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Date of source: Monday, March 5, 2007
Dr. Ikrām Lam‘ī discusses lifestyles of people living outside the time-frame in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, March 4, 2007
The article says that the statements of both Dr. Muḥammad ‘Imārah and Zakariya Butrus stir sectarian aggravation.
Date of source: Thursday, May 17, 2007
Comments on Father Christian van Nispen’s book ‘Christians and Muslims: Brothers before God,’
Several articles about article two of the Egyptian Constitution.
Date of source: Monday, February 26, 2007
Muḥammad al-Bāz, the author, claims that leading figures of the Coptic Orthodox Church are unqualified in theological academic studies; as a result, they fail to respond to George Bibāwī’s accusations.
Date of source: Monday, February 26, 2007
The article discusses the conflicts within the Coptic Church.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Karīmah Kamāl considers the accusations against Pope Shenouda to be an attempt to destroy the Coptic Orthodox Church. She recalls the beginning of disagreements that started with Father Mattá al-Miskīn with Pope Shenouda and former Pope Kyrillos.
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Rose al-Yūsuf denounces Takfīr, and stresses the freedom of expression and creed for everyone. By publishing a summary of Bibāwī’s study, Rose al-Yūsuf aimed to open a calm dialogue to avoid random uproars of the public.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 20, 2007
The following review of Rose al-Yūsuf article shed the light on the consequences of Bibāwī’s controversial study that has been interpreted by Rose al-Yūsuf as deeming Pope Shenouda Kāfir. The meetings of the Holy Synod resulted in the excommunication of George Ḥabīb Bibāwī from the Coptic Orthodox...
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Rose al-Yūsuf has received over 150 telegrams denouncing what it names “deeming Pope Shenouda Kāfir.” The periodical suggests that people who sent telegrams were obeying orders, and that the majority of the telegrams had the same language and style.
Date of source: Monday, February 26, 2007
A series of conferences are held in the churches of Alexandria upon the excommunication of Dr. George Ḥabīb Bibāwī. The first conference issued an announcement expressing the Copts of Alexandria’s rejection to Bibāwī’s arguments against the pope and their approval of his excommunication.
Date of source: Monday, February 26, 2007
George Ḥabīb Bibāwīcomments on the decision of excommunicating him from the church.
Date of source: Monday, February 26, 2007
A few days ago, the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church decided to excommunicate a former teacher at the Orthodox Seminary, Dr. George Ḥabīb Bibāwī, due to a study in which he accused Pope Shenouda III of abandoning real Orthodox beliefs.
Date of source: Monday, February 26, 2007
The article reveals reasons for the current conflict between Dr. George Ḥabīb Bibāwī and Pope Shenouda III.
Date of source: Sunday, February 25, 2007
Dr. George Ḥabīb Bibāwī was excommunicated from the Coptic Orthodox Church following his latest offense against Pope Shenouda. The study published on the internet and summarized by Rose al-Yūsuf aroused the anger of the Coptic Orthodox Church who held an emergency session of the Holy Synod. The...
Date of source: Saturday, February 24, 2007
The article argues against the excommunication of George Ḥabīb Bibāwī, stating that affronts and libels are civil crimes that do not warrant excommunication from the church.
Date of source: Sunday, February 25, 2007
Bibāwī’s banned book on Saint Athanasius versus the non-Orthodox tradition is not accessible on Bibāwī’s official website. In his book, Bībāwī uses the argument of Saint Athanasius in his letters to Serapion to defend the deification of Man through the fellowship of the Holy Spirit.
Date of source: Monday, February 26, 2007
The author wonders about the real reasons for canceling the church trial of the bishop of Naj‘ Ḥammādī, Bishop Kyrillos, criticizing the Secretary- general of the Holy Synod Bishop Bīshūy for holding such trials upon personal discords alone.
Date of source: Monday, May 7, 2007
Egyptian media writing about George Bibāwī allegedly calling Pope Shenouda Kāfir.
Reasons behind the tensions between Bibāwī and Pope Shenouda and the consequences of these conflicts for the Coptic Orthodox Church.
