Date of source: Thursday, July 22, 2021
Sexual harassment is often linked to public holidays and celebrations that witness large gatherings, despite public awareness that it is socially and religiously unacceptable and prohibited. The Egyptian government has implemented several laws in order to combat this, the most prominent of which is...
Date of source: Sunday, July 4, 2021
Dr. Sāmī Fawzī, the Archbishop of Alexandria Province of the Anglican Episcopal Church, welcomed Dr. Ibrāhīm al-Jamal, General Director of al-Azhar Preaching, Head of the Fatwa Committee and Secretary-General of the Egyptian Family House in Alexandria, to congratulate him on his inauguration as...
Date of source: Saturday, May 29, 2021
On Tuesday [June 1], the Coptic Orthodox Church is celebrating the anniversary of the Holy Family’s entry into Egypt, and Akhbār al-Yawm has compiled the most important stops on their journey through Egypt, which lasted three years.
Date of source: Sunday, May 23, 2021
Pope Tawāḍrūs II consecrated two altars, church icons, and the eastern structure at the St. Mark the Evangelist Coptic Orthodox Church in al-Maʿādī in celebration of its 50th anniversary.
Date of source: Sunday, May 16, 2021
Egyptian churches stressed the Palestinians’ right to defend their cause in the face of violence committed by Israeli soldiers.
Date of source: Saturday, September 12, 2020
Egypt continues to intensify airlift flights to provide additional support to people in Sudan, as implemented by ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī, President of the Republic of Egypt, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces.
Date of source: Saturday, June 27, 2020
Seven years have passed since the 30th of June Revolution when the military responded to the desire of millions of Egyptians, who filled the squares, to take down the extremist regime that did not hesitate to “burn down Egypt” to achieve its interests. Before the revolution, no one was spared from...
Date of source: Saturday, May 30, 2020
Archeologist Dr. ʿAbd al-Raḥīm Rayḥān, general director of Research, Archaeological Studies, and Scientific Publishing for the archeological sites in southern Sinai, confirmed that pilgrimage to the sacred Ṭūwā Valley in Sinai began when St. Helena, mother of Emperor Constantine, went on pilgrimage...
Date of source: Sunday, January 19, 2020
The Epiphany [al-Ghuṭās], which Copts are celebrating this year on Monday, January 20th, has become embodied in the current age through baptism, which is when children are submerged in water 40 days after their birth. Rituals and customs that Copts are accustomed to doing on this day are not just...
Date of source: Saturday, January 4, 2020
The media center for the Cabinet of Ministers published an infographic, which brought to light the most recent result regarding the number of legalized churches and buildings in application of Law No. 80 of 2016. The state committee for the legalization of unlicensed churches, which was formed in...