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60. Applications for presidential nominations to begin
Date of source: الاثنين, تموز (يوليو) 25, 2005
The committee supervising the presidential election - the first of its kind since the regime took over in Egypt on July 23, 1952 – has announced that they will start receiving applications for nominations for the presidential post on July 24.
3. When a father kills his baby
Date of source: الأحد, نيسان (أبريل) 22, 2007
Al-Faris considers the trend of media censorship, and highlights a number of publications that have struggled with the limitations on their freedom of expression.
Urgent Appeal to Amend Article Two of the Constitution
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...
3. Al-Azhar bans a novel by Nawal al-Sa’adawi
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Signs of a new crisis have jumped to the front of the cultural arena in Egypt and have revived the scenario of confrontation between the Azhar institutions and liberal intellectuals. The most bizarre incident is the banning of Nawal Al-Sa'adawi's "Soqout Al-Imam" [The Fall of the Imam] that was...
21. Renewing religious discourse is a national issue, says Helmy Salem, the coordinator of Paris seminar in response to what Al-Liwa al-Islami has published
Date of source: الخميس, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 6, 2003
Helmy Salem, coordinator of the seminar of “Scientific means for renewing religious discourse”, organized by Cairo Center for Human Rights Studies on August 12 and 13 in Paris, responds to the criticism Al-Liwaa´ Al-Islami directed to the seminar and the statement it released.
10. In response to the article of “A Point of Order”: There is no priesthood in Islam
Date of source: الثلاثاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 21, 2003
Fahmi Howeidi wrote an article in Al-Ahram titled “A Point of Order.”He discussed the issue of renewing the Islamic religious discourse, commenting on the seminar “Scientific Means for Renewing the Religious Discourse,” held by the Cairo Center for Human Rights Studies. Howeidi attacked the seminar...
13. Commenting on intellectual Gamal Al-Banna
Date of source: الثلاثاء, أيلول (سبتمبر) 2, 2003
The writer comments on the actions and papers of a conference held in Paris titled “Renewing the Religious Discourse,” organized by the Cairo Center for Human Rights.
36. ‘Afaq ‘Arabiya’ victim of factional struggles, personal interests
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آذار (مارس) 28, 2006
The article deals with the conflicts within al-Ahrār party and the sit-in staged by journalists of the party’s newspaper ‘Āfāq ‘Arabīya’, protesting against the suspension of the paper due to conflicts over the leadership of the party.
2. Sayyid al-Qimni;…an embattled victim
Date of source: الأربعاء, آب (اغسطس) 3, 2005
Sayyīd al-Qimnī, a persecuted intellectual, requires the support of the elite in order to resume his work.
2. Professor Nasr Abu Zayd recognized for free thinking
Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 16, 2005
An Egyptian professor is recognized by a German foundation for his freedom of thought. This article describes some of his views on the struggle to protect the right to freedom of thought in Egypt.

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