Date of source: Saturday, April 28, 2012
The Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) in the Upper Egyptian governorate of al-Minya under ‘Ādil Ramzī held a commemorative ceremony in tribute to Pope Shenouda on the anniversary of the 40th day of his death.
The ceremony was attended by representatives of Muslim and Christian civil society...
Date of source: Saturday, April 28, 2012
The Coptic Orthodox Church on Friday morning (April 27) started receiving applications of candidacy for the post of the 118th pope in succession of Pope Shenouda III and will continue receiving papers for 20 days, the remaining time of the 60 days set by the 1957 statute. [Ashraf Sādiq, al-Ahrām,...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 15, 2010
This is the first installment of an investigation into why, according to the work, the Azhar has lost much of its former status in the Muslim world.
The article attributes much of this to the cancellation of a large number of Azhar University research centers as a cost-cutting measure. The...
Date of source: Friday, October 10, 2008
The appearance of bizarre fatwás goes against the tolerant nature of Islam writes Amānī Mājid.
Date of source: Monday, May 26, 2008
Lutis Kiwān and Sāmī Jād al-Haq report on Pope Shenouda’s visit to Minyā.
Date of source: Monday, May 26, 2008
Lutis Kiwān and Sāmī Jād al-Haq report on sectarian incidents in Minyā University.
Date of source: Monday, May 26, 2008
Ahmad ‘Abd al-Jalīl writes about religious discrimination among members of the Misryūn Dhid al-Ta‘asub [Egyptians against discrimination] group.
Date of source: Thursday, May 22, 2008
The article comments on the key discussions that took place at the Egyptians Against Religious Discrimination conference that was held in Cairo in April. The conference looked at the various types of discrimination that exist in Egypt, ranging from discrimination in the workplace to the lack of a...
Date of source: Sunday, January 20, 2008
The article discusses the two year old case of a student at Minya University who was discriminated against and the university did nothing to resolve the issue. In an unprecedented move the head of department then handed in his resignation as a sign of his outrage toward the university.
Date of source: Friday, September 15, 2006
International Religious Freedom Report 2006, released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.