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17-Article 2 of the constitution causes disputes between Copts and Salafists
Date of source: Monday, August 20, 2012
Regardless of the preliminary agreement among political power on the necessity of drafting a consensus Constitution for all Egyptians, there are disputes around Article II between Copts and salafists. [Ahmad Abū Hajar, al-Wafd, August 20, p. 5] Read original text in Arabic 
19-House of Alms Giving initiative was the idea of the previous Mufti
Date of source: Friday, July 25, 2014
It has emerged that the new initiative Bayt al-Zakāa al-Misrī (Egyptian House of Almsgiving), supported by President ‘Abd al-Fattāh al-Sīsī, was the idea of the previous Grand Mufti, Nasr Farīd Wāsil, however it did not receive enough support or enthusiasm from former president Husnī Mubārak.
14. Coptic MP ... sectarian idea
Date of source: Monday, July 2, 2012
As’ad refused the appointment of a Copt as vice president “just because he is a Copt,” adding this “could mark the beginning of the quota system in politics, which is not good”. He said that the appointment of a Coptic VP to express the problems facing Copts further entrenches the religious state...
44. Who is responsible for the Coptic reluctance to participate in the elections?
Date of source: Wednesday, November 17, 2010
With the parliamentary elections on the horizon, says Ahmad, the question arises as to whether Copts themselves have decided to stay out of politics or whether they were forced to do so by the state. Secular leader Kamāl Zākhir says that Coptic reluctance to participate in the elections goes back...
42. Al-Wafd candidate: The minister, who was the bottom of our class, is attempting to stir <i>fitnah</i> between al-Wafd and Copts
Date of source: Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Dr. Mahmūd al-Saqā, the al-Wafd parliamentary candidate for al-Duqqī and al-‘Ajūzah district in Cairo, "fiercely” attacked the district’s NDP candidate, Dr. Āmāl al-Shazlī, for issuing a statement to Copts claiming al-Saqā to be a member of he Muslim Brotherhood masquerading as a member of the al-...
4. The secular Copts front demands the Church to declare its position
Date of source: Friday, September 24, 2010
The secular Copts front in Egypt made fierce attacks on Bishop Bīshūy for the offensive comments he made on Islam and the Qur'ān. Leader Kamāl Zākhir demanded that the bishop undergo an ecclesiastical trial and be returned to the monastery. Jamāl As‘ad says that, because the comments were made in...
23. Reasons Behind Pope and Grand Shaykh of the Azhar’s Absence from the National Unity Conference
Date of source: Sunday, October 17, 2010
The head of the Syndicate of Lawyers, Hamdī Khalīfah, told al-Wafd that the Grand Shaykh wanted to attend the conference but he instead had to go on a business trip to Luxor. He also said that Pope Shenouda III could not attend the conference because he was sick and was getting ready to leave for...
20. Lawyers disapprove of the Church's attack on El-Awa's comments
Date of source: Tuesday, September 21, 2010
A number of Egyptian lawyers and intellectuals, calling themselves the Egyptian Committee in Solidarity with Dr. Al-Awa, expressed their disapproval of the Church's attack on Dr. Mohamed Selim El-Awa's recent comments during an interview with Al-Jazeera. The committee says that Dr. El-Awa speaks...
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