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In a move contrary to laws of the Coptic Orthodox Church regarding personal status,  a number of Copts staged a protest July 7 in front of the Ministry of Justice to claim the eligibility from the church for divorce and civil marriage.   Previously divorce and civil marriage have not been allowed...
After the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) Murshid [Guide] Muhammad Badī' called Coptic Pope Shenouda III prior to his health trip to assure of his health, Pope Shenouda called Badī' to thank him for the thoughtful move.  
The Egyptian religious establishment adhered to its position of favoring stability and opposing the spread of chaos and sabotage. It has also supported the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces and the five communiqués it has issued since it took over following the stepping down of President Ḥusnī...
Al-Jumhūrīyah on Wednesday interviewed Bishop Bīsantī of Helwan and al-Ma‘ṣarah.   Asked about how he views the scene in Egypt after the bombing of the Church of the Two Saints, the bishop said “following the Two Saints Church incident I experienced friendliness from my brother Muslims even greater...
Rūbīr al-Fāris writes about Pope Shenouda's visit to the Heavenly (al-Samā'yīn) Cathedral in Sharm al-Shaykh Friday December 10, 2010; the pope talked about the importance of churches in planting virtues and human values. On Sunday December 12, 2010, the pope inaugurated Cathedral's alters and...
AWR continues its media monitoring of coverage on the Alexandria church attack, with one report alleging that the American embassy in Cairo recorded the entire bombing via Google Earth...  
  Following the atrocity in Alexandria, many Christians have responded with angry demonstrations and violence. Though an understandable reaction, AWR's Jayson Casper proposes an idea for Christmas Eve that can unite Christians with the very security forces they are rallying against…  
The article asks religious figures and thinkers who might be behind the demonstrations against Pope Shenouda III and whether it is a coincidence that these demonstrations are happening right before the parliamentary elections. Mukhtār Nūh blamed chaos, Kamāl Habīb blamed Salafīs and Shaykh Usāmah...
This article highlights a symposium at the Yūnān Labīb Center for Historical Studies, discussing the unified personal status law for non-Muslims.
The Young Copts for Egypt Foundation is planning a demonstration to take place tomorrow outside the Abbasia Cathedral, supporting the Pope and church leaders. In its official newspaper, Nidaa Al-Watan, the Church expressed its disdain for actions threatening national unity and called Dr. El-Awa's...

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