Date of source: الأحد, حزيران (يونيو) 28, 2009
The article provides an overview of the quota assigned to women in Egypt’s People’s Assembly, and a brief history of women’s participation in the political scene in the country.
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: الأحد, آيار (مايو) 10, 2009
The article argues that before the 1952 Revolution Copts were treated as full Egyptian citizens with citizenship rights however since then pluralism has faded away and Copts are now isolated.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آيار (مايو) 5, 2009
An Egyptian journalist declares that the origin of people from Daqahlīyah is not purely Egyptian.
Date of source: الأربعاء, نيسان (أبريل) 1, 2009
Scholars continue to debate how much emphasis should be placed on Coptic history in the Egyptian curriculum.
Date of source: الجمعة, شباط (فبراير) 20, 2009
The article covers a meeting attended by the leaders of al-Jamā‘ah al- Islāmīyah who spoke about their history and their plans for the future. They stressed the renunciation of violence and adopting peaceful means in their interaction with the regime and the society.
Date of source: الخميس, آذار (مارس) 19, 2009
A summary of Prof. Harald Suermann’s lecture on Christian documents from the 7th century that document Muslim-Christian relations in Egypt just following the arrival of Islam in Egypt.
Date of source: الاثنين, آذار (مارس) 23, 2009
Professor Harald Suermann visited the CIDT office and delivered a lecture about Christian attitudes toward Muslims during the Umayad era. An article also reflects on a Gallup poll that states that Egypt is the most religious country in the world.
Date of source: الجمعة, كانون الثاني (يناير) 2, 2009
The author sheds light on the Coptic museum in Cairo. The museum contains a collection of rare valuable books and antique icons.
Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 5, 2008
‘Abd al-Mun‘im Mahmūd writes about the development of al-Jamā‘ah al-Islāmīyah and its changing policies.