Christianity

Newspaper: Government mulls regulating proselytizing
Egypt

Newspaper: Government mulls regulating proselytizing

A cabinet panel is studying a draft law that would regulate religious conversion, according to independent daily Al-Tahrir. The cabinet's…
Copts to stage march decrying abuses
Egypt

Copts to stage march decrying abuses

A number of Coptic activist groups have declared their intention to stage a march on Sunday from 5 to 8…
Sectarian clashes in Sohag after Copt conducts services without permission
Egypt

Sectarian clashes in Sohag after Copt conducts services without permission

Security authorities in Sohag Governorate, Upper Egypt, increased their presence in the village of Mudamer, Tama Township, on Monday, following…
Pope Shenouda: Modern-day Jews not ‘God’s chosen people’
Egypt

Pope Shenouda: Modern-day Jews not ‘God’s chosen people’

Modern-day Jews are not God's chosen people, said Pope Shenouda III, the head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, in a…
Christianity in Egypt started 200 years earlier than previously thought, says study
Egypt

Christianity in Egypt started 200 years earlier than previously thought, says study

A recent archeological study conducted by researchers at the American institution Brigham Young University (BYU) has exposed indications suggesting Christianity…
Priest’s wife denies converting to Islam in questionable video clip
Egypt

Priest’s wife denies converting to Islam in questionable video clip

A number of websites have posted a video clip of a woman claiming to be Camilla Shehata, the wife of…
The week in book reviews: Religion, motherhood, and the bomb
Books

The week in book reviews: Religion, motherhood, and the bomb

“The Tenth Parallel: Dispatches From the Fault Line Between Christianity and Islam” By Eliza Griswold (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2010.)
Coptic pope: Ordination of priests contingent on wives’ approval
Egypt

Coptic pope: Ordination of priests contingent on wives’ approval

The ordination of Coptic priests should be contingent upon the consent of their spouses, Coptic Pope Shenouda III has said…
Islamic publishing house prints ‘forged’ Bible version
Egypt

Islamic publishing house prints ‘forged’ Bible version

Abu Islam Ahmed Abdallah, owner of the Islamic Enlightenment Publishing House, has printed a version of the Bible that he…
Youssef Ziedan: Misrepresentations of an intellectual
Opinion

Youssef Ziedan: Misrepresentations of an intellectual

Over the past year, Youssef Ziedan has reinvented himself as a public intellectual. In spite of this achievement, he has…
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