Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 8, 2006
Due to the recurrent
illness of Pope Shenouda, many Copts have called for a board to be formed,
composed of five to seven reliable bishops, to run
the church’s affairs during the absence of the
pope.
Date of source: الأحد, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 12, 2006
The author discusses the upcoming seminar initiated by Kamāl Zākhir Mūsá under the auspices of the Egyptian Society for Enlightenment, which will discuss topics such as Copts and citizenship; the relationship between clergy and laymen; laymen participation in church affairs; church trials and the...
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Egyptian Coptic laymen organize a conference entitled, ‘A Laymen’s Look at the Problems
of the Church.’ The
conference faces severe opposition from main figures in the Orthodox Church of Egypt
for the problematic issues it plans on
handling. The review presents information about the conference...
Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 1, 2006
A number of Coptic intellectuals have organized a conference entitled: Laymen’s vision of the Problems of the Church. They discussed several problems of the Church, including the regulations of election the patriarch and trials of priests.
Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 25, 2006
The author argues that the U.S. has misapplied the definition of
terrorism to pursue its own policies and strategies in the Middle East region. This has not helped to reduced
terrorism however, but only fueled further terrorist operations.
Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 18, 2006
The author, Jamāl Asaad,
replies to an article written by Marqus ‘Azīz [Reviewer: no further information given
about the article].
Date of source: الاثنين, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 23, 2006
The author of the article
criticizes a proposed conference on reform, accusing it of deviating from its original purpose of proposing
practical solutions for church reform to settling old scores with the so-called "promoters of wrong ideas" within
the church.
Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 11, 2006
Father Marqus ‘Azīz Khalīl, the pastor of the Hanging Church, replies to an article by Coptic thinker Jamāl As‘ad, in which he accused Father Khalīl of igniting sectarian sedition in Egypt. The pastor reviews As‘ad’s recent book, ‘Annī A‘tarif’ [Reviewer: I confess] in which, according to Father...
Date of source: الاثنين, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 9, 2006
The author gives an update on the ongoing arguments between priest, Marqus ‘Azīz, and Coptic intellectual Jamāl ‘As‘ad ‘Abd al- Malākabout the political role of clergymen.
Date of source: الاثنين, شباط (فبراير) 9, 2009
Discussing freedom of expression, mixing this with other interests such as in the conversion of Māhir al-Jawharī.Coptic author Robeir al- Faris’ comments on statements of prominent politician Dr. Mustafa al-Fiqi on the place of Copts in Egypt. Church efforts to ban certain publications.
Many young...