Date of source: Thursday, June 1, 2006
The author argues that some demands of expatriate Copts are contradictory.
While they call for the establishment of a secular state, they call for a percentage quota for Copts in the
different institutions of the state, which the author sees as a sectarian approach.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 6, 2006
Elizabeth Yell reviews an article, given to AWR by Dr. ‘Alī al- Simmām, head of the Committee of Dialogue and Islamic Relations in the Higher Council for Islamic Affairs, which he found to be highly significant on the changing attitude of the Vatican towards Christians in the Middle East.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 1, 2005
This article is an interview with the head of Cairo Jewish Community, Carmen Weinstein,
who speaks about
the conditions of the few Jews still living in Egypt and their relationship with the Egyptian
government and
Israel.
Date of source: Monday, June 5, 2006
Fādī
Habashī interviews Bishop Mousā, the bishop of youth, and discusses
with him the current problems
Copts are facing.
Date of source: Sunday, June 4, 2006
The main concerns of the Copts that are being discussed are the legislative structure that forms an obstacle to the building of churches and Coptic representation in senior public positions and in parliament. A seminar under the name ‘The Copts of Egypt at a cross-road’ discussed the core of the...
Date of source: Sunday, June 4, 2006
The article deals with a protest by Copts in Chicago against what they called
persecution of their fellow Copts in Egypt, taking advantage of an exhibition on King Tutankhamen to send a
message, as they said, to American politicians.
Date of source: Sunday, June 4, 2006
A controversial article on the growing Islamization of Egypt and the effect this has on the Coptic community.
Date of source: Sunday, June 4, 2006
Claims that Pakistani Christian children sold as slaves to fund Islamic militants and that the police have failed to take action, despite two Christian missionaries providing photographic evidence of children being sold.
Date of source: Monday, May 29, 2006
Citizenship has
attendant duties, rights, and privileges, which means that all
citizens are equal before the law regardless of
their religion, creed, sex, color, financial status,
political affiliation or intellectual stance, Dr.
‘Imād Jād says.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Hāni Labīb sheds light on the issues of the Nubians and Bedouins. Both groups are
Egyptian
citizens despite the discrimination exercised against them.