Date of source: Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Presidential candidate Dr. Muhammad Salīm al-‘Awwā described Pope Shenouda as a “patriotic leader who has never bowed to pressures to get involved in sectarian strife from abroad or at home,” adding the pope has stood firmly in the face of divisions.
“Pope Shenouda’s stances were many, including...
Date of source: Thursday, March 1, 2012
Head of the Episcopal / Anglican Diocese of Egypt with North Africa and the Horn of Africa Rev. Dr. Munīr Hannā Anīs revealed that he had sent a message to the academy enquiring about the views of Islamic sharī’ah regarding a Christian family’s custody of a Christian orphan and asked for a fatwá in...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Hundreds of Copts assembled at Talkhā Police Station in al-Daqahlia governorate to protest about the authorities' handling of the increase in Copts' disappearances recently, especially the disappearance of a Coptic girl named Jessica during a family wedding yesterday morning (June 3, 2013)(Muhammad...
Date of source: Thursday, March 23, 2017
In spite of the recent affinity between Muslims and Christians, as well as the previous rapprochement between the Egyptian Christian communities, the recent dispute between Egyptian churches raised questions about Christian fundamentalism and its negative impact as a stumbling block in the face...
Date of source: Sunday, April 24, 2016
The military court in al-Mansūrah on Sunday adjourned the trial of 31 Muslim Brotherhood students to the next May 4 session because a number of defendants have not been transferred to court. Furthermore, a student has been detained for treatment.
Date of source: Sunday, April 24, 2016
Dr. Muḥammad Mūkhtār Jumʿah, Minister of Awqaf, denied recent reports that the Salafist Jihadist group affiliated with the terrorist group “Bayt al-Maqdis” took over 3,000 mosques in Egypt. These mosques allegedly included mosques in Mansoura, Marsa Matruh and Kafr El-Sheikh, as well as Faysal and...
Date of source: Friday, April 22, 2016
Al-Mansūrah Prosecution ordered the imprisonment of a man accused of killing an Imam of a mosque in Mansūrah city for 15 days. The Public Prosecution also ordered the autopsy to be carried out.
Date of source:
Interviewer: Aidan Mascarenhas-Keyes, Quinta Smit
Language of interview: Arabic (original interview), English (presented transcript)
Interpreter: Aḥmad Ibrāhīm
Transcript: Quinta Smit
Approval: Requested and no objection received
This is the first of two transcripts of interviews with Maḥmūd...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Rifʿat al-Saʿīd was born in al-Mansūrah, al-Daqahlīyah governorate on 11 October, 1932. al-Saʿīd is considered as one of the most prominent leftist figures in Egypt. In 2005, al-Saʿīd criticized the amendment proposed by President Ḥusnī Mubārak to article 67 of the Egyptian constitution. The...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Muḥammad Khayrat al-Shāṭir is generally seen as the financial leader of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. He was elected deputy to the Supreme Guide of the organization in 2003. al-Shāṭir was born May 5, 1950, in al-Daqahlīyah, Egypt. He has been active in Islamic, political activities since the...