Islamists feeling that Copts receive preferential treatment from authorities.
Date of source: Friday, February 16, 2007
In a controversial study presented by the dean of the Institute of Theological Studies at the University of Indiana in the U.S, Dr. George Ḥabīb Bibāwī accuses Pope Shenouda III of contradicting inherited Orthodox beliefs and denying fundamentals of Christianity. The study has resulted in a...
Date of source: Monday, February 12, 2007
While Pope Shenouda accuses those who preach the divine human nature of the Son of violating the union of the Divine and Human natures of the Son, Bibāwī considers the pope’s argument to be an invitation to kill the disciples of Father al-Miskīn in the monastery of Anbā Maqār.
Date of source: Saturday, February 10, 2007 to Friday, February 16, 2007
Some Coptic websites presented a study realized by Dr. George Bibāwī and Dr. Robert Show. The study deems Pope Shenouda Kāfir and provide an explicit argument to its claims.
Date of source: Saturday, February 10, 2007 to Friday, February 16, 2007
Max Michel [Reviewer: his name before being ordained as Bishop Maximus I) intended to print a collection of George Ḥabīb Bibāwī’s articles criticizing Pope Shenouda III. The latter refused the proposal and threatened to file a claim against Bishop Maximus I if he executed his intentions without...
Date of source: Friday, February 9, 2007
The article presents the author’s view regarding the developments in the ongoing debate between the formal church and some scholars of theology, and his call for an international conference to resolve the problem.
Date of source: Friday, February 2, 2007
Kamāl Zākhir Mūsá announces the new session of the Laymen’s conference and criticizes the offensive reaction of the Coptic Orthodox Church against Dr. George Bibāwī and the monk who presented a paper during the first session of the laymen’s conference. Zākhir calls to revive the spirit of dialogue...
Date of source: Friday, January 26, 2007
Ṭāhā Farghalī reports about the incident of destroying 17 Christian websites.
Date of source: Sunday, January 28, 2007
Who won the battle, those who sought to modernize Islam, or the militants? The author discusses integrating Islam into society in the West, and questions which cultural community will be forced to sacrifice values for the sake of integration.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 23, 2007
George Ḥabīb Bibāwī publishes the fifth and final episode of his series of articles in Rose al-Yūsuf newspaper about the problems facing the church. This article is entitled ‘Devastating the last lay bastion, what is next?’
Date of source: Wednesday, January 10, 2007
George Ḥabīb Bibāwī publishes the fourth episode of his series of articles in Rose al-Yūsuf newspaper about the problems facing the church. This article is entitled ‘Church law and the edicts of excommunication from the church.’
Date of source: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Dr. Isaac Fānūs, father of the revival of Coptic iconography, passed away.
Dr. Muḥammad ‘Imārah publicly apologized for placing a quote in his book justifying violence against Copts.
Date of source: Monday, January 1, 2007
George Ḥabīb Bibāwī publishes the third article in his series of articles in Rose al-Yūsuf about the problems facing the church. This article is entitled, ‘The Inheritance of Pope Shenouda III.’
Date of source: Tuesday, December 26, 2006
Dr. George Habīb Bibāwī
publishes the second episode
of his series of articles about the ‘dilemma’ of the Coptic Orthodox Church.
This episode is entitled ‘Gaps in the
Coptic renaissancemovement before the time of Pope Shenouda
III.’
Date of source: Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Dr. George Habīb Bibāwī discusses the history of the Coptic Orthodox Church before the time of Pope Shenouda III.
Date of source: Friday, December 8, 2006
Kamāl Zākhir Mūsá responds to an official statement attributed to the National Contribution Society of the Central Committee of Youth Ministry that is affiliated with the Coptic Orthodox Bishopric of Alexandria. The statement attacks the ‘Laymen’s Look at Church’s Problem’ conference that was...
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.
Date of source: Monday, October 30, 2006
The following review presents three letters written by Dr. George Habīb
Bibāwī to his friend Kamāl Zākhir, who is facing the Orthodox church’s wrath at the
present time. Bibāwī is a former Orthodox Copt who was excommunicated by Pope Shenouda before joining
the Protestant church in the United...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Bishop Bīshūy aims to excommunicate Coptic intellectual Kamāl
Zākhir, accusing him of being against the church. Bishop Bīshūy calls on Copts to boycott the
expected conference about the laymen’s view of the church’s problems.
