Date of source: الأحد, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 9, 2005
A discussion of sectarian tensions and citizenship rights in Egypt, based on a discussion on Watani Forum.
Date of source: الجمعة, أيلول (سبتمبر) 30, 2005
The Coptic Orthodox Church objects to the second international conference of the U.S. Copts Association scheduled for October 12 in Washington.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 4, 2005
Jordan’s capital, Amman, hosted a four-day conference organized by the Arab Team for Islamic-Christian Dialogue.
Date of source: الجمعة, أيلول (سبتمبر) 23, 2005
At this critical period of Egypt’s history, the author argues that position of the Copts seems unclear as far as modernization and political reform are concerned.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, أيلول (سبتمبر) 28, 2004
A conferee on Coptic problems was held in Zurich, Switzerland and tackled the current cares of Copts in Egypt where conflicting reports do not give a chance to reach the facts. The conference was organized by an Egyptian Copt who lives in Switzerland, Adli Abadier, and funded by several US and...
Date of source: الأحد, آب (اغسطس) 1, 2004
An animated session of Watani Forum hosted a round-table discussion on Christians of the Arab World. Participating were a number of Egyptian intellectuals and religious figures, as well as Lebanese Jesuit Brother Danny Younis.
Date of source: الأحد, حزيران (يونيو) 12, 2005
Bahīy al-Dīn Hasan, the Director of the Cairo Center for Human Rights Studies comments on the annual report that was released by the National Council for Human Right which has mentioned that Egypt was used as the CIA’s Mecca to torture prisoners and extort information before sending them either to...
Date of source: الأحد, حزيران (يونيو) 5, 2005
AUC students held a seminar discussing Christian worries and citizenship in Egypt. Both Sāmih Fawzī, a journalist, and Dr. Diyā’ Rashwān, Head of Political Systems Unit at the Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies, participated in the seminar.
Date of source: الأحد, حزيران (يونيو) 5, 2005
The recent call for political reform put an end to sectarianism in Egypt as all Egyptians, Muslims and Christians, united for one national request. A few months ago, media were covering sectarian problems and were even instigating both Muslims and the government against the Christians.
Date of source: الأحد, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 1, 2002
Muslim intellectual Sayyed Al-Qimni believes that considering Islam as the official religion of the State implies the existence of other informal religions, a situation which signifies the exclusion from all citizenship rights of holders of other religions. Whenever a sectarian problem arises,...