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While the uproar in the wake of the first attack against the Abū Fānā monastery continues, monks were again attacked and stoned by people from the tribal communities. Heated discussions and debates on the issue are still being reported in the media. Muslims accuse the monks of killing a young man...
Date of source: Sunday, June 15, 2008
The article examines dissensions between different Christian denominations regarding the new unified personal status law for Copts.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 11, 2008
The Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church has excommunicated George Habīb Bibāwī. Bibāwī is launching a lawsuit to contest the decision and states that the Synod is a religious authority not a legal one.
Date of source: Friday, June 13, 2008
‘Amr al-Bayyūmī writes about the church’s decision to issue identification cards for its bishops.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 11, 2008
The article discusses the fact that the issue of the new Personal Status Law amendment is still unsettled among all denominations.
Date of source: Saturday, June 14, 2008
The Ecclesiastical Reform Group holds its third conference on citizenship.
Date of source: Thursday, June 12, 2008
Al-Jamā‘ah al-Islamīyah has issued a statement claiming that the Coptic Orthodox Church calls for sectarian tension.
Date of source: Sunday, June 1, 2008
‘Abd Allāh al-Sināwī writes about the recent conditions of political life in Egypt, commenting on the situation of the church and the Brotherhood.
Date of source: Saturday, May 31, 2008
Karīmah Sūwaydān writes about the initiative to establish a Catholic university in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, June 1, 2008
Mīrā Mamdūh interviews Madyunis Dibeach, an artist whose engravings depict scenes from the Bible on the walls of the Monastery of St. Sam‘ān.