Date of source: الأحد, آب (اغسطس) 5, 2007
The disappearance of minor Christian girls continues. More and more of these types of stories are circulating, characterized only by the differences in personalities and places.
Date of source: الأحد, حزيران (يونيو) 17, 2007
Two 13-year-old Christian kids were forced to sit an Islamic education exam at school after their father’s conversion to Islam. Their mother filed a claim and complained to the civil status court.
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The first annual report of the National Council for Human Rights, which depended mainly on the reports of the more experienced civil society organizations and their demands and recommendations during the past 20 years, was so frail that it is acting as an organization strictly receiving complaints...
Date of source: الأربعاء, آذار (مارس) 21, 2007
The following presents an interview with Tarek Heggy at the Center for Intercultural Dialogue and Translation. Drs. Cornelis Hulsman and staff members discuss sensitive issues throughout the Arab world.
Date of source: الأحد, آيار (مايو) 20, 2007
In the run up to a vote on Egypt’s membership in the UN Human Rights Council, the author questions the position of the Egyptian rights organizations opposing Egypt’s candidacy.
Date of source: الخميس, آيار (مايو) 10, 2007
Ḥāfiẓ Abū Si‘dah reports on torture cases in Egyptian prisons and security departments.
Date of source: الأحد, آيار (مايو) 13, 2007
The author discusses issues of confrontation regarding legally changing ones religion in official documents.
Date of source: الأربعاء, آذار (مارس) 28, 2007
Shaimā’ Fathī and Rashā Labīb report about the opinions of lawyers and councilors concerning the constitutional amendments and the idea of citizenship.
Date of source: الأربعاء, آذار (مارس) 21, 2007
Despite the public uproar, the constitutional amendments were approved in a vote in Parliament. While the government and its advocators assert the importance of the amendments in enhancing democracy and supporting people, the opposition considers them an enhancement of the powers of the ruling and...
Date of source: الأحد, آذار (مارس) 11, 2007
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies [CIHRS] has sent an appeal to the president of the republic and the speakers of both houses of Parliament called to amend Article Two of the Constitution that states that Islam is the religion of the state and Islamic sharīʿā is the main source of...