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Date of source: Thursday, May 9, 2013
A report at Ahramonline covered the news, below is the full text of the report on May 8 entitled “Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Pope to meet Vatican Pope Friday”:
For first time in 40 years, head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church will travel to Vatican to meet Catholic counterpart
Egypt's Coptic Orthodox...
Date of source: Thursday, May 9, 2013
Bahā’ Ramzī, chair of the Association, said that the memo includes full details of the Christian family who was arrested for trumped-up charges. Family members who were arrested are Zakī Andrawus, his wife Su’ād Akhnūkh and Zakī’s nephew Peter. They renewed their custody for 15 days in al-Minya...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Khālid al-Shirīf, media consultant of the Building and Development Party (Hizb l-Binā’ wal-Tanmīyah) the political wing of al-Jamā’ah al-Islāmīyyah, said that al-Jamā’ah is finalizing the formation of commissions that will hear the complains and demands of Copts. The commissions will hear to the...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Clashes erupted between a Muslim and Christian family in Bidahl village of Samastā Township, south west of Beni Suef Governorate. Khalaf Mabrūk and Rabī’ Anwar, Muslims, accused Yūsuf Labib and Tharwat Zakī, Christians, of using witchcraft to burn a number of houses in the village.
Police forces...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 7, 2013
A disappearance of a women, converted to Islam in 2009, angered Muslims in Asyut Governorate. Imān Jirjis Nazīr was married to ‘Imād Nakhnūk Samuel and had two children Remon and Rāmī. After converting, she married Muhammad Mahmūd Hasabū, 40-years-old, and lived with him for three years in Asyut....
Date of source: Tuesday, May 7, 2013
The appellate judge at al-Wastá Partial Court in Beni Suef decided to renew the custody of nine suspects in Saint George Church attack in al-Wastá town 15 days pending investigation. He also decided to release ‘Umar Mukhtār, student and admin of “al-Wastá sons” group on “Facebook” until he finishes...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 16, 2013
On Monday morning, Apr. 15, the Coptic Evangelical Church met a delegation of the Ministry of Endowments. This meeting comes days after the ministry decided to end all dealings with the Church causing a huge controversy among Christians. Dr. Safwat al-Bayādī, head of the Coptic Evangelical Church,...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 16, 2013
According to a security source, all of the suspects -- Samīr Iskandar, Najlā' Najīb, and Nisīm Fārūq, surrendered to the police in Qalyubia Security Department. Two brothers of the Iskandar family had already been arrested for suspected involvement in the events. Investigations have already...
Date of source: Monday, April 22, 2013
Coptic demonstrators demand from the church to be implemented with the Islamic law (Sharī'ah) in the law of personal state. The new law deprives thousands of Copts of a civilian divorce and pushes them to “convert to Islam” if they really want to get divorced. Meanwhile the leaders of the three...
Date of source: Sunday, April 14, 2013
Nādīyah Henry, appointed member of the Shūrá Council, called for installing surveillance cameras in worship houses and electoral conferences, executing any person who will destroy national unity, and receiving complaints about incitation on a worship house.
That came during the meeting of the...
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