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This text about Dutch Arabist and scholar of Islam Prof. Dr. Johannes (Hans) G. Jansen (1942-2015) is based on Cornelis Hulsman’s personal experiences with Prof.
The Coptic Orthodox Church’s first official response said, in a statement on Saturday, that he had been cut off from its service for more than 18 years.
Metropolitan Sirābiyūn [Serapion], archbishop of Los Angeles and its subsidiaries, stressed that there are different explanations to the statements made by Pope Francis about gay rights with some saying that these statements were made at different times, or that they were grouped together by the...
Once again Syria’s suffering takes the starring role in a documentary about an underground field hospital in Aleppo, Doctor Ḥamza al-Khatīb and his daughter Samā, who was born while the hospital was getting bombed. Again Syria’s pain is nominated for an Oscar and honored by the world with a gold...
A state of controversy has erupted over the Los Angeles Coptic Orthodox Diocese’s decision to hold two masses for Christmas in 2020.  The first would be on the 24th of next December, and the second would be on the 6th of the following January, coinciding with the western and eastern calendars. ...
This year, Israel is commemorating the Holocaust with signs of growing anti-Semitism in North America and Europe, and harsh criticism of PM Netanyahu for his alliance with his Hungarian counterpart Victor Urban.
A yearly report published on Wednesday by the “Kantor” Centre at the University of Tel Aviv highlights that there was a 13% increase in the number of anti-Semitic incidents against Jews globally in 2018. The report adds that 13 Jews were killed last year in incidents classified as “anti-Semitic”....
The Central Committee on National Awareness for Copts and the Priests Assembly in Alexandria launched a signature campaign calling for excluding the bishops running for the papal chair of Saint Mark to succeed Pope Shenouda III, who died in March.  
Bishop Marqus of Helwan and al-Ma’sarah denied any recommendations given by the Holy Synod to any of the candidates for the papal elections. Moreover, Bishop Serapion of Los Angeles said that he will meet with a number of priests and bishops who will vote for the next patriarch and will discuss...
Nabīlah Makram, Minister of State for immigration and Egyptian Expatriate Affairs, stressed that the government is keen on communicating with the countrymen abroad. Makram affirms that this is especially important as they lack the correct and realistic information about what is happening in their...

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