Date of source: Sunday, October 7, 2001
A professor from the Faculty of Economics and Political Sciences, Cairo University, sent the author a message to the effect that he agrees with the opinion he expressed in his article "Dual nationality: right or vice?" He wrote in his message about another kind of duality that has started to...
Date of source: Sunday, September 30, 2001
The head of the Supreme Constitutional Court explained the role of that court, especially regarding the rulings that some laws are unconstitutional. He explained the legal provisions that allowed for this apparent conflict between the legislator’s reasoning and that of the Constitutional Court. The...
Date of source: Sunday, April 2, 2006
Sidhom continues his series of articles about the recent problems in implementing the new computerized identity card scheme in Egypt, which is to be completed by 2007. He offers the stories of several Christians who have had problems gaining the correct identity cards.
Date of source: Sunday, March 12, 2006
The author discusses the ongoing problems concerning national identity cards, which are now being computerized, and the difficulty of rectifying minor mistakes.
Date of source: Sunday, November 23, 2003
The article reports the sectarian strife incidents two weeks ago in Gerza village in the south Giza district of alAyat. It is unreasonable and illegal that whenever violent events erupt between Egyptian Muslims and Christians, a veil of obscurity is imposed under the pretext of “avoiding...
Date of source: Sunday, October 26, 2003
The writer discusses the attitude of President Mubarak towards building churches in the light of establishing the church of the Holy Virgin at Al-Qanater Al-Khairiya, Qalyubia governorate.
Date of source: Sunday, October 19, 2003
The author comments on the problem of the church of the great martyr Mar Girgis in Sandabees, Qalyubiya, north-east of Cairo. Despite the fact that the governor of Qalyubiya gave his approval for adding two extra floors to the church, the police summoned the local priest before construction started...
Date of source: Sunday, September 28, 2003
The article presents the problem of veterinarian Nash´at Boulos Mansour who has been a temporary veterinarian with the food department of the teaching hospital of Assiut University since 1998. Despite the fact that he had the best credentials, six well-connected women were promoted to the...
Date of source: Sunday, September 21, 2003
The article is a letter to the editor from a Muslim reader. He writes to express his unreserved agreement with the opinions, values and attitudes adopted by Watani concerning how relations between Muslims and Christians should
Date of source: Sunday, September 14, 2003
The writer absolves Dr. Hassan Hanafi, philosophy Professor at the Faculty of Arts, Cairo University, of allegations against him. Some Christian students had expressed their frustrations at a lecture on "misquotation and falsification of the Bible."