Date of source: الأحد, آذار (مارس) 20, 2011
Bishop Kyrillos, bishop for the city of Naj‘ Hammādī, Qena governorate, said Copts were prevented from voting at some polling stations during the public referendum on proposed constitutional amendments on Saturday.
Bishop Kyrillos said that when the officials supervising the polling stations found...
Date of source: الخميس, آذار (مارس) 17, 2011
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces has decided that ID cards will suffice for referendum and elections, instead of the pink voting card.
A document belonging to the ousted regime, saved from the State Security headquarters, states the ousted regime's reasons for not using the ID card. One of...
Date of source: الجمعة, آذار (مارس) 11, 2011
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One picture was made by Al-Miṣrī al-Yawm reporters prior to entering al-zarayib area, and that was that revenge will be taken out from any Muslim passing the area. But that did not happen. Sami Karam, a resident of the area welcomed one of the reporters and explained that if they intended to...
Date of source: الخميس, آذار (مارس) 17, 2011
Egypt's Grand Muftī Sheikh 'Alī Jum'ah yesterday rejected revoking the second article of the Constitution pertaining to the official religion of the country, saying he would resign if the article were scrapped.
The article states that Islam is the religion of the state, Arabic is its official...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آذار (مارس) 15, 2011
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood (MB) denied its involvement in any of the religious campaigns calling for a "Yes" vote in the upcoming constitutional referendum.
Due to it's previous use of religious slogans in parliamentary elections, for example “Islam is the solution” in 2005, the MB was suspected to...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آذار (مارس) 15, 2011
According to a Copt, who requested anonymity, the Coptic Church regards Egypt’s current constitutional amendments as insufficient.
It is convinced that only a newly written constitution will be able to guarantee a civil state, which emphasizes equality and citizenship.
However, since the Coptic...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آذار (مارس) 15, 2011
A few days after returning to classes for the second semester, students at Egypt's public universities have started massive protests against the administrators [In the headline by 'Sir' they mean the administrators of the universities] of their institutions, demanding they be sacked for being part...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آذار (مارس) 15, 2011
A criminal court in the Qena governorate sentenced a 21-year-old Copt (Jirjis Bārūmī) to fifteen years in aggravated imprisonment and a fine of five thousand pounds for raping a 12-year-old Muslim girl (Yusrā Muhammad 'Abd al-Wahāb) in Farshūt (Qena governorate).
Incident goes back to November 18,...
Date of source: الخميس, آذار (مارس) 10, 2011
Headline: Fitnah ‘invisible fingers’ threat to burn Egypt - 13 dead, 140 injured in ‘Manshiyyat Nāsir’s’ battle.. ‘Revolution coalition’ call for million to support national unity tomorrow - Sources accused ‘State Security’ and ‘NDP’ of flaming sectarian events..Tantāwī warns from outside forces...
Date of source: الاثنين, آذار (مارس) 14, 2011
Copts who have been camping outside the Egyptian Radio and Television Union demand an end to all forms of conflicts with Muslims.
They want full citizenship rights guaranteed by the Constitution. However, according to the Copts, the government does not respond to their proposals.