Date of source: الخميس, حزيران (يونيو) 14, 2007
Transcribed by: Susan Richards-BensonThe following present a transcript of an interview with Tarek Heggy. Heggy discusses a number of issues, centered around his controversial article ‘If I were a Copt.’ He comments on current events in Egypt and the Arab world, and present his opinion on issues...
Date of source: السبت, آيار (مايو) 19, 2007
Sahar Diyā’ al-Dīn interviews Dr. Walīd ‘Abd al-Nasir, head of the Institute for Diplomatic Studies at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and discusses a number of issues including the September 11 attacks.
Date of source: الأحد, آيار (مايو) 20, 2007
The author examines the case of Dr Nasrallah Mohamed al-Baraada, a university professor who was suspended as a result of a controversial book he authored.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آيار (مايو) 22, 2007
Although he apologized for releasing a Fatwá recommending that adult males be breastfed by their female co-workers, the Azhar decided to refer Dr. ‘Izzat ‘Atiyyah to a disciplinary committee.
Date of source: الأحد, آيار (مايو) 20, 2007
The author investigates an incident in Iraq, where a Fatwá was issued to the Assyrian Christian residents in a suburb of Baghdad, to convert to Islam or face death. He reviews the responses to the crisis, and provides his own perspective on the issue.
Date of source: الأحد, آيار (مايو) 13, 2007
The group “Egyptians against Discrimination” signed a paper calling on the Egyptian government to decree laws that guarantee the freedom of creed for all Egyptians.
Date of source: الأربعاء, آيار (مايو) 9, 2007
The report of the State Council’s deputies recommended rejecting the appeal of Hābīl Tawfīq who asked for his invented fractioned denomination to be recognized.
Date of source: السبت, آيار (مايو) 5, 2007
A project to collect the full version of the manuscript first found in Saint Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai. Well informed sources in the project expect to have the project complete and posted on the internet by 2009.
Date of source: السبت, آيار (مايو) 5, 2007
The State Security office refuses to execute a ruling to allow a Muslim born child to join her Coptic mother. The author writes about compliance between the minister of interior and the state security.
Date of source: الأربعاء, آيار (مايو) 9, 2007
63 presidential rulings were issued in one year to authorize the building and restoration works in Christian houses of worship. The following lines provide further details about the issue.