Date of source: Saturday, November 13, 2010
Copts for Egypt spokesman Hānī al-Jazīrī announced that the group is getting ready to run a campaign against National Democratic Party candidate ‘Abd al-Rahīm al-Ghūl, who has been linked to the Naj‘ Hammādī massacre in which seven people were killed while celebrating Christmas. Hānī told al-Dustūr...
Date of source: Friday, November 5, 2010
Head of the Egyptian Union for Human Rights, Najīb Jabrā’īl, issued a statement yesterday requesting priests to follow the Pope’s orders not to appear in interviews with the media. He said that statistics show that priests are not dedicated to their parish and, furthermore, that priests neglecting...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Bishop Max Michel Maximus issued a statement criticizing Bishop Bīshūy’s recent controversial statements. He said that Bīshūy’s views on Islam are merely his own and not the Bible’s because only those who act like Christ can talk on behalf of Christianity. Najīb Jabrā‘īl announced a conference to...
Date of source: Sunday, October 31, 2010
The video sharing website YouTube broadcasted a video of one of the two “Ismailia Girls” from Qantarah Gharb, Muná ‘Abd Allāh Shenouda, announcing her conversion to Islam and denying rumours of her being kidnapped. There is still no information on the other girl. Coptic activist Najīb Jabrā‘īl...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 27, 2010
A number of activists calling themselves “activists in support of Kāmīliyā Shihātah” announced that demonstrations demanding her release will continue. They announced two demonstrations to take place next Friday in Cairo and Alexandria. Najīb Jabrā‘īl, president of the Egyptian Union for Human...
Date of source: Sunday, October 24, 2010
After being disbarred from the Syndicate of Lawyers for making offensive comments about God and the Prophet Muhammad, Maurice Sādiq, the head of the National American Coptic Assembly, accused the syndicate of anti-Semitism. He claims to have appealed to the American Lawyers’ Syndicate, the United...
Date of source: Monday, October 18, 2010
At the end of Pope Shenouda III’s three day trip to the Netherlands, various Coptic Egyptian migrants generated discussions about Copts being discriminated against in Egypt. The pope responded by advising people to fix themselves before attempting to fix others. He also advised them against...
Date of source: Saturday, October 16, 2010
Head of the Egyptian Union for Human Rights Najīb Jibrā‘īl said Christian satellite channels should not broadcast material offending Islam. He also said that there is a media campaign urging governments in the Gulf to fire their Coptic workers, which are believed to number around one thousand.
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Date of source: Tuesday, October 5, 2010
CIDT’s Usāmah al-Ghazūlī analyzes a comparison between Pope Shenouda and former Coptic politician Makram ‘Ubayd…
Date of source: Friday, October 1, 2010
Coptic activist Boulos Ramzī found himself protesting alone outside the Supreme Court against Bishop Bīshūy's statements regarding the Qur'ān. Ramzī claims many Protestants would have attended the protest if it weren't for Pope Shenouda’s orders. Reverend Rif<sup>c</sup>at Fikrī denied...