Date of source: Sunday, April 22, 2007
The article is based on an interview with the head of the Suggestions and Complaints Committee in the People’s Assembly on the long-awaited unified law for houses of worship.
Date of source: Sunday, April 22, 2007
A year has passed since sectarian clashes took place in Alexandria; however the report of a fact-finding parliamentary committee on the incidents has not yet been discussed in the People’s Assembly.
Date of source: Sunday, March 4, 2007
University professors and human rights members express their views about the modification of the Egyptian Constitution.
Date of source: Sunday, February 25, 2007
An in-depth look at the third annual report of the Citizenship Committee of the National Council for Human Rights [NCHR]. Particular focus is placed on missing Coptic women and the complaints that are lodged against public institutions.
Date of source: Sunday, December 10, 2006
The author discusses the rising trend of Islamists throughout the Arab world, and warns of the step backwards for democracy if electing a parliament ruled by Islamists.
Date of source: Sunday, November 5, 2006
Last March the administrative court issued a ruling which aroused huge controversy when it decreed that the pope of the Coptic Church could issue remarriage permits to Coptic couples who had obtained divorce rulings from civil courts, but not marriage annulments from the church. The ruling was...
Date of source: Sunday, August 27, 2006
Many people are arguing about ignoring religion on Egyptian identification cards. Some support the idea and others reject it.
Date of source: Sunday, August 20, 2006
The author outlines a number of views on the controversial issue of whether to remove the religion reference from Egyptian identity documents.
Date of source: Sunday, June 25, 2006
The National Council for Human Rights called for passing a bill of worship proposed by Muhammad Jūwualī, the head of the Committee for Suggestions and Complaints in this legislative term.
Date of source: Sunday, May 21, 2006
The author criticizes curricula in Egyptian schools, underlining that they teach students how to hate the West, instead of teaching them how to benefit from Western societies’ progress.