Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 19, 2012
Al-Yawm al-Sābi’ newspaper looks at the reasons why different areas in Egypt with a high population of Copts have voted in favour of the draft Constitution in the first stage of the referendum and are expected to vote "yes" in the next stage also.
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 17, 2012
The results of the first phase of the plebiscite, announced unofficially on December 16, show that Islamic movements with all its powers, religious discourse and executive resources failed to convince more than 56.5 per cent of the total number of eligible voters to approve the Constitution (Author...
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 17, 2012
Salafī and Islamic protesters demonstrating off the Supreme Constitutional Court prevented Counselor Māhir al-Bihayrī, Court President, yesterday (December 16) from entering the Court to do his job. Consequently, the Court had to halt its sessions indefinitely.
Date of source: الأحد, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 11, 2012
Minister of Civil Aviation Samīr ‘Imbābī ended a crisis between EgyptAir and flight hostesses after approving 21 out of 23 requests to wear the hijāb but declined to respond to any financial demands due to ailing financial conditions in the national carrier. [Author Not Mentioned, al-Misryūn, Nov...
Date of source: الجمعة, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 28, 2012
Mehmet Görmez, head of Presidency of Religious Affairs, the highest Islamic authority in Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, said that celebrations of Christmas and New Year is idolatry and heretic.
Date of source: السبت, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 29, 2012
Rāmī Lakah, for his part, stressed that there are 13 Coptic Members of Parliament , expressing his optimism for a consensus
Date of source: الأحد, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 16, 2012
Independent human rights organizations, monitoring the referendum over the draft Constitution, detected several attempts of preventing Copts from voting.
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 26, 2012
The Armed Forces greeted Coptic Orthodox, Catholic and Evangelical Christians for Christmas.
Date of source: الخميس, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 27, 2012
In an interview to al-Dustūr, Rev. Safwat al-Bayādī said that the new Constitution did not meet Egyptian demands, for instance, a civil state, democracy, citizenship, women’s rights, child’s rights, freedom, and eliminating all sorts of discrimination.
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 24, 2012
Kamāl Sulaymān Bishārah, member of the Coptic Advisory Council, said that he accepted appointment in the Council because the [Coptic Orthodox] Church nominated him.