Date of source: Sunday, February 6, 2005
For Arab Christians, this Christmas my have been a time for introspection, but for Arab Muslims it was time for some serious thinking. The last holiday season more than any other in recent memory witnessed events of inclusions and exclusion, both sad and dramatic, symbolically.
Date of source: Monday, February 7, 2005
The article by Ms. Karīmān Hamza, published by Sawt al-Umma last week, pushed me to rewrite on sedition and Coptic problems.
Date of source: Sunday, February 6, 2005
The concept of citizenship rights forms the basis of the relationship between the citizen and the State. In this context, it is hoped that the ‘religion’ box [which identifies the holder’s religion, on his or her identification documents] would be abolished from official papers.” The words belong...
Date of source: Monday, February 7, 2005
In the aftermath of the issue of Wafā’ Costantine, many Copts called for the removal of the cell for religion on identification cards.
Date of source: Saturday, January 29, 2005
“The Church of Arabs” or “the Church of Islam” is a new expression that may shock those who hear it for the first time. Patriarch Grigorious III explained this expression stating that the Arab church is the church that belongs to the Arab community and it is also the church of Islam. It is the...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 26, 2005
According to the logic of geography and history, not relying on claims of chauvinism, I can say that Egypt, unlike all the people of the globe, enjoys a deep-rooted national unity.
Date of source: Friday, January 21, 2005
The Grand Imam of the Azhar Dr. Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī received His Holiness Pope Shenouda III and the accompanying delegation that came to wish the Grand Imam a happy feast.
Date of source: Saturday, January 1, 2005
Based on Islamic principles, Muslim citizen makes a case for the righteousness and greatness of Pope Shenouda.
Date of source: Sunday, January 30, 2005
Last week’s editorial referred to President Mubarak’s words that “ As Egyptian Muslims and Copts, we should allow nothing to come between us”. The words, intended to condemn discrimination between Muslims and Copts, actually served as a strong reminder of it. This discrimination is especially...
Date of source: Monday, January 31, 2005
The recent events that could have led to a sectarian sedition wreaking havoc on the stability of the Egyptian society should not pass unnoticed. It was not a transient crisis as some parties including the security authorities, the national media, and the Coptic Church clergymen who escalated the...