Date of source: الثلاثاء, تموز (يوليو) 29, 2008
Najīb Jibrā’īl has accused the Islamic Research Academy of double standards following the confiscation of his book, ‘Izdirā’ bi Ahad al-Adyān al-Samāwīyah’ [Contempt of a Heavenly Religion].
Date of source: الأحد, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 30, 2007
The Administrative Judiciary Court refused to recognize Max Michel as the patriarch of a Coptic Orthodox Church declaring that Pope Shenouda III is the only patriarch for Orthodox Copts. The execution of the ruling will imply the annulment of the identity card that had been issued by the Egyptian...
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 26, 2007
A number of Coptic men have signed an announcement calling to cancel any Christmas celebrations in Egypt.
Date of source: الأحد, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 19, 2008
A press conference was organized by the Egyptian Union for Human Rights Organisation to give reporters an opportunity to meet Camilia Lutfi and her twin sons Andrew and Mario. However the mother and her children did not turn up.
Date of source: الجمعة, أيلول (سبتمبر) 26, 2008
A court ruling has given Mario and Andrew’s Muslim father custody of his two Christian children
Date of source: الخميس, آيار (مايو) 22, 2008
The article comments on the key discussions that took place at the Egyptians Against Religious Discrimination conference that was held in Cairo in April. The conference looked at the various types of discrimination that exist in Egypt, ranging from discrimination in the workplace to the lack of a...
Date of source: الأربعاء, نيسان (أبريل) 2, 2008
The article contains a message from Counselor Najīb Jibrā’īl to the president, asking him to interfere to issue the unified law on building houses of worship.
Date of source: السبت, نيسان (أبريل) 5, 2008 to الجمعة, نيسان (أبريل) 11, 2008
The Egyptian press continues to concentrate on the current controversy surrounding the second marriage of Coptic divorcees and the Supreme Administrative Court’s ruling in this regard that obliges Pope Shenouda III to give Coptic divorcees who have obtained a divorce by a court ruling permission to...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, نيسان (أبريل) 15, 2008
The recent controversial Egyptians Against Religious Discrimination conference was prevented from taking place by force. The following lines shed light on the conference’s recommendations and the press controversy it aroused.
Date of source: الاثنين, نيسان (أبريل) 7, 2008
Three court rulings were issued recently in Coptic-related issues. The author discusses the three rulings and highlights what he believes to be the unjust stances of the government and the legal institutions toward Copts.