Date of source: الأحد, حزيران (يونيو) 17, 2012
Grand Shaykh of the Azhar Dr. Ahmad al-Tayīb, who cast his vote in a ballot station in Heliopolis, called on all Egyptians to participate in the presidential election in a free and fair process. [Muhammad ‘Abd al-Khāliq, al-Ahrām, June 17, p. 3] Read text in Arabic
Date of source: الأحد, حزيران (يونيو) 17, 2012
Security agencies arrested 22 persons carrying Palestinian, Syrian and Jordanian passports, including nine who entered Egypt illegally, in the cities of Rafah, Port Said and al-Ismailia, while the search is on for a number of Palestinians who infiltrated into Egypt.
Security sources revealed that...
Date of source: الأحد, حزيران (يونيو) 17, 2012
Shātir, in a report published The Washington Post’s David Ignatius on Tuesday (June 12), expected tensions in Egypt if Shafīq wins the presidential election, adding Egypt has to smoothly move to a new system or expect the worst. [Sāmih Lāshīn, Muhammad Fū’ād and Rāmī Yāsīn, al-Ahrām, June 17, p. 9...
Date of source: الخميس, آيار (مايو) 24, 2012
Father Rafīq Greish, the official spokesman for the Coptic Catholic Church, said the opinions by youths are totally different from their families’ thanks to the fact that candidates are varied.
Dr. Andrea Zakī, the deputy head of the Coptic Evangelical Church, said Egyptians’ participation in the...
Date of source: الخميس, آيار (مايو) 24, 2012
Dr. Mahmūd ‘Azab, an advisor to Grand Shaykh Tayīb and a member of the National Council for Women (NCW), said that the Azhar will soon issue a paper on its vital and ambitious project to enhance the status of women inside their families and the society.
He noted that the top Sunnī establishment...
Date of source: الخميس, آيار (مايو) 24, 2012
Muftī of the Republic Dr. ‘Alī Jum’ah appealed to Egyptians to avoid violence and conflicts while they are casting their votes in the presidential elections and not to pay attention to calls that spark divisions.
“The Egyptian people’s will and results of the elections must be respected and...
Date of source: الخميس, آيار (مايو) 24, 2012
Grand Shaykh of the Azhar Dr. Ahmad al-Tayīb said the people are choosing their president with their own free will for the first time through fair electoral process.
“This is a historic day for Egypt and its people,” said Tayīb after casting his vote in the district of Heliopolis, urging voters to...
Date of source: الخميس, آيار (مايو) 24, 2012
Bishop Pachomius, the acting patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church, said after he cast his vote in a polling station in Damanhūr, al-Beheira, that the church stands at the same distance toward all presidential candidates, adding that the church believes in democracy and guarantees freedom for all...
Date of source: الجمعة, آيار (مايو) 11, 2012
‘Awā, in an interview to al-Mihwar channel on Wednesday (May 9), said if he won the presidency, he would do his best to implement the Islamic sharī’ah because it is “the umbrella that cover all segments of the Egyptian people”. [Muhammad Gharīb and Ibtisām Ta’lab, al-Misrī al-Yawm, May 11, p. 6] ...
Date of source: الجمعة, آيار (مايو) 11, 2012
The committee receiving applications for the new pope elections, in a four-hour meeting on Wednesday (May 9) under acting patriarch Bishop Pachomius, agreed to continue receiving papers of candidates to succeed Pope Shenouda III until the end of this month. [Ashraf Sādiq, al-Ahrām, May 11, p. 6] ...