Date of source: الجمعة, تموز (يوليو) 27, 2012
A well-informed Coptic source said the representation of Copts in the new government being formed will not be changed, adding there are only two Coptic ministers in the new cabinet lineup, Munīr Fakhrī 'Abd al-Nūr, the minister of tourism, and Nādyāh Zakhārī, the minister of scientific research....
Date of source: الجمعة, تموز (يوليو) 27, 2012
A well-informed Coptic source said the representation of Copts in the new government being formed will not be changed, adding there are only two Coptic ministers in the new cabinet lineup, Munīr Fakhrī 'Abd al-Nūr, the minister of tourism, and Nādyāh Zakhārī, the minister of scientific research....
Date of source: الجمعة, شباط (فبراير) 1, 2013
Member of the Wafd Party higher committee ꞌIsām Shīhā said that the upcoming parliamentary elections under the current law will marginalize women and Copts alike. He added that he is skeptical the upcoming (parliamentary) elections would run impartially with regard to the political instability and...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 1, 2013
Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II surprised the worshippers of Two Saints Church, Saint Mark, and Pope Peter in Alexandria, on New Year’s Eve (December 31, 2012) and led the prayers, commemorating the victims of the Church attack on January 1, 2011.
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 2, 2013
Under the title “No invitations to public figures for Christmas’” Al-Musawwar reports that due to the difficult political time the country is currently facing, the Egyptian Church, unlike every year on the occasion of Christmas celebration, will not send official invitation either to public,...
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Interviewer: Quinta Smit
Language of interview: Unknown (original interview), English (presented transcript)
Transcript: Quinta Smit
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Nādir Bakkār, Spokesman of the Nūr-Party, explains what the term Islamist means to him and how Islam should in...
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Interviewers: Eline Kasanwidjojo, Quinta Smit
Language of interview: English (original interview), English (presented transcript)
Transcript: Quinta Smit
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Khālid Manṣūr talks about the reasons for establishing al-Iṣlāḥ Party and its relation to...
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Interviewer: Quinta Smit
Language of interview: Arabic (original interview; translator unkown); English (presented transcript)
Transcript: Quinta Smit
Approval: Requested and no objection received
Hānī Fawzī is responsible for social media and news at the Aṣāla Party, he talks about daily...
Date of source: الخميس, آيار (مايو) 2, 2013
A Church source said that the Church does not expect President Mursī to come to Easter Mass at Saint Mark Cathedral. The source confirmed that the Pope will lead the prayer at the Cathedral next Friday and will lead Easter Mass. Archbishop Sergius Sergius, Deputy of the Patriarchate for...
Date of source: الاثنين, آيار (مايو) 6, 2013
Yesterday morning (May 5, 2013), hundreds of Copts flocked to the Cathedral in al-'Abbāsīyyah to celebrate Easter. Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II welcomed families, clergymen and officials throughout the day. In the evening, Pope Tawadros headed the first Easter Holy Mass at the Cathedral with a...