Date of source: Wednesday, October 31, 2012
The Egyptian Center for Development Studies and Human Rights, in a statement on Tuesday (October 30), appealed to the new pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church not to get the church isolated from politics, particularly in the light of hegemony by the Islamist groups, in an attempt to preserve the “...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 31, 2012
The Salafī Front warned the Egyptian church against attempts to internationalize the issue Sarah Ishaq ‘Abd al-Malik, a Coptic girl the Front says has converted to Islam, refusing the description of the issue as “persecution of Copts”.
“The church is trying to use the issue as a trump card to get...
Date of source: Monday, October 1, 2012
Orthodox Copts start Monday (October 1) fasting for three days in prayers for the process of the election of the 118th pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church to go smoothly and peacefully.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Dr. Yūnis Makhyūn, the representative of the Salafī al-Nūr (Light) Party in the constituent assembly drafting a new constitution for Egypt, said the party would adamantly stick to the rulings of the sharī’ah in the article on equality between men and women. [Muhammad Gharīb, al-Misrī al-Yawm, Oct...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 30, 2012
The Coptic Orthodox Church has witnessed a fine democratic day on Monday (October 29) to elect the 118th pope for the first time in more than 40 years with a massive turnout of voters up to 94%.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Thirty-one eligible archons representing the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Alexandria participated in the elections on Monday (October 29), said Kimīl Siddīq, Secretary of the Lay Council in the Mediterranean city.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 30, 2012
The ceremony to elect three out of five candidates in the papal elections was carried by the Egyptian TV and radio thanks to support from the church and the voting committee.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Hudá Mikhail ‘Abd al-Malik, a former director general from Cairo, praised women’s representation in the committee overseeing the papal elections.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Bishop Antonius of Ireland and Scotland said all expatriate Copts are keen on attending the great day of elections that some of them had private flight reservations, adding all Copts would cooperate with the new patriarch for the good of the church. [
Date of source: Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Bishop Bula, the official spokesman for the papal elections committee, said children wishing to participate in a competition to choose one of them who will take the altar lot, a process that will end in naming the new pope who will sit on the Saint Mark chair.