Date of source: الأربعاء, أيلول (سبتمبر) 27, 2006
The author of the article slams the 2006 International Religious
Freedom Report, released by the U.S. Department of State, for allegedly interfering in Egypt’s internal
affairs and criticizing Pope Shenouda III for banning Copts’ travel to Jerusalem.
Date of source: الاثنين, أيلول (سبتمبر) 25, 2006
Jamāl As‘ad criticizes the recent tendency in
the Coptic Orthodox Church to
view the pope’s opinions, whether they are religious or political, as something to be
followed. Whoever
rejects these may be accused of being kāfir [apostate].
Date of source: الأربعاء, أيلول (سبتمبر) 20, 2006
The expected conference for Coptic Orthodox youth on the ‘Da Vinci Code’ novel and discord between Pope Shenounda and Father Mattá al- Maskīn and Max Michel has already sparked controversy.
Date of source: السبت, أيلول (سبتمبر) 23, 2006 to الجمعة, أيلول (سبتمبر) 29, 2006
Coptic writers and intellectuals comment on the iftār banquets held by
Coptic figures in the name of national unity.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 21, 1997
Gamal Asa’ad
discusses the role of the Arab Christians, and Samuel Huntington’s clash of civilizations.
He rejects
outside interference in the affairs of the Copts suggesting that such interference is for the benefit of
the
US and is carried out on the pretext of protecting the human rights...
Date of source: الاثنين, تموز (يوليو) 28, 1997
Subtitles:
Demonstration in front of the Egyptian consulate in New York; 16 Copts murdered per minute C.N.N.-TV; Egypt is a place of persecution. See how they treat monkeys and bears in the zoo. Mahmoud Wahba: Jews are using Copts to cover a disaster among them.
Rose al- Yūsuf, July 28, is also...
Date of source: الاثنين, أيلول (سبتمبر) 18, 2006
The Coptic writer
Jamāl
As‘ad criticizes the church’s creed affirmation conference and accuses it of being an
attempt to
affirm itself as a state.
Date of source: الاثنين, أيلول (سبتمبر) 18, 2006
Michael ‘Ādil looks back on the main events of the year for the Coptic Orthodox Church.
Date of source: الخميس, أيلول (سبتمبر) 14, 2006
‘Abd
al-Jawwād Harbī interviews Jamāl As‘ad, an eminent Christian figure
who is known
for his opposing stands against church involvement in politics.
Date of source: الأربعاء, أيلول (سبتمبر) 13, 2006
This article talks about the annual Faith Deepening
Conference which will be held soon,
and the current disputes between the church, secularists, and the
Ecclesiastical Reform Group.