Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 3, 2010
The Church is considering cancelling the Pope’s “39 Years as Pope” celebrations in fear of al-Qāī‘dah’s threats to sabotage Egyptian churches if the detainees allegedly held in church monasteries are not released. The Church has already taken extra security measures at its events, while state...
Date of source: الأحد, آب (اغسطس) 23, 2009
This article reviews some Coptic thinkers’ answers to this question: Why does the government respond to the demands of expatriate Copts and ignore Copts inside Egypt?
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 26, 2007
A number of Coptic men have signed an announcement calling to cancel any Christmas celebrations in Egypt.
Date of source: الاثنين, نيسان (أبريل) 21, 2008
Hānī Labīb asks the Islamic figure lawyer Tharwat al-Kharabāwī if Muslims will execute a court ruling that prohibits polygamy. The question comes amid debates over the recent decision of the Coptic Orthodox Church of ignoring a court verdict that obligates the church to license the re-marriage for...
Date of source: الأربعاء, نيسان (أبريل) 16, 2008
The article reports on the abandonment of both Hānī Labīb and Kamāl Ghubriyāl from the team of Coptic laymen.
Date of source: السبت, أيلول (سبتمبر) 22, 2007 to الجمعة, أيلول (سبتمبر) 28, 2007
Wafā’ Waṣfī reports on the opinions of Christian intellectuals on the issue of the emergence of a flag for Copts, designed by Coptic activists in the West.
Date of source: الأربعاء, آب (اغسطس) 22, 2007
Pope Shenouda issued a document in which he called for innovation in the clerical discourse in the Coptic Orthodox Church. While the document could gain the appreciation of the Coptic Orthodox clergymen and a considerable number of activist laymen, another group of the laymen considers it both a...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, تموز (يوليو) 31, 2007
A Coptic laymen’s group called for radical changes in the system and rules of the Coptic Orthodox patriarch elections. The suggestions were severely rejected by the church and a wide range of Copts. Kamāl Zākhir Mūsá, purportedly the leader of the laymen’s group, wrote an article explaining his...
Date of source: الجمعة, تموز (يوليو) 13, 2007
Coptic Orthodox activist laymen call to change the list of rules and legislations regulating the election of the Coptic patriarch. A Coptic Orthodox member of the Council of State sent a letter to President Mubārak with suggested rules.
Date of source: الأحد, آيار (مايو) 6, 2007
The article discusses the second laymen’s conference, the topics discussed, and the problems surrounding the conference itself.