Date of source: الأحد, شباط (فبراير) 3, 2008
In a recent courtroom incident a Muslim lawyer claimed there is no Christianity in Egypt and tried to attack the Christian lawyer Najīb Jibrā’īl.
Date of source: الأحد, أيلول (سبتمبر) 23, 2007
The authors discuss a road that was paved on land owned by the church in St. Marina, and the issues that arose following the road’s construction regarding the legal ownership of the land.
Date of source: الأربعاء, آب (اغسطس) 15, 2007
A new alleged forced disappearance of an 18-year-old Coptic lady sparks protests in Egypt. The woman’s family and a considerable number of Copts are carrying out sit-ins at the church. The family accuses security forces of carelessness. Rumors spread about her escape to marry a Muslim colleague.
Date of source: الأحد, آب (اغسطس) 5, 2007
The article discusses the postponement of a lawsuit filed by the Middle East Christians Association against the president of the republic, the prime minister, the interior minister, the justice minister, and the social solidarity minister demanding that the Coptic victims of al-Koshh receive...
Date of source: الجمعة, تموز (يوليو) 20, 2007
A group of Coptic Orthodox laymen held a conference in which participants proposed new rules for choosing the patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church. The list of rules is meant to replace those that were issued in 1957. They suggested that the future patriarch be a married layman. The church and...
Date of source: الأحد, تموز (يوليو) 1, 2007
The author discusses the “much-need” unified law for building houses of worship and the difficulties that it is facing in parliament. He highlights some human rights organization’s agenda for the law.
Date of source: الأحد, حزيران (يونيو) 10, 2007
The article presents an interview between Watani newspaper and Dr. Muhammad Guweili. Dr. Guweili discusses the importance of having one law to regulate the construction of houses of worship, be they designed for Muslims or Christians. He considers what obstacles would need to be overcome in order...
Date of source: الأحد, حزيران (يونيو) 25, 2006
Youssef Sidhom discusses the 37 year long struggle of the Copts of Alexandria to build a church in Maamoura.
Date of source: الأحد, حزيران (يونيو) 4, 2000
In this article, Mustafa Mahmoud speaks about the true meaning of Shari’a [Islamic law], to whom it has been given and on whose shoulders rests the responsibility of applying it. He comments on the attitude of those who exploit Shari’a in their demonstration saying what Khalid Mohammed Khalid said...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آيار (مايو) 30, 2000
After recounting the consequences of publishing the novel "A Banquet for Seaweed", the writers expose their conversation with Sheikh Abu Al-Wafa Agor, the General Secretary of the Islamic Researches complex, in which he give his opinion concerning the events of the "Banquet".