Date of source: Thursday, March 22, 2012
In post-Revolutionary Egypt the government is in a weakened state with little or no capacity to enforce laws. Many citizens have chosen to take advantage of this power vacuum to construct churches, mosques, and other buildings in their villages. This article highlights construction in several...
Date of source: Thursday, March 22, 2012
I. Introduction
In 2007, Rā’id al-Sharqāwī, a retired Egyptian coast guard intelligence officer, provided former intern Maria Rezzonico figures on the number of Copts in Egypt by governorate. These numbers were never published and so, in December of 2011, Ra’ed was interviewed once more to compile...
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The majority of articles containing Coptic population figures were not published in several major English-language newspapers until after 1956.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 21, 2012
The following is the most recent information available regarding the investigation of the NGOs that were raided in Egypt. AWR has followed the news regarding NGO status in Egypt closely and will keep our readers informed of any information that we receive regarding this matter. A brief explanation...
Date of source: Thursday, February 9, 2012
On February 1st, Elizabeth Kendal, an international religious liberty analyst and advocate, published an article titled, “Egypt: The Gross Insecurity of the Dhimmī,” for Assist News Service (ANS), an online publication based out of California. Her goal in the article is to advocate for the...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Table of Contents
I. Introduction: Complications
II. Egyptian Media Reporting
III. Experiences of the Center for Arab-West Understanding (CAWU)
IV. NGO Registration: The U.S. Model