Date of source: الأربعاء, حزيران (يونيو) 24, 2009
Cultural centers in Egypt publish books that promote feelings of ftnah among Muslims and Christians.
Date of source: الخميس, حزيران (يونيو) 4, 2009
The American University in Cairo organized a cultural evening on interfaith dialogue.
Date of source: الاثنين, آيار (مايو) 11, 2009
In a statement before a delegation from the American University in Cairo, Minister of Endowments Dr. Zaqzūq stresses equality between Muslims and Christians in Egypt, renews his calls to visit Jerusalem and criticizes the Bahā’ī faith.
Date of source: الأحد, نيسان (أبريل) 5, 2009
Shukrī reports on the recent sectarian incident against Bahā’ī citizens that took place in Upper Egypt.
Date of source: الاثنين, آذار (مارس) 30, 2009
This issue presents a number of articles on the freedom of expression and the freedom of creed, and also comments on a new film released in The Netherlands, which is trying to counter-act the harm caused by the controversial film ’Fitna.’
Date of source: الاثنين, شباط (فبراير) 9, 2009
Security forces in Cairo detain humanitarian activists from the “toward Gaza” campaign. One of the detained [Philip Rizk] was said to be “abducted” by the state security to an unknown place. A notification was filed and investigations are ongoing.
Date of source: السبت, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 20, 2008
Dr. Philippe Fargues is a researcher and professor at the American University of Cairo who has investigated the complicated issue of Christian statistics in Egypt. While Pope Shenouda states that around 12 percent of the Egyptian population is Christian, CAPMAS estimates that the figure is actually...
Date of source: السبت, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 15, 2008
In recent years the tensions between Christians and Muslims in Egypt have increased. In many cases Christians have been victims of violence. Is there any chance that religions can live together peacefully in the land of Nile? This is the question that Cornelis Hulsman sought to answer in his paper...
Date of source: الاثنين, تموز (يوليو) 14, 2008
The following lines shed light on reactions to the draft law for mass media in Egypt. While official institutions defend the law, civil society human rights organizations consider it to be a blatant violation and restriction of the freedom of expression.
Date of source: الجمعة, حزيران (يونيو) 27, 2008
Kamāl Zākhir Mūsá writes about the principle of citizenship and mechanisms to put it in place in light of the 3rd laymen conference a week ago, that hopefully would pave the way for better citizenship in the future. Mūsá, praised the conference participants and described them as stars whose...