Date of source: Monday, April 2, 2007
E-mails containing pictures of a number of Coptic girls who have reportedly been kidnapped or run away from homes are now sent as a warning to every Coptic girl.
Date of source: Monday, April 2, 2007
Amāl Mu‘awad writes about the Azhar Committee for Dialogue among Religions.
Date of source: Monday, April 2, 2007
Al-Fajr reports about Timothy Garton Ash’s response to Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s attacks on Islam.
Date of source: Monday, March 26, 2007
A number of Catholic and Orthodox church leaders have sent letters to leaders of the NDP recommending Marqus Ishāq Nakhlah as an NDP candidate for the Sh?rá Council in Cairo’s eastern constituency.
Date of source: Monday, March 26, 2007
A Christian surgery specialist was insulted and detained in Saudi Arabia after discussing Christian and Islamic faith with his fellow doctors and clarifying that he is an entrenched believer in Christianity.
Date of source: Monday, March 26, 2007
More than nine millions Copts do not have a place to pray [Editor: exaggeration – see comments in text] and many villages and cities do not have a single church which forces Copts to travel long distances or stay at home.
Date of source: Monday, March 19, 2007
The Coptic Orthodox Church seems to be undergoing a difficult phase where Copts are distancing themselves from the church after the church’s failure to fulfill their spiritual needs. A considerable number of conversion cases were registered in the last few years.
Date of source: Monday, March 19, 2007
Following a televised interview in which Pope Shenouda criticized the organizers of the reform conference, many angry reactions were reported. Pope Shenouda stresses that any request for reform in the church will be taken into consideration if the specific issues are clearly identified.
Date of source: Monday, March 19, 2007
Pope Shenouda’s interview with Lamīs al-hadīdī on the ’Itkallim’ [Speak] television program was postponed for more than three months before it was finally performed.
Date of source: Saturday, March 10, 2007
Opponents to the visit of the Shaykh of the Azhar Dr. Sayyid Ṭanṭāwī to Rome have warned of angry reactions in the Islamic world. They stipulate that before any visits by Ṭanṭāwī, the pope must apologize for his offenses against Islām a few months ago.