Date of source: Sunday, September 21, 2008
The article reflects on the success of the Ninth International Conference of Coptic studies and describes the wealth of new information about Coptic issues that was discussed at the conference.
Date of source: Sunday, June 15, 2008
The recent occurrence of a spate of incidents that seem to target Copts has left many wondering how such incidents should be tackled. This article calls for people to view such incidents as attacks on the Egyptian people as a whole and states that the authorities should arrest the perpetrators...
Date of source: Sunday, May 11, 2008
The author discusses the need to preserve the Egyptian heritage, and how everybody should immerse themselves in this process, providing examples of how historical areas have been allowed to fall into disrepair.
Date of source: Sunday, August 10, 2008
With a review of the relevant laws, the author questions why the bill for the law for building places of worship has been held up in parliament so long, even though there is no procedural impediment to the bill.
Date of source: Sunday, May 4, 2008
The article discusses the municipal elections for the National Democratic Party, and complaints filed by individuals who did not run.
Date of source: Sunday, April 27, 2008
The author congratulates readers on the occasion of Easter.
Date of source: Sunday, April 6, 2008
Zaynab Radwan, the deputy speaker of the parliament and a professor of Sharī‘ah recentlysubmitted a number of proposals to Parliament. Amongst other things, the proposals called for Bahā’īs’ rights to obtain formal documents and stated that Christian wives of Muslim men should be able to have a...
Date of source: Sunday, April 13, 2008
The article describes three examples of people who were excluded from the recent local council elections, the author bemoans the fact that when marginalized groups such as Christians and women seek more active participation in the political sphere they are hindered by the ruling National Democratic...
Date of source: Sunday, April 20, 2008
Final results of the elections held on April 8 are pending announcement. The article discusses voter turnout, and the reactions of voters after the elections.
Date of source: Sunday, March 30, 2008
The article discusses the state of democracy in Egypt and questions why even within the ruling National Democratic Party the prevalent attitude is one of suppression.