Date of source: Sunday, December 26, 2010
Sidhum begins by summarizing President Husnī Mubārak’s recent speech before the commencement of the new parliamentary round.
He provides a largely positive analysis of the speech’s content, saying that if his government succeeds in accomplishing the social and economic goals that Mubārak mentioned...
Date of source: Monday, December 27, 2010
Ahmad Mujāhid was delighted when he discovered that the convention for Egyptian writers will adopt a project for national unity.
But he encountered negativity when one of those writers was researching theaters for the disabled and found a Christian website that is restricted only to Christians.
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Date of source: Thursday, December 23, 2010
‘Ādil Ḥammūdah says that when Pope Shenouda ordered the transfer of his dialysis machime and other medical equipment to Wādī al-Naṭrūn for his recent seclusion, observers felt that he was planning a long stay, which would mean he would miss the president's inauguration of parliament, which could...
Date of source: Thursday, December 23, 2010
The author queries why pro-regime writers have suddenly turned their guns on the Copts, lumping them together with the Muslim Brotherhood and Muhammad al-Barād‘ī.
"Is the reason perhaps the al-‘Umrāniyyah events, the arrest of Copts, and the Pope's seclusion?" Kamāl asks.
"We have learned that when...
Date of source: Friday, November 19, 2010
The article says that Egypt received the lowest mark in religious freedom according to the International Religious Freedom report issued by the United States Department of State. The report criticized the government’s discrimination against Copts in particular, along with Bahā’īs and Shiites. The...
Date of source: Sunday, July 4, 2010
This article looks at a new grassroots movement among the Coptic Diaspora which was established in Washington this past weekend. Almost 100 Coptic Christian community organizers from around the globe gathered to discuss religious freedom in the Middle East and future lobbying efforts for the rights...
Date of source: Sunday, June 13, 2010
This article outlines a working paper released by the Vatican outlining the issue of Christians throughout the Middle East.
Date of source: Sunday, May 23, 2010
Summary: This article outlines two distinct cases of Coptic oppression during the reign of Mubarak, although many in the government believe that the Coptic rights issue has improved since his presidency.
Date of source: Sunday, May 2, 2010
This article outlines Sidhom’s concerns regarding the 2010 report by the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) in relation to sectarian incidents in the past two years. He criticizes the report for not giving enough viable ways in which to alleviate the current situation of sectarian...
Date of source: Sunday, April 25, 2010
Youssef Sidhom continues to review the “Sectarian violence throughout two years”, recently issued by the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR). On the whole the EIPR concludes that the state has no clear means to control these incidents, for the government denies that sectarian violence is...