Date of source: Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Hamdī Rizq praises Coptic thinker Jamāl As‘ad ‘Abd al-Malāk for his generosity, good manners and patriotism. Rizq believes that ‘Abd al-Malāk does not deserve to come under fire by those who accuse him of siding with the government against Copts and the church.
Date of source: Thursday, December 22, 2005
On December 13, Dream satellite channel broadcast a program on the reported forced Islamization of Christian girls in Egypt. TV host, Mr Wā’il al-Ibrāshī, invited Dr. Najīb Jabrā’īl and Coptic thinker Jamāl As‘ad to join him in the program.
Date of source: Thursday, March 9, 2006
Ongoing discussions on conversions of Christians to Islam.
Date of source: Monday, December 12, 2005
Stickers bearing the photos of two Christian girls, whose parents claim they have been abducted, and please for help in finding them have been seen on cars in Cairo and in the girls’ hometown.
Date of source: Thursday, December 1, 2005
A Coptic mother of five boys and two girls is claiming that a priest has been persecuting her, conspiring with her landlord to have her evicted and threatening to kidnap her children.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Understanding honor and shame in the Egyptian and Arab context resulting in misreportings on the conversion and alleged kidnapping of Christian girls.
Danish cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad cause tensions
Date of source: Monday, October 3, 2005
In an interview with Sawt al-Umma, ‘Adlī Abādīr responds to accusations of inciting sectarian strife, receiving foreign funds and working against Egypt’s national interests.
Date of source: Monday, May 2, 2005
A previous article tackled the issue of sectarian rifts. It highlighted the fact that it has been a losing battle. But their producers never give in, though they know their product is not selling.
Date of source: Thursday, March 25, 2004
The US Copts Association published a press release on March 25, 2004 with the title “Coptic Pope Denounces Forced Conversion of Coptic Girls.” It is obvious that the the US Copts Association has not made much of an effort, if any, to check the rumors. Instead the have blown this out of proportions.
Date of source: Sunday, December 24, 2006
The writer presents some facts concerning the attitude of the British Labor Party toward the Islamic community in Britain. The article sheds light on a report issued by the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia entitled, ‘Muslims in the European Union: Discrimination and Islamophobia...