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25. Articles in the Egyptian press on Easter
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In the past some Copts have been complaining that the Egyptian press has not given (enough) attention to Christian religious feasts. This is why we have listed the articles related to Easter.
58. The document from Bishop Gregorius criticizing the bylaw for electing the patriarch
Date of source: Sunday, November 12, 2006
The article summarizes a letter from Bishop Gregorius sent to al-Majlis al -Millī in 1971 that expresses his opinion about the current bylaw for electing the Coptic patriarch.
53. Pope Shenouda… welcome home safe and sound
Date of source: Sunday, November 12, 2006
The Coptic Orthodox Church is currently celebrating the return of Pope Shenouda III to Egypt after undergoing spinal surgery at the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America. The celebrations coincided with the 35th anniversary of His Holiness’ enthronement as pope of Alexandria...
48. Interview with Kamal Zakhir Musá about his conviction in the need for church reform
Date of source: Wednesday, November 8, 2006
The transcript of an interview conducted by Cornelis Hulsman with Kamāl Zākhir Mūsá, in which Mūsá provides a background of his work and publications. Mūsá further describes his own experiences and confrontations with the Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt.
73. Attempts to cancel the conference on “Laymen and the Church”
Date of source: Monday, November 6, 2006
This review discusses news about the conference on ‘Laymen and the Church’ which is supposed to be held on November 14 and 15 at the Egyptian Association for Enlightenment. However members of the association filed a claim to cancel the conference. The Orthodox church expressed its disapproval of...
67. The right to remarry
Date of source: Sunday, November 5, 2006
Last March the administrative court issued a ruling which aroused huge controversy when it decreed that the pope of the Coptic Church could issue remarriage permits to Coptic couples who had obtained divorce rulings from civil courts, but not marriage annulments from the church. The ruling was...
64. In their conference: laymen search for a successor to Pope Shenouda
Date of source: Wednesday, November 1, 2006
A number of Coptic intellectuals have organized a conference entitled: Laymen’s vision of the Problems of the Church. They discussed several problems of the Church, including the regulations of election the patriarch and trials of priests.
61. The conference on the reform of the Egyptian church: a political reform campaign or struggle over the pope’s successor?
Date of source: Monday, October 23, 2006
The author of the article criticizes a proposed conference on reform, accusing it of deviating from its original purpose of proposing practical solutions for church reform to settling old scores with the so-called "promoters of wrong ideas" within the church.
89. Christian laypersons to hold a conference in reaction to "al-takfir wa al-hijrah" conference
Date of source: Wednesday, October 4, 2006
Coptic writer Kamāl Zākhir Mūsá comments on the affirmation of the conviction conference that was held in Fayyūm a few days ago, saying that it aimed at judging the reformists who call for developing the church.
50. Archbishop Bishuy… welcome [7]
Date of source: Friday, September 22, 2006
The author in this series of articles criticizes Archbishop Bīshūy, the Secretary of the Coptic Orthodox Holy Synod, and refutes the top clergyman’s claims about him, demanding that a trial to be held for himself and Archbishop Bīshūy instead of leaving "this authoritarian way of thinking" to...

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