Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 21, 2011
The trial of suspects from the military involved in the virginity tests and the October 9 Maspero incidents before a court martial is underway, according to Maj. General 'Ādil al-Mursī, the president of the military judiciary organization. ['Alī Shām, Al-Ahrām, Dec. 21, p. 3] Read the original text...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 20, 2011
Table of Contents
I. Introduction: Complications
II. Egyptian Media Reporting
III. Experiences of the Center for Arab-West Understanding (CAWU)
IV. NGO Registration: The U.S. Model
Date of source: الثلاثاء, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 20, 2011
In a flagrant inciting language, the U.S. think-tank RAND said the Copts now have a historic chance to prepare for declaring their state in light of the current incidents in Egypt.The NGO, in a report published on its website, linked proposed step to the state of anger sweeping the Egyptian street...
Date of source: الخميس, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 8, 2011
One of the most confusing aspects of the recent clashes in Tahrīr Square is why they happened at all. The basic story, told at length here, is that a small group of sit-in protestors were dispersed violently by police, and as word spread more and more protestors joined their ranks. Eventually...
Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 30, 2011
From before the revolution, many Copts have realized their community suffers from a dearth of political and civic participation. The Coptic Orthodox Church’s Bishopric of Youth, for example, has an area of focus entitled ‘Promoting Coptic Participation in Society’, which I encountered when a...
Date of source: الخميس, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 1, 2011
In The Name Of God Most Gracious Most Merciful Our beloved country, Egypt, is going through a very critical transitional period after the 25th of January peaceful revolution. The current situation is very critical and demands a lot of wisdom and self-restraint. We are facing many challenges,...
Date of source: الخميس, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 15, 2011
A military court on Dec. 14 sentenced blogger Michael Nabīl to a two-year imprisonment term and a fine of LE200 (roughly $40) after he was found guilty of insulting the armed forces and publishing false new on his blog. ['Alī Shām, al-Ahrām, Dec. 15, p. 29] Read the original text in Arabic
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 12, 2011
Mustafá al-Jindī, the coordinator of informal diplomacy to the Nile Basin countries and parliamentarian, expressed concerns over the number of seats obtained by the Islamist movements during the first round of People's Assembly elections. [Hāzim Abū Dūmah, al-Ahrām, Dec. 12, p. 7] Read the original...
Date of source: الأحد, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 11, 2011
Dr. Rafīq Habīb, the son of the former head of the Coptic Evangelical Church and deputy leader of the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood group, said the results of the first round of the parliamentary elections were realistic, adding the distortion of the...
Date of source: السبت, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 10, 2011
News is almost never as it appears. On December 1st I went with investigative researcher and former lieutenant with the Egyptian coastal security Intelligence Rā’id al-Sharqāwī to Tahrīr square. The square is currently blocked for traffic by perhaps 2,000 demonstrators asking people wanting to...