Tag: Egypt
Church lawyer says controversial priest’s wife to appear on TV Soon
By:Marwa Al-A’sar/Daily News Egypt 1/5/2011 CAIRO: A priest’s wife who is allegedly being held against her will by the Coptic Church for converting to Islam, ... Read More
Coptic Church rejects US commission Report
Emad Khalil 29/04/2011 The Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt rejected the US Commission on International Religious Freedom's (CIRF) annual report, which condemned Egypt's lack of ... Read More
Muslims Protest At Church in Cairo
By Mary Abdelmassih 4-30-2011 (AINA) -- Thousands of Muslim demonstrators gathered in front St. Mark's Cathedral in Cairo, vowing not to leave until they know ... Read More
Copts demand return of missing Christian Girls
Emad Khalil 28/04/2011 Dozens of Copts staged a protest on Thursday in front of Egypt’s High Court, demanding the return of a number of Christian ... Read More
Presidential frontrunners offer symbolic support for Egypt’s Copts on Easter
Dina Ezzat 22/4/2011 Amr Moussa and Mohamed ElBaradei, the twin front-runners in Egypt's upcoming presidential election, join in giving symbolic support for Egypt's Christians on ... Read More
Good Friday Ceremony in Egypt – Exclusive Snaps
23/4/2011 OCP Exclusive Snaps of the Good Friday ceremony held Nag Hammadi City in Qena, Egypt on Friday.22 April 2011 (Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria) ... Read More
Orthodox Maundy Thursday and Holy Friday Ceremonies 2011- Snaps Worldwide
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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
Egypt: Coptic Church bombing suspects Released
11/4/2011 Cairo, 11 April (AKI) - Twenty people arrested on suspicion of taking part in the deadly New Year's bombing of a Coptic Church in ... Read More
Abba Seraphim supports Cardinal on Pakistan Aid
The British Orthodox Church Cardinal Keith O’Brien, Catholic Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh, recently spoke out against government plans to double overseas aid to ... Read More
EGYPTIAN AND ETHIOPIAN CHURCHES DISCUSS NILE WATER CRISIS
4/4/2011 Sources from the Egyptian Coptic Church said its leader, Pope Shenouda III, is communicating with the Ethiopian church in an effort to help resolve ... Read More
Three Churches Attacked, Egyptian Military Sides With Radical Muslims
By Mary Abdelmassih 9/4/2011 (AINA) -- In the last two weeks three attacks on churches were undertaken by Salafis or Islamic Fundamentalists in Egypt. The ... Read More
Muslim Brotherhood-Coptic relations: A dubious Rapprochement
Noha El-Hennawy 04/04/2011 As the Muslim Brotherhood begins its life as an official political player, it is attempting to revamp its image to appeal to ... Read More
Ancient Coptic church to reopen after 13 years for Easter Ceremonies
Nevine El-Aref 2/4/2011 Egypt PM Essam Sharaf is to officially inaugurate the Hanging Church in time for Coptic Easter ceremonies after 13 years of restorations ... Read More
Renovation Works Started at Historic Monastery of St. George, Cairo
By Marianna Kourti 31/3/2011 The historic monastery of Saint George in the old city of Cairo ̶ also known as “Rotonda” of the East ̶ ... Read More
Mental Health Services In Community
Bethany Firnhaber 31/3/2011 When Father James Soliman was first ordained as a priest for the Coptic Orthodox Church in Los Angeles, he knew it would ... Read More
Salafi protesters demand release of Priest’s Wife
29/03/2011 Dozens of Salafis protested on Tuesday during a court session about a priest's wife who they say embraced Islam and is now being held ... Read More
Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide asks to meet Pope Shenouda
Emad Khalil 22/3/2011 Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie has requested to meet with Coptic Pope Shenouda III, a Coptic church source said today. The ... Read More
In Egypt, Coptic Christian Assaulted By Muslim Extremists
Al-Ahram, Egypt 25/3/2011 In the village of Qana, in Upper Egypt, Coptic Christian teacher Ayman Anwar Metari was attacked by a Salafist gang that cut ... Read More
Coptic Pope suggests addition to Constitution
Emad Khalil 21/03/2011 The head of the Egyptian Orthodox Church, Pope Shenouda III, suggested an addition to Article 2 of the Constitution, which stipulates Islamic ... Read More
Egypt Pope, al-Azhar Imam encourage Egyptians to Vote
By Mohamed Abdel Salam 19/3/2011 CAIRO: Head of the Egyptian Coptic Christian Church, Pope Shenouda II, returned to Cairo on Friaday after a 19-day medical ... Read More