Date of source: الأحد, أيلول (سبتمبر) 7, 2008
The author reviews a book about the times of imprisonment and persecution that bishops and priests faced during President Anwar al-Sādāt’s era.
Date of source: الأربعاء, آذار (مارس) 18, 2009
This article discusses the fluctuating two faced relationship between the church and expatriate Copts. Although the church seeks to strengthen the role played by expatriate Copts abroad, it, at the same time, puts on the mask of being the calming force between the state and expatriate Copts in...
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: الأحد, آذار (مارس) 8, 2009
European Copts have been invited to attend a conference on religious freedom in Egypt that will be held in Germany later this month.
Date of source: الأحد, شباط (فبراير) 22, 2009
The author discusses the release of Aymān Nūr the political prisoner that has recently been released. The article debates whether or not he was released following foreign pressure and charts his political career.
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: الأربعاء, شباط (فبراير) 25, 2009
This article sheds light on the supposed visit of President Mubārak to the White House and the nine demands awaiting him which are set by the Egyptian coalition.
Date of source: الأحد, شباط (فبراير) 15, 2009
Members of Michael Munīr’s fan group on facebook call on U.S. Copts to work for giving Bahā’īs, Shī‘ah, and converts to Christianity more freedom of creed in Egypt.
Date of source: الأربعاء, شباط (فبراير) 18, 2009
The article reviews the ideological history of the Muslim Brotherhood and their previous tensions with the ruling regime in Egypt.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آذار (مارس) 3, 2009
This week’s articles correspond with the date of President Barack Obama’s inauguration and a number of articles tackle the issue of U.S-Egyptian relations. This relationship has taken a more complicated turn in the past week when the Egyptian government unexpectedly released the political dissident...