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Albier ‘Āzir Bārih sends a press message to Michael Munir, chairman of the U.S. Copts Association, in which he criticizes his frequent attacks at the Egyptian regime. Bārih accuses Munir’s statements of causing sectarian tension in Egypt.
Shock and confusion following the suicide attacks in Sharm al-Sheikh. The definition of jihād and the causes and nature of violence.Possibilities of democracy in Egypt. Female TV presenters continue their fight to be allowed to wear the hijāb onscreen.
The proposed constitutional amendments would benefit the Copts because it will introduce an article that stipulates citizenship as being a right of all Egyptians, regardless of their religion and color for the first time in Egyptian history.
The Abū al-Matāmīr tensions triggered a full-page article in Sawt al-Ummah newspaper claiming that Israel wants to declare a Coptic state in Upper Egypt or Hurghada. Other discussions followed the tensions, some of them very emotional.
The author asks Coptic intellectuals their opinion concerning the plan of Colin Powell to change Arab regimes and an article discussing the citizenship of Christians. He also criticizes Dr. Milad Hanna´s comments on President Mubarak´s decision that established January 7 as a national...
Those who claim popular leadership and are preparing to impact the results of the coming presidential elections are protagonists of imported democracy. They are not welcome by the Egyptian people who reject foreign intervention in their political affairs.
Monasticism is no longer a life of worshipping only. Some Egyptian monasteries have moved to land reclamation. They now possess about 15,000 feddans that are planted with fruits and vegetables. Monks spend their day in farming, land reclamation or cattle and chicken farming and devote their night...
The members of the New Testament group believe they represents the seed of the real Christian church that will revive the teachings of the Fathers. They consider the present church a dead church that deviated from the Christian faith. They believe that they are God´s agents on earth and that they...
The article in al-Musawwar has, in all likelyhood, a political background. It helps the government to test the ground whether or not the Mormon church should be granted a permit to function in Egypt.
The article explains the beliefs and history of the Mormon Church, founded by Joseph Smith in 1830. Christian clergymen refuted the beliefs of the Mormons and said that they have nothing to do with Christianity. There are about 30 foreign Mormons in Maadi district in Egypt. They asked to be members...

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