CAIRO: The American Coptic Union requested from the US congress to impose economic sanctions on Egypt and attacked Pope Shenouda III policies, positions and even speeches in a recent call published on the Union's official website.
The US-based (...)
CAIRO: Ahmed Abou Al-Magd, lawyer, filed a complaint to the public attorney against Sheikh Mohamed Hassan for describing the Bible as pornographic.
Sheikh Hassan claimed the Bible was a fabricated document that includes pornographic language, (...)
CAIRO: Young Bodour Ahmed Shaker died in a private medical clinic in Minya while undergoing a genital mutilation operation, reopening the debate over the procedure.
The operation is a tradition whereby part of the female genitalia is removed, (...)
CAIRO: The final scene in Al Ayyat sectarian clashes ended last Tuesday, May 18, with a joint reconciliation session attended by some 50 Azhar Sheikhs and Coptic priests.
According to Al-Ahram daily newspaper, representatives of Al Ayyat district (...)
CAIRO: Thinkers claim that the double standard in obtaining licenses to build churches and mosques, the deterioration of both Muslim and Christian preachers, and the lack of liberal religious teaching in schools are the reasons behind the sectarian (...)