Date of source: Monday, April 14, 2014
The performance of singer Īhāb Tawfīq in a French Orthodox church, belonging to the Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt, sparked anger and mocking. [CH: this church was founded by the late Bishop Marcos of France and Bishop Athanasius of France and consists mainly of French converts to Orthodoxy. They...
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One of the distinguishing sub-themes of the Egyptian revolution which began on January 25, 2011, has been the proliferation of Coptic movements.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 17, 2010
With the parliamentary elections on the horizon, says Ahmad, the question arises as to whether Copts themselves have decided to stay out of politics or whether they were forced to do so by the state. Secular leader Kamāl Zākhir says that Coptic reluctance to participate in the elections goes back...
Date of source: Saturday, November 13, 2010
Copts for Egypt spokesman Hānī al-Jazīrī announced that the group is getting ready to run a campaign against National Democratic Party candidate ‘Abd al-Rahīm al-Ghūl, who has been linked to the Naj‘ Hammādī massacre in which seven people were killed while celebrating Christmas. Hānī told al-Dustūr...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 29, 2010
A conference is set to be held today for reconciliation and forgiveness. It will be attended by Islamic and Coptic religious figures. Activist Najīb Jabrā‘īl said that the main goal is to clear the air after Bishop Bīshūy’s controversial comments. Jabrā‘īl accused the protestant church of...
Date of source: Thursday, January 21, 2010
The article reviews some opinions from Coptic figures about the protests Copts organized in the church after Naja‘ Hammādī incident.
Date of source: Sunday, August 23, 2009
This article reviews some Coptic thinkers’ answers to this question: Why does the government respond to the demands of expatriate Copts and ignore Copts inside Egypt?
Date of source: Monday, September 14, 2009
The Coptic Orthodox Church keeps its distance from the peaceful opposition gathering of Copts in the church of ‘Izbat al-Nakhl.