenced to a year and a half imprisonment in the Tora Officer case… her sister Mona said that Sanā’ did not attend the trial nor did she enter the dock
Date of source: 17 Mar 2021
By Ḥasīn Ḥasnīn
Sanā’s sister Mona Seif, who was present for the entirety of the session, stated that Sanā’ “did not enter the courtroom nor did she enter the dock during the hearing.” On Wednesday hours after the hearing, she added, “The judge announced the verdict and then left the room, and we were asking where...
“As befitting their royal blood” ... How did global media react to the procession of mummies?
Date of source: 4 Apr 2021
By Muḥammad Ṣafwat
As reported by international media, President ‘Abd al-Fatāḥ al-Sīsī took part in the ceremony, which The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization commenced with artillery fire to mark and welcome the reception of the royal motorcade. The event was set in motion with exceptional music performances...
The American Coptic Association expresses concern about a human rights declaration against Egypt
Date of source: 27 Mar 2021
By Nādir Shukrī
The statement said, “As a civilization with a legacy stretching more than seven thousand years, Egypt is one of the oldest countries with a working constitution, with a whole chapter discussing rights and freedoms. We understand the challenges Egypt faces with regards to its ancient legacies and...
Reviewed by Luke Noble
Translator Luke Noble
Three Copts spending their holiday in prison for defending human rights
Date of source: 7 Jan 2021
By Fāris Fikrī
Rāmī Kāmil  A Coptic human rights activist, Rāmī Kāmil was arrested by the Egyptian security forces on 23rd Nov 2019 and has since been held in pretrial detention. According to human rights organizations, Kāmil has spent all of his time in solitary confinement, a clear violation of Egyptian laws,...
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Translator Luke Noble

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