Date of source: Saturday, August 18, 2012
Dozens of members of the “Copts 38” movement [a group of Copts that call the Coptic Orthodox Church to allow second marriages]. This movement demonstrated in front of the presidential palace yesterday (August 17) evening against the addition of text to Article II of the Constitution, which would...
Date of source: Saturday, August 18, 2012
Some Egyptians are busy with efforts to impose a constitution which expresses their viewpoint alone without consideration for Egypt as a whole, according to Dr. Rif’at al-S’aīd.
Date of source: Friday, August 17, 2012
The Ethiopian Orthodox Church on Thursday (August 16) announced the death of Abune Paulos at a hospital in Addis Ababa after suffering a heart attack. He was 76.
Date of source: Friday, August 17, 2012
The public prosecution set the August 23 session to try Islām ‘Afīfī, chief editor of al-Dustūr newspaper, before the Giza Criminal Court on charges of publishing false reports slandering the president of the republic.
Date of source: Friday, August 17, 2012
Prime Minister Hishām Qandīl is holding a session of dialogue after ‘Id al-Fitr holiday with representatives of non-governmental organizations and civil society in Egypt to discuss legal steps to pass a law on NGOs
Date of source: Friday, August 17, 2012
Today’s press overview is tackling a “weird” so-called fatwá sanctioning the killing of opponents of President Muhammad Mursī, made by Shaykh Hāshim Islām, a member of the Azhar’s fatwá committee. In his religious opinion, Islām considered the opponents as “khawārij [Kharijites which means...
Date of source: Friday, August 17, 2012
Bishop Krikor Augustinus of the Roman Catholics in Alexandria also offered congratulations to Minister of Awqāf Tal’at ‘Afīfī over ‘Īd al-Fitr.
Date of source: Friday, August 17, 2012
A meeting between Bishop Pachomius and Shaykh Ahmad al-Tayīb dealt with strong ties binding Muslims and Christians that was manifested in the 1919 and January 25 revolutions.
Date of source: Friday, August 17, 2012
Acting patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church Bishop Pachomius led a high-ranking church delegation to the Azhar, the Iftā’ House and awqāf (endowments) ministry to congratulate Muslims over ‘Īd al-Fitr
Date of source: Friday, August 17, 2012
Several Coptic rights advocates and movements, including the 1938 Copts League, which calls for divorce and re-marriage for Christians, are protesting today (Aug. 17) outside al-Ittihādīyah presidential palace to call for abolishing personal status laws as well as amendments introduced by late...