Date of source: Wednesday, December 18, 2002
President Mubarak’s decision to make Coptic Christmas, January 7, a national holiday.
Date of source: Saturday, January 19, 2002
Clarification of the purpose of RNSAW in responding to circulating rumors.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 12, 2003
Bishop Samuel liked very much to see a revival of ancient Coptic traditions. Al-Ahram Weekly’s editor-in-chief, Hosny Guindy, has been praised for his strong ethical principles. Guindy was a fine example of a Copt who was able to obtain a leading position in Egyptian society, despite claims of some...
Date of source: Thursday, May 6, 2004
A priest and two members of the church board of Taha al-‘Ameda died after an accident with a speeding car driven by a police officer in the early hours of Sunday May 2. Problems started after six meters of a poorly built fence the old Mar Mina church in Taha al-‘Ameda collapsed because of a strong...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 1, 2009
The report of the committee headed by Dr. Jamāl al-‘Utayfī on the al-Khankah sectarian events in 1972 is excellent. Many of its recommendations, have however, not been followed up thoroughly with the consequence that many of the factors that played a role in the tensions in 1972 still play a role...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 3, 2004
Text of a lecture for students and professors of different faculties at the University of Copenhagen, November 3, 2004, about plans to establish the Center for Arab-West Understanding in Cairo, Egypt. The text explains that intercultural tensions do exist but can be combated with good information.
Date of source: Monday, January 5, 2004
A description of the history of the conflicts around the development of the convent of Patmos on the Cairo-Suez road. This text was written in May 2003 and presented to the Egyptian press center in the hope to get a response from Egyptian authorities. This response has not come.
Date of source: Friday, December 28, 2001
Christianity Today published a long article by Cornelis Hulsman about H.H. Pope Shenouda and Father Matta el-Meskeen, two major reformers in the contemporary Coptic Orthodox Church. The article is presented in this issue of the RNSAW with permission of Christianity Today. You will find here...
Date of source: Monday, December 24, 2001
Report about a visit to the location of the church-to-be in Al-Ubur City. A practically empty spot of land in a desert which is designated for building was found. The location had not been ’stormed’ by police and no people had been arrested as the US Copts Association had claimed. Photographs of...
Date of source: Friday, December 21, 2001
News often gets reported without checking the facts. This is what WorldNetDaily.com did when it reported about the press release of the US Copts Association. Press releases such as this one create confusion and make Copts in the US grow apart from Copts in Egypt. Some activists in the US believe...