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 A conference for "Al-'Azmia" methods condemns insulting the prophets.    
Copts in the Egyptian media 42 Our reading of the Cairo papers this week takes us to the weekly, State-owned al-Mussawar and the file it recently published on “Do Copts hate the July Revolution?” In his article entitled, “Copts under Jamāl 'Abd al-Nāsir,” Midhat Bishāy attempted to cite both the...
 The author throws light on the crisis between Najīib Jabrā’īl and Bishop Marqus, which prompted Pope Shenouda to prevent holding any public conferences in any bishopric without his prior consent.    
Pope Shenouda insisted that the Secular Copts group who recently proposed a draft personal status law neither represents the Coptic Orthodox people nor the Church. 
Dr. 'Isām al-'Iryān, Spokesperson of the Muslim Brotherhood [MB], said that the MB will meet with Coptic youth soon and that they are studying a possible meeting between the MB and the church. The goal of these meetings is to discuss the different points of view on both sides and fears of the MB on...
Sawt al-Ummah newspaper quoted a Coptic activist Būlus Ramzī said militias known as the Theban Legion led by Archpriest Mattias Nasr Manqarius and Copts for Egypt Movement led by Hānī 'Azīz are roaming the streets and attempt to assault some mosques.
On Tuesday, March 8th, Egyptian Christians refused to end their protests over a burned down church in Helwan, even after the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces promised to rebuild the church and bring the perpetrators to justice. Many Muslims joined Coptic demonstrators and a meeting was held...
 Efforts continue to resolve the issue of Church in 'Ātfīh. The church of Two Martyrs St. Mina and St. George was set on fire by angry Muslim young-men, after seeing a Muslim girl with a christian young-man called 'Āshraf Labīb. The church is located in Sūl village of 'Ātfīh (Governorate of Helwan...
  As Egyptian opposition protests enter their third day, some leaders in the Coptic Orthodox Church are urging their members not to participate, which has caused a reaction by some Christians who feel the church should be involved...    
  On Wednesday, Coptic reaction to the church bombing was once again a primary focus for Egyptian editorialists. This time, much of the coverage focused on statements by some expatriate Coptic organizations and leaders who have called for a Coptic Christian state to be established in Egypt....  

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