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.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 4, 2006
The Orthodox church continues its war against dissenting priests at its annual conference on orthodox doctrine.
Date of source: Friday, September 29, 2006
In this article the author tries to analyze bishop Bīshūy’s stance against him and other key Orthodox figures by quoting an email written by Dr. George Habīb Bibawi.
Date of source: Thursday, September 28, 2006
This article shows that bishop Bīshūy does
not like the approach of Rose al-
Yūsuf newspaper and wants Copts to boycott it, which is viewed
by Copts as reversion in the church’s
reform.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 27, 2006
The recent intensive conference seminars, which were supposed to be on doctrine, attacked several Coptic figures and church symbols, including as Father Mattá al-Maskīn, father Ibrāhīm ‘Abd al-
Sayyid and Max Michel.
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...
Date of source: Thursday, September 14, 2006
‘Abd
al-Jawwād Harbī interviews Jamāl As‘ad, an eminent Christian figure
who is known
for his opposing stands against church involvement in politics.
Date of source: Monday, November 13, 2006
The author discusses the two day conference organized by Coptic author Kamāl Zākhir Mūsa about reform that is needed in the Coptic Orthodox Church. The Coptic Orthodox Church has been trying to prevent this conference from taking place but it will start on the same day that Pope Shenouda celebrates...
Date of source: Monday, September 4, 2006
Muhammad al-Bāz comments on a recent article by Bishop Bīshouy in Nidā’ al-Watan [Reviewer: The call of home], a locally circulated newspaper published from Alexandria, in which the bishop harshly criticized Kamāl Zākhir Mūsá, Dr. George Habīb Bibāwī and Rev. Ikrām Lam‘ī for writing articles for al...
Date of source: Sunday, July 9, 2006
In a small
box published at the bottom of the page in what looks like an advertisement,
the author denies that he has joined
or has had anything to do with the church set up by Max Michel,
Archbishop Maximus I.
Date of source: Monday, January 6, 2003
A man claming to be a priest submitted a request to the Ministry of the Interior asking to establish a new Orthodox denomination called "The denomination of the children of St. Paul for Copts in Egypt." Pope Shenouda warns against such persons.
Date of source: Monday, December 16, 2002
An article on “Adam´s sin” by monk Basilios of the Monastery of Makarios caused a conflict in the Orthodox Church. Pope Shenouda himself will investigate monk Basilios. The article is not the only reason behind investigating Basilios. He wrote three books in which he touches upon the relation...
Date of source: Saturday, November 30, 2002
Father Basilius comments on what Bishop Bishoi said concerning the teachings of Father Matta and his writings.
Date of source: Friday, December 28, 2001
Christianity Today published a long article by Cornelis Hulsman about H.H. Pope Shenouda and Father Matta el-Meskeen, two major reformers in the contemporary Coptic Orthodox Church. The article is presented in this issue of the RNSAW with permission of Christianity Today. You will find here...
Date of source: Friday, June 1, 2001
The Orthodox Church does not recognize the Jehovah’s Witnesses, Seventh Day Adventists, Plymouth Brethren and Evangelists. It considers them as sects that have deviated from church references that are based on the Holy Bible, ecumenical councils, fathers’ sayings and church laws. Representatives of...
Date of source:
Dr. George Habib [Bebawi] wrote an article in El-Arabi newspaper entitled "A retrospective reading of history", in its issue No. 467 on 19/9/1999. I was not surprised by his attack on the Church and its leaderships because this is what he always did. Rather, I was surprised by the mistakes on what...
Date of source: Sunday, September 19, 1999
Bebawi writes he was not at all surprised with the decision to bar the holding of a funeral for father Ibrahim Abdel Sayyed but he was surprised to see the publication of an interview with Bishop Bishoy who, according to Bebawi, makes fatal mistakes in presenting church history.
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Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.