Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 3, 2007
Subḥī Mujāhid reports on the Fatwá Committee at the Azhar’s refusal to recognize Coptic lawyer and human rights activist Counselor Najīb Jibrā’īl’s demand to not allow Coptic minors under the age of 21 to change their religion.
Date of source: السبت, أيلول (سبتمبر) 29, 2007
The Middle Eastern Christian Association threatens to incite civil disobedience in Egypt. Coptic clergymen and laymen reject the threats and denounce any action that could threaten the country’s stability.
Date of source: السبت, أيلول (سبتمبر) 29, 2007
A new Coptic conference is expected to be held next October in the U.S. The conference will discuss the issue of citizenship. The conference is arousing the discontentment of Copts in Egypt, who reject any foreign interference.
Date of source: الأحد, أيلول (سبتمبر) 30, 2007
The article focuses on the custody battle taking place over two Christian born children whose father has converted to Islam. The Christian mother’s lawyers state that the father has been manipulating religions.
Date of source: السبت, أيلول (سبتمبر) 22, 2007 to الجمعة, أيلول (سبتمبر) 28, 2007
Wafā’ Waṣfī reports on the opinions of Christian intellectuals on the issue of the emergence of a flag for Copts, designed by Coptic activists in the West.
Date of source: الأحد, أيلول (سبتمبر) 23, 2007
Shams al-Dīn, author of a book entitled, ‘al-‘Awānis’ [The Spinsters], has been accused of being in contempt of religion and slandering and insulting monks and bishops.
Date of source: السبت, أيلول (سبتمبر) 22, 2007
The U.S. State Department’s International Religious Freedom Report 2007 has strongly criticized the Egyptian government for engaging in procedures that stifle the religious freedom of its religious minorities.
Date of source: الأحد, أيلول (سبتمبر) 16, 2007
The author talks about the need for a new general personal law for the Egyptian family and the need for a unified law for all Christians groups. The author looks at different peoples’ attitudes and opinions regarding these laws.
Date of source: الاثنين, أيلول (سبتمبر) 17, 2007
Hānī al-A‘ṣar reports on Counselor Najīb Jibrā’īl submitting an official report to the Public Prosecutor against the father of the Christian twins Mario and Andrew on charges of disdaining Christianity.
Date of source: الأحد, أيلول (سبتمبر) 9, 2007
The article discusses the alleged disappearance of Coptic girls, criticizing the difficulties that parents face in being able to file a legal document to report their daughter’s disappearance.