Tag: Ahram Online
Coptic Christians call for divorce law relaxation
Al Ahram Online 23/4/2012 Coptic 38 – a group founded to demand liberalisation of divorce laws by Coptic Christian Church – calls for reimplementation of ... Read More
Coptic Church criticises make-up of Egypt’s constituent assembly
Ahram Online 29/3/2012 In Thursday statement, Coptic Church blasts methods used to form constitution-drafting body, says constituent assembly fails to represent broad spectrum of Egyptian ... Read More
Tens of thousands of Copts say goodbye to Pope who ‘safely guided ship’
18/3/2012 Mostafa Ali Streams of grieving Egyptian Copts have started on Saturday to descend on country's main cathedral in Cairo to start 3-day period of ... Read More
General Congregation to elect three bishops, one of which to succeed Shenouda III
18/3/2012 Ahram Online The media advisor of the Egyptian Evangelical Church clarifies the process of choosing the successor of Pope Shenouda III. A General Congregation ... Read More
Egypt’s Copts to pray for Pope Shenouda III
14/3/2012 Ahram Online Coptic Christians to pray for Pope who has been suffering ill health Wednesday 5-8pm. The Maspero Youth Coalition has called for Copts ... Read More
Copts oppose Islamist president, says Hayat Party chief
Ahram Online 12/3/2012 Michael Mounir says president should focus on real issues not beards and gender segregation, fears for women's rights under Islamist president. Michael ... Read More
Coptic youth group to protest prison sentence of Egyptian Priest
File Photo from clashes in deadly pro-Coptic demonstration on Sunday 9 October to protest the demolition of El-Marinab church (Photo: Reuters) 10/3/2012 Ahram Online The ... Read More
Muslim Brotherhood to protect churches on Coptic Christmas
Ahram Online 28/12/2011 Brotherhood vows to form 'popular committees' to guard churches on Coptic Christmas in expression of national unity. The Muslim Brotherhood has called ... Read More
No unified code for Churches and Mosques
Dina Ezzat 16/10/2011 Christian and Muslim representatives fail to agree on the basis for a unified code governing the construction of houses of worship in ... Read More
Protest against persecution of Copts in Egypt attacked with Bloody Force
Video- Egyptian army runs over Christians demonstrators with tanks & killed 20 Christian Yasmine Fathi, Lina El-Wardani 9/10/2011 Violence seen at peaceful march turns into ... Read More
Thousands of Copts protest in front of Abbasiya Cathedral
Ahram Online 6/5/2011 Thousands of Copts gather in front of Abbasiya Cathedral to express their anger over last week's Salafist demonstration at the same location. ... Read More
Copts welcome Easter amid hope, fear and determination to fight for Rights
Ekram Ibrahim 20/4/2011 In the midst of rising sectarian tensions, some Copts are considering fleeing the country while others opt to ready themselves to fight ... Read More
Coptic woes before Mubarak
Dina Ezzat 22/12/2010 Pope Shenouda III visited the presidential palace this afternoon amid much Coptic anger n a rare meeting at the Heliopolis presidential palace, ... Read More